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Neville Contractor :: 12 April 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Ford, Ford Mustang, Trade shows, US
So, Ford has offloaded Aston Martin to Dave Richards and his band of merry
(and considerably richer than thou) men in return for a modest 500
million sterling sum. But with its losses measured in many billions,
FoMoCo ain’t quite back in the black. Still, that hasn’t prevented the
boys from Ford and Shelby from prepping a mega-powerful limited
production Mustang. Known as the Shelby Cobra GT500KR, it’s claimed to
be quickest production Mustang ever launched …
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Newswheel staff :: 11 January 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Jaguar, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
Given the rollercoaster ride that is Ford’s day-to-day existence, we’ll forgive you for taking this with a pinch of salt. But the Blue Oval’s new head honcho Alan Mulally spake thusly to the assembled throng at the Detroit motor show: “Jaguar is not for sale at this time.” Meanwhile, the wraps have come off the company’s latest show car, the C-XF…
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Newswheel staff :: 05 October 2006 :: Filed under Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
In which Newswheel crosses paths with un grand fromage, spares a thought for the Focus cab, lifts the lid on industrial espionage, gives Jag a grilling and, well, some other stuff…
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Newswheel staff :: 05 October 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Audi, Audi R8, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
Just can’t get enough of Audi’s natty new R8 mid-engine sportster? Well, allow us to further fill your boots. Along with a pair of fully built R8s, Audi also had a cut-away car with the full beauty of the aluminium space frame construction on display. Meanwhile, a few more details of Audi’s new flagship ubercar are creeping in. For starters, UK pricing will hit the £76,000 mark, pegging the R8 at a few grand more than Porsche’s 911 Carrera 4 (yours for around £72k). What’s more, a V10 model using the Gallardo’s 500bhp lump is expected to appear in 2008…
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Newswheel staff :: 04 October 2006 :: Filed under Mini MPV / People carrier, SUV, Great Wall, Landwind, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
Thought that chintzy Chinese companies with faintly comical
brand names were the preserve of £25 DVD players with piracy-friendly DivX
support? Well, think again. At the Paris
show, the Chinese are out in force and some of their products look pretty damn
plausible…
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Newswheel staff :: 04 October 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Honda, Honda Civic, Renault, Volkswagen, Volvo, Europe & UK, Trade shows
Crusty old form factors like C-segment saloons may be dying a slow, undignified death at the hands of MPV and crossover upstarts. But the hatchback is alive and kicking in 2006. VW, Honda, Renault and Volvo are all keeping the hot hatch real at the Paris show…
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Newswheel staff :: 02 October 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Estate/Wagon, Hatchback, Saloon, SUV, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Ford, Ford Mondeo, Mini, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
How well does Ford’s Kinetic Design hang together on the new Mondeo? Is BMW’s 3 Series coupe individual enough? And how the hell do you identify the latest BMW Mini? Answers to these questions and more within…
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Newswheel staff :: 28 September 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Audi, Audi R8, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
It’s a dead ringer for the Le Mans concept. It’s closely related to the Lamborghini Gallardo. And it’s powered by a V8 lump pinched from the RS4 saloon. In short, there’s nothing remotely surprising about it. But it’s still the no-contest star of the Paris show. Audi unsheathed the new R8 mid-engined sportster today and suffice to say the car is pure class from bumper to bumper…
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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 :: 31 March 2006 :: Filed under Europe & UK, Trade shows
The British Motorshow may be something of an illegitimate backstairs sprog compared to the majesty of the Frankfurt and Geneva shindigs. But hats off to Autocar magazine for attempting to lift the event’s profile. This July, Autocar will be hosting a Land Speed competition at City Airport, timed to coincide with the London show. The Guinness Book of World Records will be on board for the showdown which will involve a rolling start followed by a sprint down the facility’s mile-long runway. And as Autocar Ed Rob Aherne saliently suggests, braking performance will be at a premium. The runway ends next to a dock…
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Newswheel staff :: 10 March 2006 :: Filed under Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
In which Newswheel mulls over former glories, harsh realities and the odd no-show…
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Newswheel staff :: 03 March 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Saab, Saab Aero-X, Europe & UK, Trade shows,
Duly the Saab Aero-X did make its debut appearance at the Geneva show. And duly did the industry analysts, general chin scratchers and career trash talkers condemn the concept as the last twitch of a decaying corpse. Shame, really. If there was a more attractive concept at Geneva, we didn’t see it…
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Newswheel staff :: 02 March 2006 :: Filed under Roadster, Opel / Vauxhall, Opel / Vauxhall Opel GT, Europe & UK, Trade shows
Let’s be honest. When we heard the sophisticated Lotus Elise-based Vauxhall VX220 / Opel Speedster was being replaced by the dumbed down Saturn Sky-derived Opel GT there was very little rejoicing. But we can’t deny it. The GT was one of the few cars at Geneva – in the sensible money sector, at least – that looked thoroughly ripe for a twisty road spanking.
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Newswheel staff :: 02 March 2006 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Coupe, Ford, Ford Focus, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Eos, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US,
On paper, it’s no contest. The Eos not only packs the classier VW badge. It also has a completely unique body that enables it to sneer at the hatchback derived likes of Ford’s new Focus CC. But in the metal, there’s a lot less separating Ford’s new folding hard-top equipped Focus from VW’s much delayed Golf-based Eos. Both are elegant, desirable and a clear cut above Peugeot’s 307 CC, the Opel/Vauxhall TwinTop and the Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet.
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Newswheel staff :: 02 March 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Honda, Honda Civic, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US,
A show car in theory. But surely the real production deal won’t be all that different. Honda presented the Civic Type-R concept at Geneva on Tuesday. And there was much rejoicing.
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Newswheel staff :: 02 March 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, Volvo, Volvo S80, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US,
Simple, understated elegance. Not much of that in evidence on the Geneva show floor this year. Mercedes, for instance, gave up on it over a decade ago. Audi, of course, has recently binned it in favour of garish grilles and exaggerated body creases. BMW’s Bangle-era barges are about as restrained as Dick Cheney in huntin’ season. And the less said about the chintz-fest that is Jaguar’s current range (new XK aside) the better. So, it falls to Volvo, among the premium Euro brands, to go after the discreet money with the rather lovely new S80.
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