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McLaren Automotive sets its sights on becoming a multi-billion dollar business (w/VIDEO)

McLaren Automotive sets its sights on becoming a multi-billion dollar business (w/VIDEO)

Sep 23, 2011 |  One Comment

This weekend's Singapore Grand Prix was a fitting occasion for McLaren Automotive to announce that its Asia Pacific network will be managed from a wholly-owned McLaren subsidiary, McLaren Automotive Asia Pte Ltd, based in Singapore. McLaren Automotive Asia Pte Ltd will be responsible for all of McLaren Automotive’s regional operations throughout its Asia Pacific...

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IOTD: The new BMW M5 – too much horsepower?

IOTD: The new BMW M5 – too much horsepower?

Sep 22, 2011 |  One Comment

It's launch time for BMW's new M5, a car which delivers the oddly juxtaposed characteristics of more performance with more efficiency, and amidst the vault of images is this one which illustrates the F10 M5's horsepower advantage (552 bhp) over its E60 predecessor (500 bhp).

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This is the new Gordon Murray designed electric sportscar

This is the new Gordon Murray designed electric sportscar

Sep 21, 2011 |  No Comments

The last time he started with a blank sheet of paper, Gordon Murray created the McLaren F1, so you might be expecting (or hoping) that the phrase 'Gordon Murray designed sportscar' would preface a clever new challenger to Ferrari's 458 Italia. Unfortunately not, but don't lose hope just yet, for this new Teewave AR.1...

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From Rally to Road – the DNA of performance

From Rally to Road – the DNA of performance

Sep 21, 2011 |  No Comments

News of Lotus' entry in the GT category of the FIA Rally Championship in 2012, got me thinking about the relationship between road and rally cars and whether we, the customer, are still benefiting from the participation of car manufacturers in the sport.

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Top Gear’s Stig gives DJ Chris Evans a taxi ride to remember..

Top Gear’s Stig gives DJ Chris Evans a taxi ride to remember..

Sep 20, 2011 |  No Comments

With Top Gear Live 2011 just 51 days away, the Stig took TV and radio presenter, Chris Evans, for a quick spin around the ExCeL London venue at the wheel of a Black Cab.

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Back to School with the Lotus Driving Academy (w/VIDEOS)

Back to School with the Lotus Driving Academy (w/VIDEOS)

Sep 20, 2011 |  No Comments

Complete with a newly refurbished Lotus Test track at Hethel and new Chief Instructor in the form of former Lotus F1 driver, Martin Donnelly, the Lotus Driving Academy (LDA) opens its doors for the autumn term with a brand new syllabus and the new ‘Lotus Licence’.

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IOTD: DTM Oschersleben – to finish first, first you have to finish.. (w/DOWNLOAD)

IOTD: DTM Oschersleben – to finish first, first you have to finish.. (w/DOWNLOAD)

Sep 18, 2011 |  No Comments

Sometimes a great photo is all about good timing.. and a little bit of luck. This one from today's DTM race in Oschersleben tells an interesting story. Running 2nd in the race Mercedes driver Bruno Spengler was on course to secure the championship lead, but a technical problem with the front of the...

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IOTD: McLaren MP4-12C visits the old banked Monza circuit (w/DOWNLOAD)

IOTD: McLaren MP4-12C visits the old banked Monza circuit (w/DOWNLOAD)

Sep 16, 2011 |  One Comment

Today's image of the day is one that's perfectly suited to a Friday evening. Last weekend McLaren Automotive opened its first ever showroom in Milan, Italy - the same weekend as the F1 circus visited nearby Monza circuit for the Italian Gran Prix.

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Behind the scenes at Caterham Cars..

Behind the scenes at Caterham Cars..

Sep 16, 2011 |  4 Comments

I have been sitting on some news about Caterham during the past few weeks, as we waited on some of the moves to play out. And it's been fascinating to watch this minnow of the car industry become such a talking point on the global stage.

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IOTD: Land Rover DC100 owns the wilderness.. (w/DOWNLOAD)

IOTD: Land Rover DC100 owns the wilderness.. (w/DOWNLOAD)

Sep 15, 2011 |  One Comment

Today's Image Of The Day is a personal one for me - I'm well aware that for many Land Rover enthusiasts, September 2011 represents the month when the spirit of their beloved Defender was put to the sword - the DC100 Concept was unveiled with the promise that by 2015 something very close to it...

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