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Aston Martin V12 Zagato (2012): the production car

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 09 February 2012 13:49

Aston Martin has today unveiled the new V12 Zagato in final, showroom spec. Previously, we'd seen the Zagato as a racer at the 2011 Villa d'Este concours and at the 24-hour Nurburgring race last summer. But this is what will go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2012, costing a stout £330,000 plus local taxes. That's £405,000 to you ...

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato (2012): the production car

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 09 February 2012 13:49

Aston Martin has today unveiled the new V12 Zagato in final, showroom spec. Previously, we'd seen the Zagato as a racer at the 2011 Villa d'Este concours and at the 24-hour Nurburgring race last summer. But this is what will go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2012, costing a stout £330,000 plus local taxes. That's £405,000 to you ...

Lotus owner Proton tries to quell sale rumours

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 01 February 2012 16:37

The Malaysian owners of Lotus have taken the unusual step of quashing rumours circulating of an impending sale of its British sports car division. Several newspaper articles have suggested that the new owners of Proton may divest its loss-making Lotus subsidiary. The ownership structure of Proton has changed in recent weeks, after the Khazanah Nasional Berhad sold its entire stake ...

Toyota TS030 Hybrid (2012) first pics of new Le Mans racer

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 25 January 2012 10:30

Toyota has unveiled its new Le Mans challenger, the TS030 Hybrid. The TS030 name designates this car as the successor to the TS010 and TS020 (better known at the GT-One) which competed at Le Mans in the 1990s – TS stands for Toyota Sport. What? This Toyota TS030 is a hybrid racecar? That’s right – and would you expect anything ...

Toyota reveals new Le Mans car as Peugeot quits

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 19 January 2012 12:45

Peugeot has announced that it’s closing its Le Mans and endurance racing programme with immediate effect. The unexpected announcement is a blow to the world-famous French endurance race, as the diesel-powered 908 HDi LMP1s have been the only cars able to challenge Audi’s dominance over the past few years – Peugeot won the Le Mans 24hrs in 2009. On the same ...

Honda NSX concept unveiled at 2012 Detroit auto show

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 09 January 2012 20:00

One of the biggest draws of the 2012 Detroit auto show is the new Honda NSX concept car. Developed in tandem by Honda's design studios in California and Japan, the new NSX is a svelte-looking supercar with an exciting purpose: it heralds Honda's new supercar. After years of will-they, won't-they delays, concepts and U-turns, this time Honda is adamant - ...

Lexus LF-Lc concept car (2012) first official pictures

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 04 January 2012 08:00

Now it's official. After the leaked images of the Lexus LF-Lc broke early before Christmas, today Lexus issues more official photos of its SC-alike concept car. The LF-Lc will be shown at the 2012 Detroit auto show, aka the North American International Auto Show, which kicks off next week. Lexus LF-Lc: the lowdown The LF-Lc is a 2+2 sports coupe ...

Bedford Autodrome to get Ariel Atoms for 2012

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Kendall, 15 December 2011 16:21

Corporate track-days at the Bedford Autodrome will get lairier in 2012 - Somerset-based Ariel has announced it’ll supply ten cars for the PalmerSport track-day events next year. Stopping short of the unhinged Atom V8, the PalmerSport-spec cars get the normally aspirated 245bhp Civic Type-R engine, and some key changes to set it aside from the Joe-Public Atom. The Palmer-spec car ...

Honda to show new NSX supercar at Detroit 2012

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 12 December 2011 10:14

Honda has officially confirmed it will show a concept car for the next NSX supercar at the 2012 Detroit auto show. 'American Honda has announced it will unveil four all-new vehicles at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, including a concept version of the next-generation Acura NSX supercar,' said the statement issued today. Acura NSX? That's Honda's upmarket wing ...

Ferrari 599 GTB 60F1 (2011) first official pictures

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 08 December 2011 09:14

Ferrari is launching a special pack of paint and trim options on the 599, called the 599 GTB 60F1. It's designed to mark six decades of winning in Formula 1 (not something the scuderia has done much of in 2011). Froilan Gonzalez won Ferrari's first F1 race in the 375 F1 car back in July 1951; 60 years later, Fernando Alonso won ...

Ferrari 599XX Evolution (2011) unveiled

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 30 November 2011 17:00

While the rest of the world's media was at the Tokyo motor show, Ferrari stuck local with a surprise - modest - announcement at the 2011 Bologna motor show in Italy. It unveiled an evolution of the Ferrari 599XX, the track-based R&D and race toy for its well heeled customers. What's new on the Ferrari 599XX for 2012? The 599XX ...

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