MASERATI MC20 PROTOTYPE. New car news.
First teaser pictures of the new prototype Maserati MC20 sports car. The photo was taken at night in Piazza degli Affari in Milan, below Maurizio Cattelan's sculpture L.O.V.E.
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03, 2020
THE NEW BENTLEY BACALAR. New car news.
This is the new bespoke Bentley Mulliner. Only 12 individual cars will be made. It is powered by 6.0 litre W12 TSI petrol engine that produces 650 bhp. Inside the 2 seater grand tourer, Bentley have used ethically-sourced materials which include 5,000 year old Riverwood. The Bacalar is to be produced in the world’s first [...]
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03, 2020
A 1979 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI UP FOR SALE. Car news.
The online auction The Market will have on offer a rather rare 1979 Volkswagen Golf GTI. This 3 owner UK supplied 1.6 litre Golf GTI has travelled less than 17,000 miles. The online auction will start on the 19th of March and will end on the 25th of March. It is expected to sell for [...]
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03, 2020
FEBRUARY 2020 NEW CAR MARKET DOWN. New car news.
According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the February new car market fell by -2.9% with 79,594 cars registered. Battery and plug-in hybrids continue to increase with 4,566 cars being registered. . “Another month of decline for the new car market is especially concerning at a time when fleet [...]
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03, 2020
THE NEW ALFA ROMEO GIULIA GTA. New car news.
Alfa Romeo have pulled out all the stops with this the new Giulia GTA and GTAm. This new model is based on the Giulia Quadrifoglio. It is powered by a more powerful version of the 2.9-litre V6 Bi-Turbo petrol engine which now produces 540 Hp. The Alfa Romeo engineers worked with Sauber Engineering to produce [...]
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03, 2020
THE ALL-NEW MORGAN PLUS FOUR. New car news.
Last night I attended the launch of the all-new Morgan Plus Four. Here are some highlights and stats about the new car. It is based on the new aluminium CX-Generation platform. Power comes from a 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbocharged BMW TwinPower petrol engine, (first ever four-cylinder turbocharged engine in a Morgan). The 2.0 litre engine [...]
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03, 2020
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY AUDI UR QUATTRO. Car news.
At the 1980 Geneva International Motor Show the Audi UR Quattro was a sensation. I am sure if this years’s Geneva Motor Show was not cancelled then Audi would‘ve been paying some sort of a tribute to the car that changed everything. I too had planned to be doing either a blog or a quick [...]
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02, 2020
SOME EVERYDAY RETRO CARS ARE GETTING RATHER RARE NOW.
This is something that I think is a real eye opener. Retro Car magazine has done some research and discovered that some 1980’s & 1990s cars (using their words) are “in almost terminal decline” according to the latest data from the DVLA. There are currently only 49 Lada Rivas left and 89 Alfa Romeo 146s. [...]
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02, 2020
THE NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90. New car news.
Order books are now open for the new Land Rover Defender 90. Prices start from £40,290 for the 90 and £45,240 for the 110. The commercial version (seen here below) will be available later this year with prices starting around £35,000 + vat in the UK.
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE POLICE ADDS MORE CHARGE TO ITS NEW FLEET OF VEHICLES. New car news.
Gloucestershire Constabulary has just taken delivery of 75 electric Nissan vehicles. Gloucestershire Constabulary have estimated that they could be saving around £136,000 a year in fuel and maintenance. 66 are LEAFs and 9 are e-NV200s. “The purchase of these new vehicles is a huge step forward for the Constabulary to reduce its carbon and pollution, [...]
