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Audi A5 and S5 Cabriolet: first photos

Rated 4 out of 5

Tim Pollard, 03 December 2008 00:01

Audi today ushers in its replacement for the A4 Cabriolet – the A5 Cabriolet. It's a new name and a new number for yet another new model in Audi's universe. No prizes for guessing it's a convertible version of the A5 coupe with room for four and a soft top that arcs down in 15 seconds.Audi is sticking with a ...

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Audi A5 and S5 Cabriolet: first photos

Rated 4 out of 5

Tim Pollard, 03 December 2008 00:01

Audi today ushers in its replacement for the A4 Cabriolet – the A5 Cabriolet. It's a new name and a new number for yet another new model in Audi's universe. No prizes for guessing it's a convertible version of the A5 coupe with room for four and a soft top that arcs down in 15 seconds.Audi is sticking with a ...

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Win a Ferrari California driving cap

Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ben Pulman, 01 December 2008 14:54

Can’t afford the new Ferrari California but want to feel the same wind-in-the-hair experience as each new Prancing Horse owner? Then enter CAR’s latest competition and you could win a Ferrari California driving cap from famed Italian hat maker Borsalino. Click here to enter our competition Made from the same leather as the Ferrari California’s seats, this stitched hat is ...

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Photo of the week: Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

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Ben Pulman, 01 December 2008 14:32

Didn't make it to the 2009 LA Auto Show? Then you missed the ugliest Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe ever made (see our pictures, right). Faced with the prospect of arch-rival Bentley showing off its new Azure T – a 500bhp version of the ultra-expensive convertible – in the same hall, Rolls was clearly wondering how to compete. How to out-do Bentley? The answer ...

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Mini Convertible (2009): the new R57 cabrio

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Simon Stiel, 28 November 2008 10:46

Mini has just issued the first photos of the new R57 Mini Convertible, which rolls into dealerships in March 2009 and follows the lead set by the latest hatchback. So it's cleaner, a little bit more polished inside and out, and there will probably be evidence of some middle-aged spread when we drive it in 2009.So what's new on the ...

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Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder unveiled at LA Auto Show

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Ben Pulman, 19 November 2008 23:00

This is the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder, unveiled today in Los Angeles as part of the company’s promise to reveal one new model at every major motor show. Suddenly that Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M has a homegrown rival, and we're left wondering if the Scud is really so tempting after all… So is this new Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder an ...

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Brabus Tesla Roadster: batteries with bling

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Tim Pollard, 13 November 2008 15:04

Cometh the hour, cometh the tuning company. Brabus, purveyors of all things fast and freaky, is turning its hand to the electric Tesla Roadster. It's unveiling this customised battery car at the 2008 Essen car show – and the company has launched a new arm called Brabus Zero Emission to cater for the growth in eco-friendly cars. Sadly, the company ...

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Bentley Azure T (2008) unveiled at LA Auto Show

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Ben Pulman, 12 November 2008 13:40

This is the new Bentley Azure T, a 500bhp and 1000Nm (738lb ft) drop-top that will be unveiled at the LA Auto Show next week. What’s going on at Crewe? Has Bentley not heard of the credit crunch? Don’t worry, it has – the company has even laid-off workers while at least one Bentley dealership is reported to have gone bust. But to ...

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Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M (2008) first official photos

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Ben Pulman, 09 November 2008 12:36

These are the first pictures of the new Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, essentially a drop-top version of the sublime 430 Scuderia. Unveiled this past weekend at Ferrari’s World Finals end-of-season gig at Mugello, just 499 Scuderia Spider 16Ms will be built, each costing over £180,000. What’s with the Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M name? Ferrari says its latest model has been built ...

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SEMA 2008 show report: Mercedes GLK

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Ben Whitworth, 04 November 2008 10:30

Mercedes set an all but impossible challenge for tuners at this year’s SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas – to turn its gut-wrenchingly ugly GLK off-roader, which makes its formal American debut at the show, into something desirable and cool. The best four submissions – the Brabus Widestar, Urban Whip, Pikes Peak Rally Racer and Rock Crawler ...

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KTM X-Bow race car unveiled

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Chris Clarke, 29 October 2008 13:30

Less than year after the release of the X-Bow onto the scene, KTM has launched its €83,000 (£66,000) fully homologated GT4 race car. It's aptly called the KTM Race, and the official pictures show this exciting model in all its madcap glory. The inspiration of this new model comes from KTM's experiences drawn from a first season in motorsport. Racing ...

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