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| 2007's most exciting cars |
| Georg Kacher is first behind the wheel of Ferrari's and Porsche's latest sports cars: the 430 Scuderia and 911 GT2. Elsewhere, we take Britain's 13 most exciting performance cars to Cadwell Park to annoint the best, salute the late Colin McRae, question the sense of the Mini Clubman and discover the future of the petrol engine. Plus news of the small cars that are reshaping the global car industry, columns by Gavin Green and Mark Walton, the day Senna 'drove' a Sinclair C5 and what the new Peugeot 308 and Subaru Impreza are really like to drive. |
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| And 2007's best performance car is... |
| Want to know the best performance car on sale today? Then you must read CAR's definitive test of the 13 latest and greatest sports cars of the year. There's something for every pocket, from £15,000 superminis to supercars costing ten times as much. And one very surprising winner... |
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| The Scud missile from Maranello |
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The Ferrari F430 is one mighty fine car. But the new, more focused 430 Scuderia is, incredibly, even better. Georg Kacher delivers the definitive verdict on the most focused, lightweight entry-level sports car from Ferrari ever. And it's even faster than an Enzo... how's that for progress? |
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| The crazy world of the Mini Clubman |
| We meet the man behind the new Mini Clubman estate and uncover a weird fascination with doors... which might explain the new Clubman's obsession with door art over ease of access. Make no mistake - this is the weirdest Mini yet. Check out Tim Pollard's full road test in the new November 2007 issue of CAR Magazine. |
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Last month the rally world, and the world at large, lost one of its greats: Colin McRae. Mark Walton, who met and passengered with Colin several times, pays testament to this heroic driver who made rallying interesting. And great fun. |
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Lambo shocked the world (again) at this autumn's Frankfurt Motor Show by unveiling the frankly bonkers Reventon. It's a Murcielago with a £485,000 body kit, you see. You read that right. Gavin Green finds out just what on earth is going on at Sant'Agata.
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| The future of the petrol engine |
Black is the new green. That's the message from Mercedes, whose F700 concept car ushered in the new DiesOtto engine, that mixes the best bits of petrol and diesel tech with startling results. Like a 1.8 engine with 238bhp, 127g/km and 55mpg. There's life in the old dog yet...
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| Volkswagen is late to the junior SUV party with its new Tiguan - but it's been worth the wait, says Georg Kacher. Just how good is it? Well, our Georg has just put the deposit down to buy one for his own family. |
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