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Chris Chilton,
08 February 2012 10:00
This is the Jaguar XKR-S Convertible, a 542bhp drop-top with a £100,000-plus price. A Jaguar XKR-S Convertible? Sounds a bit wrong to me. Can you imagine Porsche doing a GT3 cabrio? No, but then the XKR-S coupe and GT3 are very different cars, whatever the Jag’s fighty face and mighty figures suggest. The Porsche is, was and always will be, a trackday ...
3.5
Ben Pulman (on-road photography by Greg Pajo),
04 January 2012 07:00
This is the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series, a £100k rival for Porsche’s 911 GT3, Maserati’s MC Stradale and BMW’s M3 GTS. The C63 Black has a more powerful 6.2-litre V8, unique motorsport-inspired suspension, and that Black Series badge isn’t just applied to any old hot rod Merc; there have been just three prior Black Series models, with a ...
4.5
Georg Kacher (photography by Greg Pajo),
20 October 2011 14:30
This is Audi’s R8 GT Spyder, and you can think of it in one of two ways: it’s a drop-top version of the R8 GT, itself a lighter and more powerful version of the already sublime R8 V10 supercar; or it’s a Lamborghini Gallardo Performante, sanitised (slightly) by the men and women from Ingolstadt. Read on for our first drive ...
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Anthony ffrench-Constant,
11 October 2011 09:51
Years ago, whilst attending an advertising copywriting course, I recall being warned that any attempt to dub any product ‘The Art of….’ would result in instant dismissal. Happily, I was spared this indignity, shortly thereafter being summarily ousted, instead, for suggesting that the diamond merchants, Prestons of Bolton, might benefit from the strap line: ‘Give her one and she’ll let ...
3.5
Chris Chilton,
05 October 2011 12:50
CAR has driven the new Ferrari 458 Spider for a special 12-page feature in the new November 2011 issue of CAR out on 19 October. Read on for our first drive review of the new 458 Spider supercar - and don't miss the new issue of CAR for our full photoshoot and amazing drive story. Coupe cabrios? Aren’t they all ...
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the CAR road test team,
04 October 2011 10:00
Goodbye to our E63 Estate – 4 October 2011 So, it’s all over; the best, most complete, most satisfying car I’ve ever owned is returning to Mercedes. I’ve loved the look, the comfort, the performance, the practicality, the lairy chassis, the main dealer aftersales service. There’s only been one niggle: I’ve not always been convinced by the gearbox’s Comfort and Sport modes, ...
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Steve Moody,
29 September 2011 10:52
Of all the Bentley cars, the Continental GTC may seem the model that adheres least to the company’s core values. Isn't it more of a Californian sun-drenched wafter, the frivolous, less masculine offering, rather than a British upper-class bruiser like the others? From the outside looking in, it’s a view many hold. But slide behind the wheel of the new 2011 Bentley Continental GTC ...
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Greg Fountain,
15 July 2011 09:00
The lesser-engined R8 is arguably the most conceptually perfect of Audi’s supercar family. Why? Because it’s the R8 that most closely resembles an extreme Audi without delusions of Ferrari. You can admire it as much for its honesty as for its ability. And, even without its roof, boy does it have ability… No V10 and no roof? Compromised surely? You might ...
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Jethro Bovingdon,
01 July 2011 09:42
If you’re one of those people who think that Porsche should have given up on the 911 formula years ago – despite the gazillions of race victories and countless great road iterations that prove you’re wrong – then the GT3 RS 4.0 is just another refinement of a flawed concept. However, for those of us who are in on the ...
Watch Jethro Bovingdon's video review of the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. It's a fitting swansong to the current, 997 family of 911s - one final blast before the new 991 arrives at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. The RS 4.0 costs £128,466 and Porsche will build just 600 of them (they're already sold out, sadly). That's a lot ...
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