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

Rated 4 out of 54

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 ...

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

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

Rated 4 out of 54

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

Hyundai will launch Veloster Turbo in 2012

Rated 4 out of 54

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 ...

Bristol Cars collapses into administration (2011)

Bristol Cars collapses into administration (2011)

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 04 March 2011 09:38

Bristol Cars has collapsed into administration, it emerged overnight. The curio car maker from Bristol just couldn't make ends meet as sales dried up and the company's directors were forced to call in the administrators when it couldn't afford to keep the business alive. Recovery specialists RSM Tenon are handling the administration and hope to find a buyer for Bristol as ...

Cadillac relaunches in Europe with new models for 2011

Cadillac relaunches in Europe with new models for 2011

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 20 October 2010 09:20

Cadillac is relaunching in the UK after a disastrous year in which its European importer went bust locking its entire stock in the hands of the liquidators. Now Cadillac is back – and it’s promising a wider range of more relevant cars than before. However, the appeal in the UK will be stymied by the admission that only two models ...

Nissan GT-R sets new Nurburgring lap record

Nissan GT-R sets new Nurburgring lap record

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 14 May 2009 15:45

Nissan today revealed it had smashed its own internal lap record of the Nurburgring in the new R35 GT-R. For some this is manna from anorak heaven; of course, others will dismiss it as yet more hype about a rare-groove racetrack with little relevance to the man on the street. Whatever your view, it’s still pretty impressive. The new Nissan ...

TVR revival: latest news

TVR revival: latest news

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 10 July 2008 12:56

CAR Online has compiled a dossier on the changing fortunes at TVR – and we've just published a separate story with the world exclusive scoop on the new Sagaris 2, with which the brand is relaunching. Click here for the full lowdown on what's going on at the Blackpool sports car maker. Can they they really make it back from ...

Audi S4 – new details

Audi S4 – new details

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 03 June 2008 15:44

UPDATED! Audi will unveil its hot S4 saloon in autumn 2008 - and it's losing the V8 engine of old in favour of a new supercharged V6 petrol engine producing around 350bhp. Powering Audi's latest hot-shot saloon is a new-generation 3.0-litre supercharged V6, which will send its power to all four wheels through Audi's Quattro drivetrain. The supercharger is a Rootes ...

Mazda's rotary spins to its 40th

Mazda's rotary spins to its 40th

Rated 0 out of 50

Tim Pollard, 31 May 2007 02:03

Mazda yesterday celebrated 40 years of making rotary engines. It remains the only mainstream manufacturer persisting with this type of motor and has built 1.97 million of them since 1967. Rotary engines came to prominence in the 1950s as manufacturers experimented with turbine engines, but most admitted defeat in the face of technical difficulties and the inherent thirst of rotary ...

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