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Greenpower Nationals (2012): the 3000mpg Goodwood race

Greenpower Nationals (2012): the 3000mpg Goodwood race

Rated 5 out of 55

Ollie Kew, 21 September 2012 09:00

In an effort to get the next generation of budding automotive engineers excited about economical cars, Goodwood motor racing circuit will once again play host to the Greenpower Finals next month. The event centres on a race between school teams competing in scratchbuilt eco-minded racing cars, with the capability to get close to the equivalent of 3000mpg. Just how economical ...

To The Batmobile! (CAR archive, February 2011)

To The Batmobile! (CAR archive, February 2011)

Rated 4 out of 54

Mark Walton, 22 August 2012 09:30

‘What are you going to wear?’ That’s all my friends are interested in. I tell them I’m going to drive the Batmobile from the cult TV series, and all they do is snigger and ask about my clothes. ‘Will you wear a cape?’‘No.’‘A mask?’‘No.’‘Underpants on the outside of your trousers?’‘You’re really not funny.’ In reality though, I was having the ...

Dinner with Dürheimer: CAR's briefing on Bentley's EXP 9 F

Dinner with Dürheimer: CAR's briefing on Bentley's EXP 9 F

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Pulman (lead image photography by John Wycherley), 21 March 2012 07:00

The Mews is home to Dr Wolfgang Dürheimer, the boss of Bentley (and Bugatti, and VW’s worldwide motorsport activities). Built by his predecessor, Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen, it’s mere minutes from Crewe, and a much more appealing spot for quiet meetings and briefings than rolling into Bentley HQ. And it was perhaps with a hint of irony that the EXP 9F ...

Georg Kacher: driving VW's icons, the Beetle and Bulli

Georg Kacher: driving VW's icons, the Beetle and Bulli

Rated 4 out of 54

Georg Kacher, 17 August 2011 09:00

In the new September issue of CAR Magazine our European editor Georg Kacher has been behind the wheel of both the gorgeous VW Bulli concept and the New Beetle Mk2 - back-to-back with their original, iconic predecessors. We couldn't squeeze in everything Georg wanted to say about the original Beetle and Bulli in the latest issue, so here's the extra content... ...

Gordon Murray designs the Batmobile

Gordon Murray designs the Batmobile

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Mark Hamilton, 16 June 2011 09:00

You may not care for Batman, a character with a fairly controversial way of dealing with the loss of his parents. You may also be unconvinced that Batman's relationship with his youthful sidekick Robin is purely professional. But one thing that has always marked Batman out as the car enthusiasts' superhero has been the Batmobile. Batman's high-tech wheels have been ...

Time to dream: Bertone legends to be sold

Time to dream: Bertone legends to be sold

Rated 4 out of 54

Mark Hamilton, 17 May 2011 11:00

RM Auctions has the task of selling six Bertone-built concept cars at its Villa d’Este auction this weekend on 21 May, part of the Concorso Eleganza Villa d'Este concours. The cars were part of the Bertone museum collection. Sadly the Bertone museum was caught up in the bankruptcy of Bertone's contract manufacturing arm in 2009. Although Lilli Bertone, Nuccio Bertone's widow, was able to ...

Riding in the amazing Mazda Furai concept car

Riding in the amazing Mazda Furai concept car

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Whitworth, 07 August 2008 11:54

Forget the Batmobile, the Mazda Furai is one of the wildest looking cars of the moment. And we've just had one of the wildest rides of our life in this astonishing race car-cum-concept. You can watch the Furai in action in our official video below – and read our first impressions after a few hot laps. Flipping through the Furai’s ...

The sad dilution of concept cars from show floor to showroom

The sad dilution of concept cars from show floor to showroom

Rated 2 out of 52

Andrew Franklin, 18 May 2007 11:34

Hopes raised by glitzy concepts, then dashed by the mundane reality. By Andy Franklin CAR Online's latest scoop inside the XF got me thinking. Why do manufacturers continue to tease us with concept cars? Especially when they too often disappoint with a watered-down reality once the humdrum production car arrives. And judging by the number of comments on our news ...

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