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Volvo Design Heading In New Direction? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:14 pm
Here’s a new video from Volvo that hints at a big change in their design. Claiming that ‘the vanilla days are over’, the message from Thomas Ingenlath is that he’s taking Volvo’s design away from the ...
308 R Demonstrates Peugeot’s Confidence 27 Aug 2013 | 01:22 pm
Peugeot seem to be on a bit of a roll at the moment. In recent times we’ve had the hot 208 GTI, a 208 T16 smashing the Pikes Peak record and the exciting RCZ R almost ready for production. That succes...
Hot Golf R Gets Hotter Still 23 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Impartiality be damned. I’ve got loads of love for a fast Volkswagen Golf, with the original GTI vying for top place in my list of dream project cars alongside a Porsche 365 (the Golf is the affordabl...
A History Of Manufacturers 22 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
It’s easy to forget that the motor car as we know it is now well over 100 years old. You probably know that the first car manufacturer was Mercedes Benz, formed in 1886 by Karl Benz, but do you know w...
Royal Mail Brings Legends Back 19 Aug 2013 | 03:27 am
A number of British motoring legends are being brought back to life thanks to a new set of stamps from the Royal Mail. The limited edition run is called Auto Legends and celebrates some of the greates...
Civic Type R To Tackle Nordschleife 16 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
The northern loop of the Nurburgring, or Nordschleife as it’s more commonly known, seems to have become an essential part of the development of any new performance car. Whether that makes it any more ...
How To Make The Fiat 500 More Masculine 15 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
A recent press release from Fiat proudly announced the arrival of the Fiat 500 GQ. It’s one of the many limited edition 500s to have emerged in recent years but this is one with a difference. As Fiat ...
Skoda Citigo Sport – Small Car, Big Grins 14 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
Sport by name but certainly not by nature. If you look at the performance figures for the Skoda Citigo Sport you might think that the Skoda team were simply trying to get rid of a surplus of Sport bad...
Crystal Guard Zero Tries Crowdfunding 13 Aug 2013 | 04:39 pm
If you’re after some quick cash for a new venture then crowdfunding seems to be the way to go at the moment. Setup a project on a site like Kickstarter or Indiegogo, promise people a slice of the prof...
Yellow Bird Returns In Faszination HD 1 Aug 2013 | 02:03 pm
Faszination. No, not a misspelling, but the title of one of the first and best Nordschleife videos to emerge on the internet. Originally available on a VHS cassette (remember them?), Faszination show...
