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Brooke Double R (2006) CAR review

Angus Fitton, 19 December 2006 08:50

The Brooke looks familiar It’s similar in style to Gordon Murray’s bike-engined Rocket from 1992, but the Brooke adopts a more conventional seating layout – two abreast, not one behind the other – and the engine is the 260bhp Cosworth four used in the Caterham CSR. What’s underneath? Not a lot. The Brooke weighs just 550kg, or 310kg less than ...

Suzuki Swift Sport (2006) CAR review

3.5

Angus Fitton, 05 September 2006 09:00

Suzuki Swift Sport? Sounds like a horrible special edition to me... The name may suggest graphic-laden dealer special, but this is a genuine junior hot hatch. The Swift Sport is a thoroughly sorted, stiffened, lowered, meaner looking and gruffer-sounding distant relative to the standard car. Above the 17-inch wheels and bodykit are stiffened Monroe dampers coupled with uprated springs, along ...

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder (2006) CAR review

2.5

Angus Fitton, 08 August 2006 01:54

Gallardo Spyder in the UK? Does that mean leaky roof and just too damn unwieldy for our streets... You're way off target. A lot of cars simply don't translate to the UK. You drive them on (smooth, sunny) foreign roads and they make perfect sense, only to fail spectacularly when they arrive on our not so sunny and not very ...

Mercedes CLS63 AMG (2006) CAR review

2.5

Angus Fitton, 04 August 2006 10:51

Another fast Merc? What makes this one special? This is the new CLS63, using the all-new 6208cc V8 already fitted to the CLK and E-class and rolling out across the Benz line-up. It replaces the supercharged 5.4-litre CLS55 AMG, which with 469bhp was hardly slothful. It looks like the CLS350 Piers Morgan runs for CAR Magazine. It can't be that ...

Noble M15 (2007) CAR review

Angus Fitton, 01 August 2006 05:38

The M15 is Noble's slant on an everyday supercar. With it, the British sports car maker wants to take on the Porsche 911 GT3, but at £74,590, the Noble undercuts the Porker by £4500. By taking a swipe at Germany's finest, Noble is trying to elevate itself into the big league. It uses a tubular steel spaceframe chassis clothed in ...

Mercedes SLK55 AMG Black Series (2006) CAR review

Angus Fitton, 31 July 2006 05:33

Sounds ominous, what's it all about? AMG's gone hardcore to take on BMW’s 'CSL' and Audi's 'RS' monster saloons. From the new cutting edge Performance Studio in Affalterbach AMG has the capability to design, develop and build low volume niche cars beyond anything previously carrying the three-pointed star. Give me the highlights… The starting point is a standard SLK55. Power ...

Porsche Cayman (2006) CAR review

3.5

Angus Fitton, 31 July 2006 05:10

Good grief, it's a slightly slower Porsche! What are they thinking? Not everyone can afford the £43,930 for the Cayman S. So here's a Cayman minus the ‘S’ bit and minus a handy £7710. There are sacrifices to be made. The new base model is down 50bhp and 50lb ft of torque over the ‘S’, loses the six-speed gearbox, makes ...

Ford Galaxy 2.0 (2006) CAR review

4.5

Angus Fitton, 28 July 2006 11:33

A new Galaxy. Where does it fit into Ford's burgeoning array of MPVs? It's quite simple really. The Galaxy is Ford's top-end people carrier, a genuine seven seater with a tall roof, heaps of cabin space and a big boot. It aims to do for people moving what the Transit does for lugging cargo. The others are the S-Max, a ...

Ford S-Max 2.5 (2006) CAR review

Angus Fitton, 28 July 2006 10:24

Good grief, another MPV! Why should I care? I'll set the scene. We're just north of Seville on some of the best, most challenging and downright scary roads Europe can offer. The latest Porsche 911 was launched here, and the BMW M6. Ford has chosen these roads to debut the sporty S-Max, a 5+2-seat people carrier hidden beneath sleek and ...

Renault Clio 197 (2006) CAR review

2.5

Angus Fitton, 21 July 2006 12:52

Hot hatch What's this ball of testosterone? It's only the most eagerly anticipated hot hatch of the year. Successor to the 182, the Clio 197 is the first of the small fast Renaults to use the new, third generation Clio platform. It's bigger and heavier but more powerful too. So, what separates the hot version from a 'normal' Clio? The ...

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