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Mid-engined Porsches Enhanced
Like the 911, Porsche’s latest Boxster and Cayman sports cars will soon be available with all-new flat-six boxer engines offering significantly improved economy as well as increased power...read more >>
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The Abarth 500 ‘DA 0 A 100’
If you were already in the market for a hotted-up Fiat 500, life has got a whole lot more difficult as the company has launched another limited-edition Abarth, snappily titled the ‘DA 0 A 100’...read more >>
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Hagerty’s Classic Car Auction 2006 – 2008 Yearbook
With impeccable timing, the publishers of the latest edition of the essential collectors’ cars price guide launched their latest edition into a world reeling from one financial crisis to another. This does not lessen the importance of the 378-page masterwork – quite the reverse...read more >>
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4.7-litre Vantage GT4 replaces N24 as Aston Martin’s Production Racer
Developed in the spirit of the 1960s DB4GT, Aston Martin’s latest contender for GT4 honours was unveiled at the Dubai Autodrome. Featuring an enlarged - now 4.7-litre - V8, the new car has a host of other improvements and modifications that should keep it a front-running machine in 2009...read more >>
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Smart fortwo Édition Toile H: Hermès Upholsters 10 Smarts for Paris Dealer
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Como group, the official distributor of the Smart brand in Paris and the Île-de-France, has commissioned 10 Smarts in 10 different colours, clad and upholstered by Hermès...read more >>
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Bentley Azure T
A breath of fresh air
When the going gets tough, Bentley jauntily defies the gloom and launches an upgraded, higher-performance model of the Azure, the marque’s fabulously luxurious open-topped four-seater. What a breath of fresh air, both literally and metaphorically, to welcome an extravagant new convertible as an antidote to all the dreary heralds of doom...read more >>
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Volkswagen Phaeton: cost-conscious luxury?
Volkswagen has announced a number of revisions to its Phaeton luxury saloon. And as sales of top-end cars take a nose-dive, perhaps the Phaeton – full of sophistication but lacking the kudos and the price-tag of more upmarket brands – is now a tempting proposition for the buyer?...read more >>
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New Porsche Museum, Stuttgart
Work on the new Porsche museum in Stuttgart is proceeding at full pelt, with construction of the second floor largely finished and all 80 exhibits moved to their new home last week...read more >>
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Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M
Open-top 430 Scuderia limited to just 499 examples
Ferrari launched a convertible version of its super-quick 430 Scuderia at the 2008 World Finals in Mugello. It is named ‘16M’ in commemoration of this year’s Formula 1 Constructors' World Championship...read more >>
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New AMG Performance Models Launched at Laguna Seca
‘Black’ SL65 with 670bhp, plus 510bhp AMG SUV
AMG lined up three cars from its Performance Studio at the US, West Coast race track Laguna Seca. Pick of the bunch must be the closed-roof coupé SL, packing a twin-turbo 6.0-litre V12 and capable of a top speed electronically limited to 320km/h...read more >>
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V8 Vantage Enhancement Packages
Prodrive seals exclusive London deal with Nicholas Mee
Prodrive’s enhancement packages for the Aston Martin V8 Vantage have received a boost in the shape of a tie-up with Nicholas Mee & Company... read more >>
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A Friend’s Goodbye to Phil Hill
Wednesday, September 10, was a day of grief and loving fellowship. Phil Hill, America’s gifted legend and the world’s racing champion, was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica at noon under a blue California sky... read more >>
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