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The Frankfurt motor show 2009 review, by Ben Oliver

Rated 3 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 16 September 2009 00:01

Taking the metro to the Frankfurt motor show, I was surrounded by men whose grey suits, lapel badges and reading matter made it obvious they were car company execs heading the same way. In previous years they probably had access to the fleets of chauffeur-driven cars that used to clog the town as they shuttled from airport to exhibition hall ...

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The Frankfurt motor show 2009 review, by Ben Oliver

Rated 3 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 16 September 2009 00:01

Taking the metro to the Frankfurt motor show, I was surrounded by men whose grey suits, lapel badges and reading matter made it obvious they were car company execs heading the same way. In previous years they probably had access to the fleets of chauffeur-driven cars that used to clog the town as they shuttled from airport to exhibition hall ...

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Range Rover 5.0 S'charged (2010) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 15 July 2009 00:00

Given the current economic and environmental climate, you might have expected Land Rover to give the heavily revised 2010 model-year Range Rover a 2.0-litre engine and a 50% price cut. It hasn’t. Engine capacity is up by a quarter. Power is up 29%. The price goes up too. But Land Rover has to believe that its markets will return, and ...

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Tesla unveils Model S electric saloon

Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 27 March 2009 09:00

Tesla last night launched the Model S, a seven-seat electric hatchback capable of 60mph in 5.5 seconds, with a range of up to 300 miles and a charging time as low as 45 minutes. When it goes into production in 2011 the Tesla Model S will cost US buyers around $50,000 (£34,600) after a federal tax credit. Without a tax ...

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GM and Chrysler in merger talks

Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 13 October 2008 09:12

General Motors and Chrysler are in talks to merge and create the world’s biggest car company. Reports in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal say the talks have been underway since the start of October 2008, and sources close to the possible deal put its chances of success at ’50-50’. All three US car makers have seen their ...

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Now the dust has settled... Paris motor show analysis

Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 03 October 2008 09:39

My Paris motor show in one word? Scary. Almost all the tens of thousands of us packed into Paris Expo’s eight halls on press day depend on the car industry for our living. So it’s pretty bloody unsettling to sit in a room with Carlos Ghosn, the boss of Renault and Nissan and arguably the industry’s most clear-sighted and successful ...

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Renault at the Paris motor show 2008

Rated 4 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 02 October 2008 12:24

Renault put in the strong showing you'd expect from France's biggest car maker on its home turf, with six new cars or concepts led by two versions of the new Megane. There's also the production versions of the Laguna Coupe and the shortened, three-door Kangoo Be Bop, and two new concepts in the Ondelios grand tourer and the Z.E. electric ...

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Tesla to work with others, Roadster priced at £92k

Rated 4 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 19 August 2008 09:21

Tesla has confirmed that it is working with several major car makers to develop affordable, fully-electric city cars, with the first going on sale as early as 2010. The established car makers will use the experience Tesla has gained developing the high-performance, £92,000 Roadster as a short cut to  getting their own electric cars on sale. 'Smaller Teslas in the ...

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Chevrolet Volt (2010) teaser pictures

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 17 August 2008 17:39

General Motors has revealed teaser images of the production version of its radical Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. The styling echoes the new Chevy Malibu saloon, and the designers claim to have added seven miles to the Volt’s electric-only range by smoothing some of the edges and creases in the original shape. They claim the Volt will now travel 40 miles ...

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Ascari supercars

Rated 2 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 28 July 2008 13:18

Ascari is a newcomer to the supercar stable – and has a cosmopolitan flavour shot through its whole DNA. The company is owned by a Dutchman, the cars are built in England and they own their own race track in Spain. And the name? Its origin is Alberto Ascari, the first double F1 champion... Make and model Year Price Engine ...

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Audi supercars

Rated 3 out of 5

Ben Oliver, 28 July 2008 12:35

Audi is the fledgling player in the supercar arena. Yes, it's shown numerous concepts over the years, but it wasn't until the 2007 R8 arrived that we could actually drive a supercar with Ingolstadt's four rings writ large on the grille. And what an effort: straight out of the box, the R8 has delivered a car with the poise of ...

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