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Nissan pulled off a cornucopia of intriguing new models at the London show – with some pretty weird extremes, as practical family cars jostled for attention with supercars and tallboy square city cars. What's new on Nissan's London motor show stand? Proudly displaying its patriotism, Nissan pulled the covers of its Sunderland-built Qashqai+2 – one of the few real global ...

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Nissan at the London motor show 2008

Ben Whitworth, 22 July 2008 14:12

Mazda at the London motor show 2008

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Ben Whitworth, 22 July 2008 13:50

Mazda's not a company afraid of striking out on a limb every now and then. And it rammed home its rotary-engined know-how with a brace of sports cars featuring its Wankel motor at the London show. Shame there were no real world debuts, though...What's new on Mazda's London motor show stand? Mazda’s incredibly cool Furai concept car makes its European ...

The Race of Champions Returns To Wembley

Ben Whitworth, 26 June 2008 13:46

Schumacher is back! The battle to decide the world’s fastest motorsport star returns again to Wembley Stadium on the 14th December – and the seven-time F1 champ has already signed up. Covered in almost 2000 tonnes of tarmac, the pitch will once be transformed into a bespoke circuit which will see the cream of the motorsport world go head-to-head on ...

Porsche unveils Carrera 4 and 4S Coupe and Convertible (2008)

Ben Whitworth, 26 June 2008 11:54

Following on from the new 911 driven earlier this month, Porsche has expanded the line-up with the new all-wheel drive Carrera 4 and 4S, both in coupe and convertible form. And like the standard rear-drive Carrera, the 4 and 4S hides it’s new tech under its same-again styling – badging aside, only the 44mm wider rear haunches and that reflective ...

Ferrari California (2008): more details

Ben Whitworth, 25 June 2008 14:01

Ferrari continues its tantalising drip feed of information and images on the new California, with new footage of the roof in action appearing on the car’s website (www.ferraricalifornia.com) today. The fully automatic electro-hydraulic folding metal roof is a two-piece unit that converts the coupe to convertible in just 14 seconds. When the roof is up, the boot has a 360-litre ...

Maserati refreshes Quattroporte

Ben Whitworth, 24 June 2008 08:51

Maserati has given its Quattroporte a mid-life refresh and a power boost. The new flagship Quattroporte S borrows the 424bhp 4.7-litre V8 from the GranTurismo S, while the standard Quattroporte retains the existing 393bhp 4.2-litre engine from before, with both hooked up to the ZF six-speed automatic transmission introduced two years ago. Hmm. This new Maserati Quattroporte doesn't look that different. No, ...

Seat names its new Exeo flagship

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Ben Whitworth, 23 June 2008 14:34

Seat's new Mondeo rival – due for a 2009 debut – will be called Exeo. Pronounced ‘ex-ay-oh’ (derived from the Latin exire, meaning ‘to go beyond’ and breaking away from Seat’s city-based nomenclature) the new saloon and estate will rely heavily on the underpinnings of the previous generation Audi A4. It will be the first time that the Spanish carmaker ...

Subaru’s seven-seat Exiga (2008): first pictures

Ben Whitworth, 17 June 2008 12:08

This is the Exiga, Subaru’s rather straightlaced seven-seat people carrier, designed to bridge the gap between the current Legacy and Tribeca. Based on existing Legacy architecture, the Exiga has a long 2750mm wheelbase, and at 4750mm long, 1775mm wide and 1660mm high, it’s roughly the same size as Ford’s S-Max. There’s a choice of two engines – both 2.0-litre petrols ...

Porsche to take majority stake in VW for £7bn

Ben Whitworth, 07 March 2008 11:26

Porsche is about to become the majority shareholder in Volkswagen. The sportscar maker has been given the green light to purchase further stock in VW, taking its share past the 50 percent mark to give it a controlling interest. As soon as various legal checks have been cleared, Porsche plans to purchase a further 20 percent of VW stock – it already owns ...

Citroen C5 Touring and Berlingo Multispace

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Ben Whitworth, 04 March 2008 19:31

So what’s new on Citroen’s Geneva Motor Show stand? Citroen has gone in big with its new C5 Touring estate, which arrives in the UK in June, two months after the saloon’s debut. After the hideously ugly current model, the new estate is a seriously good-looking car. Citroen‘s design is on a real roll at the moment – the Tourer’s ...

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