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Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 unveiled at LA Auto Show

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Digby Fullam, 20 November 2008 16:04

Spyker whisked the covers off a new special-edition, Le Mans-inspired model at the LA Auto Show. The striking orange colour of the C8 Laviolette LM85 is designed to ape the livery of the firm’s GT2 Le Mans cars. The LM85 nameplate refers to the race car’s starting numbers.OK, it's got a special paint job, but what else?Underneath the novel paint, ...

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Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 unveiled at LA Auto Show

Rated 4 out of 5

Digby Fullam, 20 November 2008 16:04

Spyker whisked the covers off a new special-edition, Le Mans-inspired model at the LA Auto Show. The striking orange colour of the C8 Laviolette LM85 is designed to ape the livery of the firm’s GT2 Le Mans cars. The LM85 nameplate refers to the race car’s starting numbers.OK, it's got a special paint job, but what else?Underneath the novel paint, ...

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Aston unveils new Vantage racer

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Digby Fullam, 17 November 2008 14:15

Aston Martin’s Vantage N24 has given way to this new GT4 – a race-spec Vantage aimed at pro racers and track day enthusiasts alike. The arrival of the GT4 leaves Aston in the unique position of being the only manufacturer producing cars in each GT class. The new car has been six months in development, with Aston hopeful that it ...

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Lotus Sport 2-Eleven GT4 Supersport first photos

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Tim Pollard, 13 November 2008 11:55

Lotus 2-Eleven not hardcore enough for you? The Norfolk sports car maker yesterday whisked the covers off the GT4 Supersport race car. It's a £78k track version that's designed to compete in the European SRO GT4 Supersports series. £78k for a stripped-out Lotus Elise?It is quite a lot when you put it like that, but don't forget this is a ...

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Aston Martin One-77 new video and cabin photo

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Tim Pollard, 12 November 2008 12:12

Aston Martin today publishes a second video of its uber-exclusive One-77 supercar – and we see the first glimpse inside the £1.2 million car's cabin. Watch the short film on our video player below to see official footage of Aston CEO Dr Ulrich Bez, design boss Marek Reichman and program manager Chris Porritt talking about the One-77. Porritt said the ...

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Arash AF-10 supercar: exclusive photos

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Ben Pulman, 31 October 2008 14:02

These are the latest pictures of the Arash AF-10 supercar. Our exclusive images are Arash Farboud's own visual renderings created from the actual data fed to the machines that cut the body panels for the AF-10. And guess what? They're spookily similar to CAR's artist's renderings from September 2008. So were CAR’s images of the AF-10 spot on? Pretty much. ...

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Why Aston Martins use Volvo keys

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Nick Gibbs, 29 October 2008 14:03

Did you know that Aston Martins use Volvo keys? We should hardly be surprised, since we all know that Astons dip into the expansive Ford parts bin for everything from sat-navs to switchgear. But you’d expect them to at least go to some lengths to remove the original badging. Turns out not, as one Aston V8 Vantage owner discovered when ...

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Aston Martin One-77: first full photos

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Tim Pollard, 28 October 2008 18:01

These are the first official photographs of the new Aston Martin One-77 – the most expensive supercar ever built by Aston. Predictably in this internet age, these pictures of the One-77 have leaked online ahead of Aston's planned debut. This is the first full view of the £1.2 million special after a string of carefully silhouetted and covered-up teaser shots. ...

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McLaren plans three models, including £60k sports car

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Tim Pollard, 28 October 2008 14:36

McLaren Automotive is readying a family of sports cars to sell alongside its hardcore P11 supercar – including a bargain-basement, £60,000 sports car.  We’re following developments at McLaren’s Woking HQ with interest and – weeks after we published world-exclusive pictures of the P11 styling buck (above) – today we can reveal that McLaren is readying three separate model ranges. McLaren: a ...

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Lamborghini's new police car and racer

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Ben Pulman, 27 October 2008 16:00

CAR only drove the revised Gallardo earlier this year, but already Lamborghini has announced two new special edition LP560-4s. First up is the Lamborghini Super Trofeo. It’s a lightweight version of the LP560-4, destined to compete in what Lamborghini believes is the fastest one-make race series in the world. That’s a claim that’ll surely hack off Porsche and Ferrari, which respectively ...

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Noble and Green's new 1000mph speed record bid

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Tim Pollard, 23 October 2008 09:13

Land speed record holders Andy Green and Richard Noble are teaming up set a new land speed record, they announced today. The pair are preparing to break through the 1000mph barrier for the first time, 12 years after they set today's 763mph record. The two speed specialists today launch the Bloodhound Project – which will sire a 6.4-tonne supersonic car. ...

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