News: Dec 2011

News: Dec 2011

31 Dec On 1 January 2012, 65 per cent of cars sold in Europe must emits 130g/km CO2 or less. Car makers building more than 10k cars a year must ...

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40 years on: Sir Alec Issigonis retires

40 years on: Sir Alec Issigonis retires

40 years ago this month, Sir Alec Issigonis, creator of Britain’s best-selling motoring icons, retired. The creator of the original Mini, the Morris Minor, the Austin Maxi and Landcrab 1800 ...

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My hit car colour of the year is Pantone’s colour of 2012

My hit car colour of the year is Pantone’s colour of 2012

Orange cars have been (back) in for some time now and are slowly moving from motor show stands to supermarket car parks. I dubbed it my Hit Car Colour of ...

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Pink Micra gets the blues

Pink Micra gets the blues

A press delivery driver revealed a cunning car coverup recently, exposing a famous Nissan to be not quite what it seemed. Remember the pink Nissan Micra C+Cs? A brace of ...

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Details: Audi A6 Avant

Details: Audi A6 Avant

God is in the details and creating those details keeps thousands in the automotive industry gamefully occupied across the globe.  Spending time with a car reveals more and more of ...

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Renault Vel Satis: road test memories

Renault Vel Satis: road test memories

Renault Vel Satis guru Oliver Hammond piqued my attention via Twitter a while ago because of his efforts in building up a VelSat community. His Vel Satis forum site is ever-more ...

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BMW and the Olympics: not a new thing

BMW and the Olympics: not a new thing

BMW’s involvement with the Olympic games is not a new event: nearly 40 years ago, it was again leading the charge at the Games of the XX Olympiad.  Leading the ...

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Designing the new F30 BMW 3 Series

Designing the new F30 BMW 3 Series

Designing a BMW 3 Series is one of the hardest tasks in the motor industry. 12.5 million have been sold to date and it is the world’s best selling premium-make ...

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flickr: Audi A6 Avant long-termer

flickr: Audi A6 Avant long-termer

My latest long-termer is an Audi A6 Avant, conveniently timed to coincide with my newfound fatherhood.  I’m running this for MSN Cars, which means monthly reports, ongoing blogs and lots ...

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News: November 2011

News: November 2011

27 Nov The McLaren F1 successor will be called MP4-27. The announcement was made at the opening of the McLaren Production Centre, which PM David Cameron attended. Tech-savvy youngsters turn ...

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