Best Auto Information
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Sep
Posted: 2:59pm, 27 September 2007
Renault Clio Renaultsport 197 Cup: the lowdownLook past the mouthful of a name (Renaultsport models still manage to be a real mouthful, n’est-ce pas?), and this should be one of our favourite hot hatches of the year. The new Clio 197 Cup is the full production version of the limited-edition Renault […]
27
Sep
Posted: 4:00pm, 27 September 2007
Abarth? Am I right in thinking the last time I saw that name it was on a Fiat Stilo?Wash your mouth out! We don’t talk about that. Abarth has now been launched as a new brand in the Fiat stable, alongside the likes of Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati and Fiat. Fiat […]
27
Sep
Posted: 9.36am, 27 September 2007
An Infiniti G37? Isn’t that just a posh Nissan 350Z?Yes and no. A lot of the G37’s basics are 350Z-derived, but this is far more than just badge engineering – the Infiniti is a very different beast to the Nissan it’s based on. But to fully understand this car, first we […]
26
Sep
Posted: 4.13pm, 26 September 2007
The Tepee? Has Peugeot hung out with Skoda for too long? Too many scout jokes for my liking!Yes, yes. Ignore the silly name, and you have another of the growing breed of vans being geared up for carrying bodies not builders. Ford has been doing it for years with the Transit, […]
26
Sep
Posted: 11:00am, 26 September 2007
Your title says Honda Accord, but this looks like an accident between a car and a tent!Yes, but under that heavy disguise this has been confirmed as the next Honda Accord. Prototypes have started lapping the Nurburgring ahead of the Accord’s production debut in March 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show. […]
26
Sep
Ah Frankfurt: the schnitzel, the pilsner, the strange, two-legged fish they pull from the Main River Its all coming back to me now. This is my 20th anniversary here at the Frankfurt Auto Show. I say 20th even though they hold the show every other year, thus making it only possible for me to have […]
26
Sep
In hot and humid conditions in South Florida, Champ Car teams wrapped up the final day of testing at the 1.67-mile Sebring International Raceway.Home Field Advantage: With the next Champ Car event slated for Surfers Paradise, Team Australia is certainly hoping for some home-field advantage. Last year, Will Power put the green and yellow Aussie […]
26
Sep
Posted: 11:00am, 26 September 2007
Your title says Honda Accord, but this looks like an accident between a car and a tent!Yes, but under that heavy disguise this has been confirmed as the next Honda Accord. Prototypes have started lapping the Nurburgring ahead of the Accord’s production debut in March 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show. […]
25
Sep
Sports-car legend Henri Pescarolo has reversed his decision not to take his team to Brazil, the final round of the European-based Le Mans Series. Pescarolo Sport will run one car because the team still has a chance of retaining its LMP1 prototype crown.
Peugeot drivers Stephane Sarrazin and Pedro Lamy looked like a lock for […]
25
Sep
Although General Motors had a 67-day supply of vehicles on Sept. 1, several of its key vehicles are vulnerable to the UAW strike against the automaker.
GM dealers have more than an 80-day supply of most of its full-sized trucks, a major source of profits. But supplies of the hot-selling new Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and […]