Fiesta S2000 rally car revealed
Ford will launch an all-out assault on the World Rally Championship in 2011 with its new Fiesta S2000. In the meantime, this little rally rocket will compete in a host of international rally support series before rule changes aimed at reducing costs for manufacturers make it applicable for the real thing. Built by Malcolm Wilson’s M-Sport team, the Fiesta S2000 is power by a naturally aspirated…
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More details: Porsche Boxster Spyder
Porsche has released new pictures of the Boxster Spyder ahead of its official launch at next month’s Los Angeles motor show.Rather than a limited-edition ‘special’, the Spyder is expected to become the third version of the Boxster and a mainstream model: albeit the most driver-orientated and expensive edition. The engine is the same 3.4-litre you’ll find in the Boxster S, but it’s running in th…
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Button confirmed as McLaren driver
Jenson Button has been confirmed as a McLaren driver for the 2010 Formula One championship.The exact details of his contract are yet to be announced, but it is expected that he has signed a three year deal with the Woking-based firm on a salary of around £6m a year – double the amount he earned last year with the Brawn GP team.Button said the decision was "difficult" but …
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Raikkonen to take a break from F1
Kimi Raikkonen will not be driving in Formula One next season after failing to secure a contract.It is understood that the Finn was interested in doing a deal with McLaren, but could not get the salary he wanted from them, according to his manager David Robertson.Robertson said he believed that Mclaren had already signed Jenson Button.Kimi is now said to be pursuing a World Rally Championship d…
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Hyundai unveils updated Santa Fe
Hyundai has updated its Santa Fe range with a new 2.2-litre diesel model and a cheaper pricing structure. The new direct injection ‘R’ diesel engine offers 194bhp and 311lb ft torque, which represents a 26 percent increase in power over the previous model, and makes the Santa Fe capable of 0-62mph in 9.8 seconds. But, as well as more performance, Hyundai says the updated Sante Fe can achieve an…
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Mercedes takes over Brawn GP
Mercedes-Benz has bought 75 percent of the Brawn Formula One team in conjunction with an Abu Dhabi investment firm.The move means that McLaren will buy back the 40 percent shareholding Mercedes holds in the in the Woking-based race team, although the German carmaker will remain as McLaren’s engine partner until 2015, continuing to supply free engines and sponsorship.The move is increasingly lik…
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Maserati GranCabrio to cost £95k
Maserati has announced the price of its GranCabrio, which was unveiled for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. It will cost £95,630 when it goes on sale in the UK from April 2010.The Maserati GranCabrio is powered by a 4.7-litre V8 with 440bhp and that means impressive performance of 0-62mph in 5.4 seconds and a top speed of 175mph.The luxurious GranCabrio has the long…
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Porsche announces £3.9 billion loss
Porsche has announced a £3.9bn loss this year, a result of the firm’s failed attempt to take over Volkswagen.Porsche launched its bid for Volkswagen earlier this year, having built up a 51% stake in the company.However, the company had to abandon its plans after the borrowing it undertook became too expensive to service and it was unable to acquire enough shares to reach the required 75% n…
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Volkswagen introduces Passat Highline Plus
Volkswagen is adding a new trim level to its Passat and Passat Estate range, called Highline Plus.In addition to the specified equipment available with the Highline trim level, which replaced the SE trim earlier this year, Highline Plus adds chrome grille surround and louvres, Bluetooth telephone connectivity with touchscreen adaptor, plus Volkswagen’s RNS 310 satellite navigation unit with int…
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BMW 5-Series teaser pic released
BMW has released a teaser picture of the new 5-Series, which is due to be officially unveiled on 23 November.The image simply shows a silhouette of the new car’s shape, which was created using the kinetic sculpture from the BMW Museum.We already know it will share chassis components from the 7-Series and 5-Series GT and that BMW plans to launch a hot M5 version featuring the new twin-turbo V8 a…
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