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Race of Champions 2008

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Ben Whitworth, 11 November 2008 11:22

The KTM X-Bow has been signed up to star in the 2008 Race of Champions. The minimalist trackday special will be one of a number of cars in which competitors will lock horns at the annual motorsport extravaganza at Wembley Stadium on 13-14 December. The X-Bow open cockpit will, according to RoC organisers Fredrik Johnsson and ex-rally ace Michele Mouton, ...

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Race of Champions 2008

Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 11 November 2008 11:22

The KTM X-Bow has been signed up to star in the 2008 Race of Champions. The minimalist trackday special will be one of a number of cars in which competitors will lock horns at the annual motorsport extravaganza at Wembley Stadium on 13-14 December. The X-Bow open cockpit will, according to RoC organisers Fredrik Johnsson and ex-rally ace Michele Mouton, ...

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GM financial results

Rated 4 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 10 November 2008 10:07

GM is on the ropes. In an official statement made late Friday night the carmaker said under current market conditions it would run out of cash in the first half of next year. And Ford is not far behind… You mean it would actually run out of money? Hard to believe? Not really. Announcing its latest – and disastrous – ...

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SEMA 2008 show report: Pontiac G8 and Solstice

Rated 3 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 07 November 2008 10:01

According to Pontiac, its G8 GXP Street, G8 ST and Solstice GXP concepts at the SEMA show ‘raise the performance bar even higher, taking style and sportiness to the highest levels’. Time to don your oxygen masks as we scale the dizzy heights of Pontiac’s performance peaks. What exactly is the G8 GXP Street? It sounds interesting… While the standard ...

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SEMA 2008 show report: Hummer H3

Rated 2.5 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 07 November 2008 09:49

Las Vegas being Las Vegas – and SEMA being SEMA – there’s probably no better place to unveil a trio of modded Hummers H3s. GM bosses bill the H3T Weekend Warrior, the H3 X and the H3 Alpha concepts as the last word in Hummer-ness. Let’s hope they’re serious about the ‘last’ bit… That’s a bit harsh on Hummer, isn’t it? ...

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SEMA 2008 show report: Volkswagen Passat CC

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 07 November 2008 09:00

Volkswagen’s sobriety took a back seat at the SEMA show in Las Vegas this week – it pulled the covers off a pair of muscle-bound Passat CCs, a racy 295bhp Tiguan and a grunty diesel Jetta aimed at cajoling the American market into turning its back on gasoline. A hot VW Passat CC isn’t without appeal… The unambiguously named Performance ...

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SEMA 2008 show report: Dodge Challenger

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Ben Whitworth, 06 November 2008 16:59

Chrysler may have its back against the wall, but that hasn't stopped its SRT skunkworks team churning out what is easily the most politically incorrect – and, as a result, wonderfully desirable – Challenger SRT-10. Holy tyre smoke! That's a mean looking Dodge Charger... Yes, and with an 8.4-litre 600bhp V10 Viper motor shoehorned into the Dodge’s engine bay, there’ll ...

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Lamborghini's latest Christmas gifts

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Ben Whitworth, 06 November 2008 14:30

Think Lamborghini and you think outrageous styling, ferocious power and lustrous heritage underpinned by impeccable German engineering. Slick, sophisticated and full of brio. And then you clap your eyes on its latest range of Christmas decorations. Oh dear. Oh dear indeed… It’s baubles, bears, candles and cushions– in matt Nero Noctis black and Mono Cerus white to match the new ...

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BMW cancels CS four-door coupe

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Ben Whitworth, 05 November 2008 15:00

If you think America’s Big Three are finding market conditions tough, Europe’s finest are sagging on the ropes, too. This week BMW announced it was axing the radical CS four-door coupe – this, after its recent cancellation of the X7 – while Mercedes recorded a 25% drop in North American sales this month. It’s not looking good for BMW is ...

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Hyundai announces high-perfomance diesels

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Ben Whitworth, 05 November 2008 11:56

Hyundai will significantly boost its diesel appeal in 2009 with the arrival of two new Euro V compliant powerplants that will slot into the next-gen Tucson, Sonata, Santa Fe and i30. Tell me more about these new Hyundai dervs… The new 2.0 and 2.2-litre diesels feature a third generation common rail system with piezo-electric injectors to deliver fuel at 1800-bar. ...

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Caterham creates next car online

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Ben Whitworth, 05 November 2008 10:08

Caterham has turned to cyberspace to design its next model – the low-volume carmaker is calling on fans around the world to log onto a bespoke website to submit their ideas and designs for every aspect of the new Caterham, before ultimately voting on what makes it to the final vehicle. Sounds like a potential recipe for creating something superb ...

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