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Something For The Weekend – January 2012

January 20, 2012
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In a resumption of a dormant series, here’s the return of the ‘Something For The Weekend’ feature – the first for 2012. This car is the ‘ultimate Corvette’ – the ZR1. In time honoured tradition, the ZR1 is a reasonably light supercar with a big block (supercharged) V8 engine producing 638 horsepower! Top speed listed [...]

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New York Taxi Replacements…

January 3, 2011

Apparently, New York state is seeking a new form of transport for the masses who go private hire, as the current taxi is uneconomical and uncomfortable.  The Ford Crown Victoria may be iconic, but it’s also a bit of a joke, coming in at 12 MPG just isn’t acceptable any more, unless your car has [...]

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Five Reasons To Celebrate American Car Building

March 19, 2010

There’s an interesting article with video showing why we should all still be in love with American car building at Ranker.com. Cars like the new Fisker Karma, the Cadillac CTS-V, the Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 and of course the all-american Corvette. I’m not sure about the Chevy Silverado Hyrbid mind you! My pick is [...]

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Hummer Is Dead

June 20, 2008

Hummers are, for true car lovers, a bit of a laughing stock.  They are big, cumbersome, ugly, smaller inside than they should be and terrible in terms of their fuel economy.  They are also not very cheap.  Worst of all perhaps is that they aren’t fit for purpose.  Such a vehicle should surely be good [...]

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