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Honda FC Sport concept unveiled at LA Auto Show

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Tim Pollard, 19 November 2008 19:45

Honda surprised everyone by unveiling this radical fuel-cell supercar concept at the LA Auto Show. The FC Sport is a three-seater sports car using the same tech as the FCX Clarity production fuel-cell – Honda calls it 'a glimpse at how supercars of the future may look'. Why is this significant? Because fuel-cell tech frees up the design in several ...

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Honda FC Sport concept unveiled at LA Auto Show

Rated 3.5 out of 5

Tim Pollard, 19 November 2008 19:45

Honda surprised everyone by unveiling this radical fuel-cell supercar concept at the LA Auto Show. The FC Sport is a three-seater sports car using the same tech as the FCX Clarity production fuel-cell – Honda calls it 'a glimpse at how supercars of the future may look'. Why is this significant? Because fuel-cell tech frees up the design in several ...

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Porsche Boxster & Cayman at LA Auto Show

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Tim Pollard, 19 November 2008 09:00

How to improve on arguably the most sublime roadster and coupe on sale for thirty-something thousand quid? The Porsche Boxster and Cayman are a tough act to follow so, in time-honoured Porsche fashion, Darwinism prevails for the facelifted, 2009 model year models. The new Boxster and Cayman, due to be unveiled later today at the 2008 Los Angeles auto show, ...

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Fire sale continues: Ford cuts stake in Mazda

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Tim Pollard, 18 November 2008 16:09

Yesterday GM sold its stake in Suzuki; today Ford announced plans to slash its shareholding in Mazda. Previously the Blue Oval held a third of Mazda’s stock, but it has cut that to just 13%. Ford admitted the sale was purely to boost its balance sheet, as the Big Three continue to struggle with cashflow. It will raise around £360 ...

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GM sells Suzuki shares to raise emergency funds

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Tim Pollard, 17 November 2008 15:24

GM is flogging its entire stake in Suzuki to pump cash into its survival funds. The General owns a 3% holding in Suzuki Motor Corporation and will sell 16,413,000 shares on the open market tomorrow. GM to raise £154m Based on today’s values, GM will raise an estimated £154 million through the sale, although Suzuki will exercise an option to ...

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Vauxhall Insignia wins European Car of the Year

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Tim Pollard, 17 November 2008 11:32

Vauxhall/Opel has scooped the European Car of the Year gong – by a single point. The results, announced today, were another surprise in the 44-year history of CoTY, as the Insignia pipped the Ford Fiesta and pushed the VW Golf into third place. The full results for Car of the Year 2009 are: • 1st Vauxhall Insignia, 321 points• 2nd ...

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Brabus Tesla Roadster: batteries with bling

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Tim Pollard, 13 November 2008 15:04

Cometh the hour, cometh the tuning company. Brabus, purveyors of all things fast and freaky, is turning its hand to the electric Tesla Roadster. It's unveiling this customised battery car at the 2008 Essen car show – and the company has launched a new arm called Brabus Zero Emission to cater for the growth in eco-friendly cars. Sadly, the company ...

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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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CAR Online upgrade: new toys and a few gremlins

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Tim Pollard, 31 October 2008 09:42

Friday 09.55am. Okay, a quick run-through the changes made to CAR Online yesterday: • RSS feeds available for every section of the site. There are now clickable icons placed on every heading. • See all – added to each heading. So if you want to read all Secret New Cars on the homepage, just click on the header to go to all ...

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New December 2008 issue on sale today

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Tim Pollard, 29 October 2008 14:46

The new December 2008 issue of CAR Magazine goes on sale today – read on for a guided tour around the pick of our stories, drives and features. Edited highlights include: • CAR is first to drive new Merc SL65 Black Series• Big tests of new Ford Ka and Vauxhall Insignia • The definitive road test verdict on Ferrari’s California: ...

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