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Subaru has announced the BRZ sports car will fall into insurance group 30, with higher-end SE Lux models in group 31. How does the Subaru BRZ's insurance compare to its rivals? Tricky question, since the BRZ, as a £25k, rear-drive 2+2 coupe, doesn't have much in the way of brand new, direct rivals (save for its Toyota GT86 sister of ...

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Subaru BRZ (2012) insurance groups announced

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Ollie Kew, 25 June 2012 09:29

Audi TT RS Plus (2012) UK pricing announced

Mark Hamilton, 02 May 2012 10:00

Audi UK has announced prices and availability of the Audi TT RS Plus, the go-faster variant of the already-very-fast RS version of the Audi TT. Audi TT RS Plus: I killed the last guy who called me a 'hairdresser's car' The Audi TT RS introduced the regular TT to a gobfull of turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine, along with an upgraded chassis, ...

Subaru BRZ (2012) UK pricing announced

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Mark Hamilton, 01 May 2012 13:11

Enthusiasts who have wanted their Toyobaru with Subaru BRZ badges and bumpers can rejoice. Subaru UK have announced the official pricing and specifications for the new BRZ sports car. Subaru BRZ (2012) UK prices and specs Early-adopters will have a choice of two models of Subaru BRZ. The range kicks-off with the 2.0i SE, at £24,995 with the standard six-speed ...

Porsche buys Nardo for high-speed tests

Ollie Kew, 11 April 2012 14:53

Porsche has announced it is to take ownership of the famous Nardo Proving Ground in southern Italy. The company's engineering consultancy wing, the Porsche Engineering Group, will assume ownership as of May 2012. Nardo is currently owned by Italian firm Prototipo SpA. No fee has been disclosed by either party. Why has Porsche shelled out for Nardo? Most well-known for its 12.5km banked oval circuit ...

Toyota prices the new GT 86 RWD coupe at £25k

Tim Pollard, 03 February 2012 09:00

Toyota has quashed all the rumours about how much its new GT 86 rear-wheel drive sports car will cost: the price has been confirmed at £24,995 in the UK. Some speculation had suggested the price might soar nearer £30k on account of the unfavourable yen exchange rate. But Toyota GB today confirmed the GT 86 will start at £24,995. Click ...

Hyundai will launch Veloster Turbo in 2012

Tim Pollard, 07 November 2011 11:26

Hyundai has confirmed it will bring a 1.6 turbo version of the Veloster coupe to the UK in the second half of 2012, as first revealed by CAR. It should make an interesting alternative to the VW Golf GTI brigade. The new blown four-cylinder engine is called the Gamma 1.6 T-GDI by Hyundai - and it develops an unusually high ...

Renault confirms new standalone coupe model

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Ben Pulman, 13 September 2011 22:30

Renault has confirmed that it’s working on a new coupe model, to sit above the Megane Coupe, but to be sized and priced below the existing Laguna Coupe. Work only began late in 2010, but there will be a Renaultsport version and the Alpine name may feature. What do new know about this new Renault coupe? The current Laguna Coupe has been ...

BMW 1- and 3-series coupes to become 2- and 4-series

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Georg Kacher, 14 June 2011 09:17

BMW is shaking up its badging strategy and will turn the next-gen 1-series and 3-series sporting derivatives into the 2-series and 4-series. Two-door Ones and Threes - the coupes and convertibles - will in future be rebadged as the BMW 2-series and BMW 4-series. Why exactly are they rebadging BMWs as 2-series and 4-series? Audi and Mercedes went ahead and ...

Audi A9 coupe/cabriolet planned for 2014

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Georg Kacher, 17 May 2011 11:14

To achieve its goal of becoming the world's leading premium car maker by 2015, Audi continues to pull out all the stops. And while the range is stretching down with the A1 and imminent A2 superminis, Ingolstadt is also eyeing a move upmarket - with a proposed new A9. A new Audi A9? Where's this going to end? World domination? ...

VW 'to announce its WRC entry' at Rally Sardinia

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Ben Barry, 15 April 2011 17:45

VW Polo R WRC (2011): Volkswagen enter the WRC High-level sources in an existing World Rally Championship team have told CAR that Volkswagen will formally announce its decision to enter the WRC at Rally Sardinia, which starts on 5 May 2011, somewhat stealing the thunder of Mini’s WRC debut. It’s believed that sister firm Skoda’s Fabia Intercontinental Rally Challenge car ...

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