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Nine reflections after 577 miles in new Porsche 911s

Nine reflections after 577 miles in new Porsche 911s

Rated 4 out of 54

Phil McNamara, 05 March 2012 11:45

1. The 911 is still awesome at hunting down tail-lamps There's a savage sound as you pin the 911 Carrera's throttle in third, an 'awoooo' like the howl of a wolf. It's spine-tingling and utterly appropriate, because this leg of my journeys in new 911s is a pitch-black B-road blast across Salisbury Plain. Like American Werewolf in the west country ...

Is Lamborghini too extreme for its own good?

Is Lamborghini too extreme for its own good?

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Phil McNamara, 03 February 2012 09:41

Ferrari and Rolls-Royce recorded their greatest ever sales in 2011, Bentley’s volumes are back to pre-recession levels, but what about the world’s self-proclaimed super-sports car company, Lamborghini? Well, 2011 sales were up 26% on 2010, but 1602 sales is still a long way short of Sant’Agata’s record: 2430 supercars in 2008. This raises a very pertinent question: is Lamborghini too extreme ...

New A-class critical to Merc’s bid for world domination

New A-class critical to Merc’s bid for world domination

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Phil McNamara, 20 January 2012 09:30

Mercedes will unveil the 2012 A-class at March’s Geneva motor show, although last year’s Concept A-class has already telegraphed its look. It’s a big deal, this new baby Benz. Out go two generations of MPV-after-a-boilwash, in comes an aggressive, wedgy hatchback that will scare cars like the Alfa Giulietta and Audi A3. So what's new on the 2012 Merc A-class? ...

Is the Mitsubishi Evo past it?

Is the Mitsubishi Evo past it?

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Phil McNamara, 14 March 2007 14:54

'Have punters lost interest in Evos?' I asked Mitsubishi UK boss Jim Tyrrell last week. No way, he countered, saying that he already has 250 orders for the Evo X, only seen so far as this concept. With that in mind, I took an Evo FQ-360 home last night. And it had a profound effect on me. Indeed, this morning, ...

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