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Aston Martin V12 Vantage and DBS Carbon Black Editions: first official pictures

Tim Swietochowski, 18 December 2009 09:00

Aston Martin has unveiled rather aggressive-looking special versions of its V12 Vantage and DBS supercars, under the Carbon Black Edition banner. No prizes for guessing they're black and laced with carbonfibre trinkets. What’s new on the Carbon Black Edition V12 Vantage and DBS? The Carbon Black Edition V12 Vantage and DBS are coated with black metallic paint that takes 50 man-hours to apply, ...

Rinspeed UC? (2009) first official pictures & video

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Tim Swietochowski, 16 December 2009 14:27

brightcove.createExperiences(); Swiss concept car specialist Rinspeed has unveiled its latest off-beat creation, the UC? electric vehicle, which will be displayed at the Geneva motor show in March 2010. The UC?, which stands for both Urban Commuter and You See?, is another link in Rinspeed boss Frank Rinderknecht’s chain of innovative and environmentally friendly concepts. ‘It’s a new and highly ...

Bugatti Veyron limited editions (2009) first pictures

Tim Swietochowski, 16 December 2009 12:43

Bugatti has concluded its 100th birthday celebrations at the 2009 Dubai Motor Show by revealing three more special edition Veyrons. Special versions of a special car... Tell me more about the limited edition Bugatti Veyrons First up is the ‘Nocturne’, which is limited to a five-unit production run in the Middle East. It boasts contrasting black and polished aluminium body panels, as ...

Aston Martin Cygnet concept (2009) first official photos

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Tim Swietochowski, 16 December 2009 10:40

Aston Martin has finally released detailed pictures of its premium supermini, the Cygnet. Based on the Toyota iQ, and sharing the majority of its mechanicals and interior architecture with the Japanese city car, the Cygnet is a major deviation from Aston Martin’s bread and butter luxury supercars. Does the Cygnet actually look like an Aston Martin? Sort of. It may ...

Mini Beachcomber Concept at Detroit motor show 2010

Tim Swietochowski, 15 December 2009 23:00

This funky beach-biased concept car has just appeared at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January. Called the Mini Beachcomber Concept, this flight-of-fancy Moke-inspired show car gives us our first glimpse of how Mini's production-spec 4x4 crossover will look at launch - we'll see the real car at the Geneva motor show in March 2010 ahead of an autumn UK launch. Talk me round ...

Mercedes unveils one-off SLS and Dubai-spec G55 AMG

Tim Swietochowski, 15 December 2009 17:00

Fancy your Mercedes SLS supercar in gold? Then give Merc a call and tell them you're rather keen on this new AMG Desert Gold hue. Unveiled at the 2009 Dubai International Motor Show on a one-off SLS, Mercedes says this gilltering colour scheme will be made available to customers if there's enough demand. Having seen a few gold (and white gold) supercars in the Middle East ...

Mercedes E-class Cabriolet at Detroit motor show 2010

Tim Swietochowski, 15 December 2009 15:00

Here's our first look at the new Mercedes E-class Cabriolet, unveiled at the 2010 Detroit Auto show. It's the fourth addition to the E-class range, and as with the latest E-class Coupe, the new drop-top replaces the old CLK. The new E-class Cabriolet shuns a hard-top and continues to favour the more traditional folding fabric arrangement - the hood can be opened or closed in 20 seconds at speeds of up to 25mph. Boot space with ...

Ford S-Max and Galaxy (2010) first official pictures

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Tim Swietochowski, 15 December 2009 00:01

Ford today whisks the covers off updated versions of the S-Max and Galaxy, fresh for launch in 2010. The MPV duo will be shown publicly for the first time at that most Eurocratic of motor shows, the 2010 Brussels expo.The facelifts may look mild, but Ford's European design boss Martin Smith says there are more than 1700 new parts, including sheet ...

Ford S-Max facelift (2010) undisguised reader spyshots

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Tim Swietochowski, 14 December 2009 17:50

CAR reader Ian – surname withheld – has sent us these new spyshots of the facelifted-for-2010 Ford S-Max. He spotted the revised people carrier in Laindon, Essex, about two miles from Ford's Dunton Research Centre. The new S-Max features a revised grille, which Ian reckons houses hardware for new Adaptive Cruise Control; he also points out the new front bumper, rear spoiler ...

Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta (2009) first pictures

Tim Swietochowski, 14 December 2009 10:33

A bespoke Ferrari built by the Italian supercar manufacturer's secretive Special Projects department has undergone its first shakedown test at the Fiorano test track. The Pininfarina-designed P540 Superfast Aperta was comissioned in 2008 by the necessarily wealthy Edward Walson, son of John Walson, the inventor of cable television. Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, the one-off machine was inspired by a Carrozzeria Fantuzzi-designed model featured in the 1968 ...

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