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Win a Ferrari California driving cap

Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ben Pulman, 01 December 2008 14:54

Can’t afford the new Ferrari California but want to feel the same wind-in-the-hair experience as each new Prancing Horse owner? Then enter CAR’s latest competition and you could win a Ferrari California driving cap from famed Italian hat maker Borsalino. Click here to enter our competition Made from the same leather as the Ferrari California’s seats, this stitched hat is ...

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Win a Ferrari California driving cap

Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ben Pulman, 01 December 2008 14:54

Can’t afford the new Ferrari California but want to feel the same wind-in-the-hair experience as each new Prancing Horse owner? Then enter CAR’s latest competition and you could win a Ferrari California driving cap from famed Italian hat maker Borsalino. Click here to enter our competition Made from the same leather as the Ferrari California’s seats, this stitched hat is ...

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VW Passat Bluemotion 2 unveiled

Rated 3 out of 5

Ben Whitworth, 03 November 2008 10:50

Volkswagen has opened up its order books on its new Passat Bluemotion 2, it’s cleanest and greenest Passat yet. Replacing the current Bluemotion model, the Mk2 Bluemotion is powered by a 110bhp 2.0-litre common rail diesel that’s been recalibrated with a lower idle rate and fitted with a switchable start/stop system to cut emissions and boost economy. How clean and ...

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Ford Ka at the Paris motor show 2008

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Gavin Green, 02 October 2008 10:26

Ford’s latest Ka – high style meets low cost – makes its bow at the Paris show. It’s a funky little thing based on the Fiat 500/Panda, and built in the same Polish factory. It dials up driving brio and youthful appeal compared with the industrial Panda and the mature chic of the 500 and will likely follow its successful ...

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Saab 9-X Air concept car: first photos and video

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Tim Pollard, 18 September 2008 00:01

Saab has lopped the top off its 9-X show car to produce this – the new 9-X Air concept revealed today. No prizes for guessing that the aptly named Air is a convertible version of Saab's 9-X wannabe executive hatchback. The future 9-1 cabrio, in other words. The 9-X hatchback was shown at the 2008 Geneva motor show to preview ...

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Ford Ka (2009): more photos and details

Rated 3 out of 5

Tim Pollard, 08 September 2008 17:40

Ford has issued more details and photographs of its Ka city car, the Blue Oval's twin of the cutesy Fiat 500. The new Ka will – for the first time – be available as a diesel in the shape of the 74bhp 1.3-litre TDCI model, which can muster a very sensible 67.2mpg on the combined cycle. But don't forget that ...

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Artega’s new model future and interview

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Georg Kacher, 08 September 2008 12:50

Artega has just launched the brilliant GT, but CAR Online has grilled the top brass to bring you the inside line on the next generation of sports cars from the fledgling German manufacturer. Artega is planning a second model, smaller engines and more besides. Click here for our first drive of the GT – a cut-price rival to the Porsche ...

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Nissan Nuvu 2+1 and Pixo at Paris

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Ben Pulman, 08 September 2008 10:27

Nissan's Nuvu - a futuristic 2+1 urban concept car - and a new Suzuki Alto-based city car will make their debuts at the Paris motor show in October 2008. Nissan Nuvu? The Nuvu name literally means ‘new view’, so the concept previews urban transportation for the next decade. Pictures won’t be released until Paris, but we know the Nuvu will feature similar ...

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Hyundai i20 and ix55 (2008) first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 03 September 2008 11:21

This is Hyundai’s i20, the Korean company’s replacement for the Getz supermini. The new i20 will debut at the Paris motor show in October 2008, along with a plethora of low-emissions concepts and a new seven-seat 4x4. Tell me about the new Hyundai i20 Sitting on an all-new platform with a wheelbase longer than the existing Getz, the i20 is ...

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Kia Soul: more details and photos

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Tim Pollard, 02 September 2008 09:37

Kia has issued some more details and photographs of its new tallboy supermini alternative, the Soul. Kia calls the Soul 'a segment-busting urban crossover' model, but we'd pigeonhole it as an intriguing new rival to the likes of the Honda Jazz and Vauxhall Meriva, with a small dose of Mini charm thrown in for good measure. So what exactly is ...

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Ford Ka stars in latest Bond film

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Ben Whitworth, 15 August 2008 11:14

Ford’s new Ka is going to be a film star. Continuing Ford’s relationship with the James Bond film series, the Ka will appear in the latest spy thriller Quantum of Solace, driven by Ukranian actress Olga Kurylenko. Kurylenko plays Camille in the Mark Foster-directed thriller. The Russian-Bolivian agent is initially pitted against Bond, again played by Daniel Craig – but ...

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