British GT4 super car drives for European success

March 18, 2009

The GT4 version of the Ginetta G50, Autosport Magazine’s ‘Car of the Year’, is looking to make the same waves across Europe in 2009 as it did in the UK in 2008.
Six Ginetta G50s ran in the GT4 class of British GT in its inaugural year, clinching the title ahead of the Aston Martin N24 [...]

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An Electric Car From Renault

March 17, 2009

The future, according to Renault, is the electric car.  The French firm are pinning their hopes on an electric vehicle along with a host of new models that will drag them out of the economic quagmire by 2011.  Senior official Stephen Norman has made clear that whilst other projects may be on hold, the electric [...]

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It Isn’t All Bad In The Green World Of Cars

March 16, 2009

To whit, I’m talking about the report that the SMMT has produced, showing that carbon emissions from new cars has fallen at its quickest ever rate.  Here’s the lowdown from the SMMT (with my emphasis):
CO2 emissions from new cars fell by their biggest ever margin in 2008 with the average model now emitting just 158.0g/km [...]

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The Sun’s Scrap ‘Em Now Campaign

March 15, 2009

Sun Motors has launched a new campaign that to scrap old bangers on British roads.  Other projects have already been rolled out across Europe in order to up car sales and save industry jobs.  Governments have offered citizens the chance to purchase a new car and received up to 2,500 Euros in return for their [...]

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Buying A Mazda RX-8

March 14, 2009

Introduction
There’s nothing quite like Mazda’s rotary engine coupe – that has a 1.3 litre engine under the bonnet that powers the car like a 2.5 litre.  Though some argue that it unfortunately drinks more like a 3 litre!  When the first models were available back in 2003, the unique styling of this interesting motor was [...]

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Interesting Sites

March 13, 2009

I’ve been sent a bunch of emails over the last few months about other car sites so I thought I would add a few of them here just in case they are of interest to you too
Cartype is a website featuring emblems, car company histories, logos, reviews of typographical & graphical applications, design [...]

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Do You Care About Fuel Savings?

March 12, 2009

After a while, we get into a certain mindset with our cars. This mindset is we don’t mind paying a certain amount based on the type of driving style that we have – and indeed what kind of car we drive. Let me remind you at this point that Top Gear showed very [...]

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A New Land Rover

March 11, 2009

Jaguar Land Rover is set to be the next winner in the government’s continuing efforts to hand out taxpayer money – though this time it is in the form of a grant. Land Rover has stated that the money will go toward producing a new car that will be the most efficient, smallest and [...]

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Button Happy With Brawn

March 10, 2009

It has emerged that Jensen Button was (rightly) concerned over his future following the loss of Honda from the Formula 1 world. However, the Brawn GP team has given Button a much needed reprieve and a return to the most hotly contested motorsport in the world.
Button began four days of testing at the Barcelona [...]

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Another Speed Reduction?

March 9, 2009

The national speed limit for single carriageway roads could soon be reduced in an attempt to save lives every year. The 60mph maximum as it currently stands would be reduced to 50mph on potentially 22,000 miles of road – and policed by a number of new average speed cameras.
Ministers believe that the move would [...]

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