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Anyone who’s been to the Nurburgring recently will have seen building work on a massive scale. So what’s going on? It’s all part of a €215 million investment that’ll see Europe’s most famous race track build on its uber track day reputation to become what marketing boss Stephan Cimbal describes as a motorsport theme park that’s open 365 days a ...

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Nurburgring redesign plans unveiled

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Ben Barry, 13 November 2008 09:19

Aston Martin at the Paris motor show 2008

Ben Barry, 03 October 2008 10:13

The buzz around Aston Martin continues. The now independent brand is teasing motor show visitors with a styling buck of the One-77 (the ultra-exclusive £1.2 million supercar that’ll be limited to a run of, yep, 77 when it arrives in 2009) that reveals just its front right and rear left aspects, plus there’s an automatic DBS on display and talk ...

Fiat at the Paris motor show 2008

Ben Barry, 03 October 2008 09:29

No new cars for Fiat at Paris, so the spotlight fell on environmental initiatives. A five-times life-size white Fiat 500 presided over a stand occupied entirely by pearl white 500s, Bravos, Sedicis, Cromas and Qubos. These cars were set on a Simpsons sky-like floor of blue and white over which the usual high quality of Fiat ladies strolled. If Fiat ...

Maserati at the Paris motor show 2008

Ben Barry, 03 October 2008 09:17

Visitors to the Maserati stand at Paris were treated to Modena’s familiar but still nonetheless alluring two-car range with a trio of Quattroportes and a pair of Granturismos, the newest versions being the Granturismo S and the Quattroporte S. Tell me more about the Granturismo S and the Quattroporte S The Granturismo S makes this four-seat GT an altogether more ...

Lancia at the Paris motor show 2008

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Ben Barry, 02 October 2008 22:57

At the Paris Motor Show 2006, CAR Online witnessed the covers come off the concept that was to pre-empt Lancia’s C-segment superstar. Today the Lancia Delta takes pride of place on the Lancia stand, flanked by the rest of the range: Ypsilon and Musa. Tell me more about the Lancia Delta It’s the name that probably means most to UK ...

Alfa at the Paris motor show 2008

Ben Barry, 02 October 2008 20:29

It’s all quiet at Alfa, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to look at. The girls are of an even higher standard than those over the road at Fiat, while the 8C Spider – standing proud in pearl white amid a sea of red – and the recently revised 159 look stunning. Tell me about the 159 We’ve seen the ...

BMW X1 at the Paris motor show 2008

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Ben Barry, 02 October 2008 16:03

The new X1 and 7-series were the stars of BMW’s Paris stand, but there were plenty more treats for showgoers, including the subtly revised 3-series saloon and Touring – the Efficient Dynamics-fettled 3 now boasting the lowest carbon emissions in its class. Tell me more about the X1 and 7-series The X1 is BMW’s smallest off-roader, sitting below X5 and ...

Mini Crossover at the Paris motor show 2008

Ben Barry, 02 October 2008 15:46

We’ve already seen it in the November 2008 issue of CAR, but Paris marked the motor show debut of the Mini Crossover Concept – a pumped-up four-wheel drive Mini that goes on sale in 2009. As journalists crammed together in what looked like a trendy nightclub, a video of two Chemical Brother-style hipsters driving the Crossover through a warehouse played ...

Ferrari at the Paris motor show 2008

Ben Barry, 02 October 2008 14:37

The big news at Ferrari was the California – Maranello’s first coupe convertible and its first car to feature a dual-clutch semi-auto gearbox. Parked alongside the Ferrari F1 car, it looked more purposeful than we expected – though all the motor show cars were, tellingly, displayed roof down. But does anyone else find that front end treatment un peu Peugeot? ...

Opel Meriva concept

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Ben Barry, 05 March 2008 15:08

What’s new on the Opel/Vauxhall stand at Geneva? Opel (Vauxhall wasn’t represented) chose to showcase the Meriva concept for the first time in Geneva. It features the FlexDoor system – a combination of conventional front doors and rear-hinged rear ‘suicide’ doors. Unlike the similarly apertured Mazda RX-8 – where the two doors interlock to close, eliminating the B-pillar –the B-pillar ...

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