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BMW M3 GTS – more videos

CarsUK — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:05:32 +0000

We have two new videos from BMW of the new M3 GTS, including a track visit, a test drive and some slow-motion shots of the new, lightweight M3. On Wednesday we reported on the reveal of the BMW M3 GTS, a track-focused, stripped-out and lightweight BMW M3. It will deliver at least 450bhp from its 4.4 [...]

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BMW M3 GTS – more videos

Gordon Murray’s T27 Electric Car

CarsUK — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:52:05 +0000

Gordon Murray is developing an electric version of his T25 City Car in collaboration with Zytec which will utilise the iStream process of manufacture. Back in March we reported on a new small car concept from Gordon Murray Design – the T25 – which GMD said was a new way forward in small cars. A concept [...]

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Gordon Murray’s T27 Electric Car

Renault Gordini back

CarsUK — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:57:42 +0000

Renault are about to announce the revival of the Gordini badge for a range of sporty Renaults to sit below the Renaultsport models. I think you’ll probably have to be over 40 – or a Renault nut – to have any knowledge of the Renault Gordini. But you’re soon going to be a bit more knowledgeable [...]

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Renault Gordini back

Chrysler drops Electric Cars

CarsUK — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:23:50 +0000

Chrysler has all but dropped its plans to get 500,000 electric cars on the road by 2013 in its Five Year Plan. Over the last year or two Chrysler has banged on about their plans to release a raft of electric cars. In fact, they even used their electric car plans as part of the pitch [...]

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Chrysler drops Electric Cars

Rolls Royce Ghost Hybrid

CarsUK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:53:12 +0000

Rolls Royce are developing a hybrid version of the new RR Ghost, featuring the mild hybrid system from the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Series. The reveal of the Rolls Royce Ghost was another of those long, drawn-out reveals that seem to be the norm these days. As far back as February we revealed the first official pictures [...]

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Rolls Royce Ghost Hybrid

Chrysler’s future will see Lancia back in the UK

CarsUK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:07 +0000

Jeep will be the only Chrysler brand to be sold outside the US, with the Voyager and 300C being rebadged as Lancias in Europe. Now Fiat and Chrysler have had time to sort out what the future holds for their joint future we are starting to see some concrete details emerging from the US. Chrysler revealed its [...]

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Chrysler’s future will see Lancia back in the UK

Skelta G-Force and Skelta Spyder in UK

CarsUK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:42 +0000

Skelta are bringing the track focused G-Force and Spyder to the UK with prices starting from £66,500. What on earth is a Skelta, you may quite reasonably ask. It’s a thug of a road-going track car from the Land Down Under is what it is. And it’s about to land on our shores to serve up [...]

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Skelta G-Force and Skelta Spyder in UK

Top 10 most reliable cars

CarsUK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:23:27 +0000

The Honda Civic has been voted the most reliable car in the UK in a survey of 840,000 cars operated by UK fleet and lease companies. Everybody seems to have a take on what constitutes the ‘Best’ car on the road. Some want best performance, some want most economical, some want most beautiful. But one thing [...]

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Top 10 most reliable cars

Land Rover sales up 89 per cent

CarsUK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:01:03 +0000

Land Rover has posted impressive sales figures for October with sales up by 89% in comparison to October 2008. Land Rover has suffered really badly from both the current economic meltdown and the world’s obsession with all things ‘Eco’. The big 4×4s produced by Land Rover seem to have been the main target of the eco-mentalists, [...]

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Land Rover sales up 89 per cent

McLaren MP4-12C – on track in the US

CarsUK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:28 +0000

Despite rumours flying around that McLaren are putting back the launch of the MP4-12C in the US, McLaren confirm it is firmly on track. The motoring press, particularly the US motoring press, have been getting their knickers in a twist over the realisation that McLaren aren’t taking their new creation – the McLaren MP4-12C – to [...]

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McLaren MP4-12C – on track in the US