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These are the first official pictures of Mini’s not-so-mini Paceman Concept. Mini calls it a Sports Activity Coupe (SAC), but really it’s just a two-door Countryman. And as CAR revealed way back in April 2009, a second sportier version of Mini's biggest model is on the way: the Paceman will almost certainly reach production. The Mini Paceman Concept looks rather big ...

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Mini Paceman Concept (2011): first official pictures

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Peter Adams, 10 January 2011 00:01

Ariel Atom Mugen (2011) revealed

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Peter Adams, 17 December 2010 13:32

Ariel is celebrating the Atom’s 10th birthday with this, the Atom Mugen. All Atoms are ideal trackday playmates, but even Ariel itself says this Mugen edition is more circuit focussed. What makes the Ariel Atom Mugen so special? The engine, for a start. A standard Atom uses a tweaked Type R engine good for 245bhp, but UK-based Mugen Euro (the European arm ...

McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racer (2011): first pictures

Peter Adams, 17 December 2010 12:30

McLaren has announced it will be building a GT racing car, based on the McLaren MP4-12C, with Leicestershire-based racing team CRS Racing. The two companies will supply and support a limited number of GT3 racing cars based for European-based privateers in 2012. A development programme will come first in 2011, with a limited number of European GT races. So this ...

Ford Focus (2011) prices start at less than £16k

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Peter Adams, 15 December 2010 14:46

The new Ford Focus range will start at less than £16,000 when it hits UK showrooms in March 2011, the company has announced. The base Edge, with a 1.6-litre 102bhp petrol engine, is the cheapest Focus at £15,995, with the £25,095 2.0-litre TDCi Titanium X topping the range. There will be seven engines to choose from: three petrol and four diesel. The ...

Vauxhall VXR8 (2011): first official pictures

Peter Adams, 15 December 2010 00:01

Vauxhall has revealed its new 2011 VXR8. These first official pictures of the VXR8 show an edgier and more aggressive look over the model it replaces. But it's way more expensive, too. It's almost £15,000 pricier than the previous-generation VXR8, putting it less than £3000 away from the Mercedes C63 AMG's crosshairs. The VXR8 looks mean. Does its performance match ...

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (2011) first official pictures

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Peter Adams, 13 December 2010 16:30

This is the latest Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, the 2011 version of the famed German sports car company’s range-topping GT racer. So what’s new about the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS? The 911 GT3 RSR’s 4.0-litre flat-six engine now produces 449bhp (five whole horses more than the 2010 version) thanks to ECU tweaks, a redesigned exhaust system and a modified ...

F1 goes all arty with oil: Lewis Hamilton portrait

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Peter Adams, 08 June 2009 14:00

It’s not often that the motoring world slickly merges with art, but Mobil 1 has made it happen. US artist David Macaluso has painted a portrait of Lewis Hamilton using oil not from a tube of paint, but from the sump of Hamilton’s F1 car. The oil was taken from Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ 2008 F1 car – the vehicle that ...

BMW M3 Edition (2009): first official photos

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Peter Adams, 03 June 2009 16:06

BMW has launched a new edition of the M3 coupe called, rather unimaginatively, the M3 Edition. And, no, it’s not a CSL-style major overhaul. The one technical difference compared to a standard M3 is a 10mm lower ride height. Other than that, it’s all cosmetic. You can order your M3 Edition in three colours: Alpine White, Dakar Yellow and Monte ...

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