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Volvo poised for V8 Supercars entry Down Under in 2014

Rated 1 out of 51

Damion Smy, 17 June 2013 10:55

Volvo has confirmed that it has entered a factory team into the V8 Supercars for 2014. Volvo Polestar Racing will enter one of the world’s biggest touring car categories with a pair of V8-powered S60s, joining Nissan, Mercedes, Holden and Ford (which is rumoured as potentially departing the series). Where will the S60 get its V8? The V8 Supercar rules ...

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Volvo poised for V8 Supercars entry Down Under in 2014

Volvo poised for V8 Supercars entry Down Under in 2014

Rated 1 out of 51

Damion Smy, 17 June 2013 10:55

Volvo has confirmed that it has entered a factory team into the V8 Supercars for 2014. Volvo Polestar Racing will enter one of the world’s biggest touring car categories with a pair of V8-powered S60s, joining Nissan, Mercedes, Holden and Ford (which is rumoured as potentially departing the series). Where will the S60 get its V8? The V8 Supercar rules ...

Volkswagen builds 30 millionth Golf (2013)

Volkswagen builds 30 millionth Golf (2013)

Rated 1.5 out of 51.5

Ollie Kew, 14 June 2013 13:00

VW has built its 30 millionth Golf. The milestone car, a Mk7 TDI Bluemotion model, rolled off the Wolfsburg production line today (14 June 2013) and will be displayed at the factory’s open day to celebrate. On average, 2000 Golfs have been sold worldwide every day since its 1974, according to VW’s maths. Over the past 39 years there have been ...

Ferrari, Ford and McLaren scoop top engine award honours for 2013

Ferrari, Ford and McLaren scoop top engine award honours for 2013

Rated 2 out of 52

Ollie Kew, 07 June 2013 12:35

Think 'International Engine of the Year' awards would just concentrate on frugal, downsized powertrains? Not so. Along with Ford and VW's fuel-saving efforts, Ferrari and McLaren have been recognised for building the world's best engines in the 2013 awards. Ford took the overall prize for its 1.0-litre three-cylinder Ecoboost motor, available in the Fiesta, Focus, B-Max and C-Max. Capable of ...

Mercedes SLS Electric Drive (2013) sets new Nürburgring lap record

Mercedes SLS Electric Drive (2013) sets new Nürburgring lap record

Rated 5 out of 55

Ollie Kew, 07 June 2013 10:30

The Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive has smashed the Nürburgring lap record for electric cars, posting a 7min 56.234sec time. The previous record holder was the Audi R8 E-tron, which lapped the Nordschleife in 8min 9.099sec in July 2012. Electric Mercedes beats Audi? Bet that's a shock... AMG already had bragging rights over Audi for seeing its electric supercar project ...

918 a match for Ferrari and McLaren in corners, says Porsche

918 a match for Ferrari and McLaren in corners, says Porsche

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ollie Kew, 14 May 2013 10:00

Had you forgotten about the third contender in the hybrid supercar wars, given the furious competition betwen Ferrari and McLaren? Porsche’s hybrid 918 Spyder is that third competitor, which mates a 4.6-litre normally aspirated V8 to an 84bhp front-drive electric motor and a 127bhp EV motor helping drive the rear tyres. It costs £768,026, and though Porsche won’t quite admit as much, ...

Ferrari plans to sell fewer cars in 2013

Ferrari plans to sell fewer cars in 2013

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Barry, 08 May 2013 15:00

Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has announced an unusual plan for the Prancing Horse: to sell fewer cars in 2013 than the 7000 it delivered in 2012. Speaking in Maranello, di Montezemolo stated that 'this is a far-sighted decision to strengthen our brand equity, from what I learned from Enzo Ferrari… We must resist people who say the competition will ...

Mini factory celebrates its 100th birthday

Mini factory celebrates its 100th birthday

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ollie Kew, 28 March 2013 09:00

A bastion of the British car-building industry, Mini’s ‘Plant Oxford’ in Cowley, Oxford celebrates 100 years of building cars today (28 March 2013). Currently responsible for producing the second-gen BMW Mini range, Plant Oxford has been the birthplace more than just trendy city cars: it’s stamped out over 11.5 million cars since 1913, including legend like the Morris Minor and ...

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