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Bentley will return to top-level motorsport

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 12 August 2011 11:08

Bentley will return to top-level motorsport, new chief executive Wolfgang Durheimer has revealed. Bentley pulled out of racing after its 2001-2003 stint at Le Mans, culminating in an outright win in its last year at the 24-hour race. But Durheimer, who was previously Porsche's R&D chief and who now runs the Volkswagen Group's entire motorsport division, is keen that Bentley ...

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Bentley will return to top-level motorsport

Bentley will return to top-level motorsport

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 12 August 2011 11:08

Bentley will return to top-level motorsport, new chief executive Wolfgang Durheimer has revealed. Bentley pulled out of racing after its 2001-2003 stint at Le Mans, culminating in an outright win in its last year at the 24-hour race. But Durheimer, who was previously Porsche's R&D chief and who now runs the Volkswagen Group's entire motorsport division, is keen that Bentley ...

Ferrari plans 458 Scuderia, new 599 and Enzo

Ferrari plans 458 Scuderia, new 599 and Enzo

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 09 August 2011 09:40

Ferrari is planning a range of new cars to rejuvenate its sports car family - including a new 458 Scuderia, a replacement 599 GTB and a hypercar to replace the Enzo. A report by respected automotive industry journal Automotive News today published a detailed timeline of the new car launches planned by Maranello: 458 Spider Launched at the 2011 Frankfurt ...

All the BMW E and F codenames explained

All the BMW E and F codenames explained

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard and Georg Kacher, 08 August 2011 11:35

Two years ago, we published a list of BMW codenames for the anoraks out there. And with the launch of the new 1-series, what better excuse to update Munich's future model plans? We've researched all the different BMW E and F codenames we know about and explained them all in our handy list below. Perfect in case your specialist subject on ...

Infiniti 'could build a GT-R performance car' - Ghosn

Infiniti 'could build a GT-R performance car' - Ghosn

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 01 August 2011 10:52

Infiniti could develop its own version of Nissan's ballistic GT-R sports car, chief executive Carlos Ghosn has revealed to CAR. In a four-page interview in the new August 2011 issue of CAR Magazine, the CEO told us about his plans for Infinitis, Nissans, Renaults and more. We asked him if Infiniti could tap into the existing products at Nissan and nab the ...

News watch July 2011: today's auto industry news

News watch July 2011: today's auto industry news

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, Ben Pulman and Sarah-Jayne Harrison, 29 July 2011 15:00

Welcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: car news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hour Friday 29 July• The BBC and Sky have a agreed a TV deal for F1, which will see the Beeb only broadcast half of all Grand Prix races from the 2012 season (BBC) • Aston Martin Racing will ...

Vauxhall and Opel 'not for sale' - CEO Akerson

Vauxhall and Opel 'not for sale' - CEO Akerson

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 28 July 2011 09:06

GM chief executive Dan Akerson has overnight dismissed claims that its Vauxhall/Opel European division is for sale. CAR's European editor Georg Kacher, and media outlets in Germany, reported last month that German chancellor Angela Merkel had weighed in to the debate and encouraged Volkswagen to step in and take GM Europe off GM's hands. Vauxhall and Opel have also been ...

Infiniti, Red Bull considering performance cars - Ghosn

Infiniti, Red Bull considering performance cars - Ghosn

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 25 July 2011 10:55

Infiniti and Red Bull could go into business together developing go-faster performance cars, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has confirmed to CAR. The new August 2011 issue of CAR Magazine has a four-page interview with Ghosn (click here for a free digital preview) and we asked him if we will see a Red Bull-fettled Infiniti sports car. 'Why not?,' he replied. 'I ...

Mercedes confirms SLK55 AMG’s new 5.5 V8

Mercedes confirms SLK55 AMG’s new 5.5 V8

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Pulman, 21 July 2011 11:50

Mercedes has announced details of the new eight-cylinder engine that will power the upcoming SLK55 AMG. It’s a 5.5-litre lump, and AMG promises that its new naturally aspirated engine delivers not just the performance of a V8, but also the ‘economical fuel consumption of a four-cylinder’. How much power can we expect from the new SLK55 AMG’s engine? The new ...

Porsche will return to Le Mans LMP1 class in 2014

Porsche will return to Le Mans LMP1 class in 2014

Rated 4 out of 54

Mark Hamilton, 30 June 2011 14:39

Porsche have announced their intention to return to top-level sports prototype racing in 2014, with a car to compete in the LMP1 class at the Le Mans 24 Hour race. Porsche: Most successful manufacturer at Le Mans The Zuffenhausen-based carmaker has plenty of heritage to draw upon as it enters its LMP1 car development programme. Porsche have won the Le ...

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 first of string of new Peugeot hybrids

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 first of string of new Peugeot hybrids

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 28 June 2011 08:56

Peugeot will launch the new 3008 HYbrid4 crossover in autumn 2011 as the world's first diesel-electric hybrid car - and it's the first in a string of hybrid cars coming from Peugeot and Citroen. The 3008 HYbrid4 will be followed by a brace of 508 hybrids in spring 2011, and engineers have told CAR that any car on the mid-sized ...

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