Newswheel staff :: 28 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, Europe & UK, US
The Dodge Challenger production car will be virtually identical to the concept car that was so rapturously received by punters and press alike at the Detroit show earlier this year. So says Chrysler bigwig Tom Tremont. “You’re not going to be able to tell the difference. We’re going to keep the Challenger as close as we can to the concept,” quoth he.
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Newswheel staff :: 27 July 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Mini, Europe & UK, US
All-new Mini. Same old styling. Eighty hacks from across the globe gathered at the Zanvoort race track in Holland at the weekend to sample the delights of BMW’s second generation Mini. Despite a light smattering of body-coloured camo, it’s clear that BMW is playing it super-safe with the styling of the latest Mini…
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Newswheel staff :: 26 July 2006 :: Filed under Porsche, Europe & UK, US
Long a rumour, now a fact. Patent documents filed in Germany indicate that Porsche is tooling up to bolt a seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual gearbox to just about ever car in its current range, from the entry-level Boxster to the upcoming Carrera GT-based GT1 hypercar…
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Newswheel staff :: 26 July 2006 :: Filed under Europe & UK, US,
Auntie Beeb has joined the RIAA, MPAA and the rest in taking a more serious approach to copyright infringements. Since its inception last year, video portal YouTube has been chokka with contraband episodes of the full-fat UK version of Top Gear. It’s even popular in the US of A, despite the big-haired one’s constant Yankee bashing. But following a request from the BBC, YouTube has removed the vast majority of Top Gear clips…
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Newswheel staff :: 24 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Hatchback, Volvo, Europe & UK, US
Another day, another great looking new Volvo. The Swedish car maker has taken the wraps off its new C30 premium hatchback. The new model closely resembles the C30 concept first shown at the Detroit show in January and is based on Ford’s global C1 platform à la Focus, CMax and of course Volvo’s own S40, V40 and C70 CC barges…
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Newswheel staff :: 20 July 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Noble, Europe & UK, Trade shows
When Noble originally wheeled out the M15 as the replacement for the stillborn M14 mid-engined sportster, well, let’s just say we weren’t exactly whelmed. But now that we’ve seen the M15 in the GRP we’ve a confession to make. It’s not half as hideous as we’d thought…
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Newswheel staff :: 19 July 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Honda, Honda Civic, Europe & UK, Trade shows,
Few surprises, here. The mid-90s concept car aesthetic of the fivedoor Civic has survived
the transition to a three-door form factor. The model’s defining
exterior detail is probably the aggressively raked windscreen. But the
unashamedly techno vibe of the wrap-around interior is our favourite
feature. It’s the sort of cabin that makes you want to fire the engine
up and give the car a vicious spanking. The Type-R is going to be an
absolute riot…
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Newswheel staff :: 19 July 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Opel / Vauxhall, Opel / Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall, Europe & UK, Trade shows
The second big premier at ExCel is Vauxhall’s new entry-level hatch,
the Corsa. We’ll give it a general thumbs up, largely thanks to some
taut exterior surfacing and a few nicely bevelled-and-chamfered edges
that add up to a well-hewn and solid presence (apart from the odd dodgy
panel gap on what we assume were preproduction cars on the show stand).
The three-door model is definitely a looker and manages to avoid the
pong of garishness that emanates from the tri-door Astra Sport Hatch…
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Newswheel staff :: 18 July 2006 :: Filed under SUV, Land Rover, Land Rover Freelander / LR2, Europe & UK, Trade shows,
Rejoice ye poor, neglected Brits. For you now have a motor show that’s none too shabby. The British Motor Show kicked off at the ExCel centre in London’s Docklands today and Newswheel was there to snag a few snaps and generally take in the sights and sounds…
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Newswheel staff :: 17 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Porsche, Porsche 911, Europe & UK, US
Following last month’s bout of undisguised spy shots, Porsche has officially taken the wraps off the 911 Targa. Apart from the glass roof, the big news is that the 997-vintage Targa will only be available in Targa 4 and Targa 4S four-wheel drive trim…
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Newswheel staff :: 13 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Marcos, Marcos TSO, Europe & UK, US
Marcos has fleshed out its TSO range of sports cars with the addition of the GTC and R/T coupe and targa-topped models. Both cars were unveiled at the swanktastic Salon Prive private car show held at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham earlier this week…
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Newswheel staff :: 13 July 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Bugatti, Bugatti Veyron, Europe & UK, US
The big, bad, $1.4 million Bug is flying out of showrooms in the US. So, says US daily Detroit Free Press. Orders for a grand total of 30 Bugatti Veyron supercars have been taken by dealerships in the US, including four from a single outlet in Detroit. To put that into perspective, the UK’s sole concessionaire for Bugatti in the UK, Jack Barclay, recently claimed to have inked deals for more than 15 cars…
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Newswheel staff :: 12 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Mid / rear engine sportscar, Roadster, MG, MG Rover, Europe & UK, US
Last week, we reported that Nanjing Automobile will resume production of the MG TF roadster at MG Rover’s currently idling Longbridge facility. Now the Chinese motor manufacturer has officially announced plans to crank out hardtop MG TF coupes from a new plant in Oklahoma, USA.
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Newswheel staff :: 12 July 2006 :: Filed under Porsche, Volkswagen, Europe & UK, US
Anti-trust / monopolies authorities in Germany have rubber stamped Porsche’s application to snag a further 3.9 per cent stake in its bigger German brother, VW. Currently, Porsche holds a 21.2 per cent interest in V-Dub. The additional shares will push it over the crucial 25 per cent barrier and represent an overall investment of around 3.5 billion euros. Crucial, that is, because it will give Porsche a theoretical blocking minority and should prevent VW from being bagged by a foreign competitor…
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Newswheel staff :: 12 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Audi, Audi TT, Europe & UK
With this year’s 24 Heures du Mans already in the bag thanks to the revolutionary diesel-powered R10 racer, Audi is planning to cash in on its competition success with an oil-burning version of the new TT coupe. According to Wolfgang Hatz, Audi’s engine and transmission head honcho, a diesel version of the original TT was developed two years ago but was canned in favour of an oil burning variant of the second generation coupe…
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Newswheel staff :: 12 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Europe & UK, US,
Sod the flowery prose, artful segways and sober buying
advice. What you really want is tank slapping, tyre burning, balls out action.
Which is precisely what German television has provided with the new 300bhp twin-turbo
BMW 335i coupe. Hop on over to YouTube for the first glorious moving images of
the 335i being driven in anger. The voiceover may be in German, but the rest of
the video speaks the international language of automotive lurve.
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Newswheel staff :: 11 July 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Peugeot, Peugeot 207, Europe & UK
Peugeot UK has come clean with pricing and tech specs for the upcoming 207 GT warm hatch. The new model’s 1.6-litre turbocharged lump packs 150bhp and 180lb/ft and is the product of a joint venture between PSA Peugeot Citroen and BMW. Codenamed Prince, the all-alloy unit benefits from a number of BMW’s most advanced engine technologies including Valvetronic variable valve timing (limited to the intake valves) and direct injection and will soon be finding its way into the second gen BMW Mini…
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Newswheel staff :: 11 July 2006 :: Filed under Ford, Europe & UK, US,
Disruptive and shocking. That’s how Ford itself describes Bold Moves, the company’s recently launched episodic web documentary. So, what’s it all about? Well, according to Ford golden boy Mark Fields, Bold Moves is designed the pull the curtain back on the company’s internal machinations, to "rip out the BS and get the issues on the table…the American people love the truth and they love an underdog. That’s us…"
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Newswheel staff :: 10 July 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz CL coupe, Europe & UK
M-B put on a private viewing of the new CL coupe this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. In a sealed room on the Mercedes stand well-heeled punters were given a tour of the flagship coupe’s literally ludicrous litany of high-tech features. If active seat bolsters, infra red night vision, soft-closing doors and double-glazed windows are your bag, look no further…
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Newswheel staff :: 10 July 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Lamborghini, Lamborghini Murcielago, Europe & UK
The first examples of Lambo’s new flagship supercar are due to be delivered to customers in UK shortly (we’re waiting on word from the Big Bad Bull regarding the precise timing [Update: first cars will be with customers in August]). To coincide with the arrival of the cars, Lamborghini has been good enough to inform customers of the final bill: the Murcielago LP640 is a snip at £190,000…
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