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September 3, 2012
Speed Pack – for when a standard Jaguar XFR feels just too slow..
If you regularly need to exceed 155mph on your commute to work*, then you'll find Jaguar’s optional new Speed Pack for the XFR an absolute godsend.
September 3, 2012
Peugeot reveals details of the new 208 GTi due in Spring 2013
There's a lot riding on the new 208 GTi - the troubled French car maker needs a halo model to draw customers back into its showrooms after cutting 8,000 jobs in July. Sales are down 23% compared to 2007 levels and unions have described the cuts as a "declaration of war".
If ever there was a time to 'get it right' with a GTi model, this is it.
August 31, 2012
Citroën adds al-fresco driving option with the new DS3 Cabrio
The Citroën 2CV (deux chevaux) featured a full-width canvas sunroof that would roll-up from the boot to the front windscreen. It was an ingeniously cost-efficient car which CAR magazine journalist LJK Setright described as "the most intelligent application of minimalism ever to succeed as a car".
August 30, 2012
The Hamsters travel back in time for Kia’s New Soul campaign
To promote the new 2013 Kia Soul, those music-loving hamsters return in the third of the brand's chart-topping series of viral videos.
'Bringing Down the House' is set to the Axwell Radio Edit of 'In My Mind', by Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl featuring Georgi Kay, and takes the 21st century's dance music hamsters back in time to a stuffy 18th century opera house.
August 29, 2012
Discovery Channel lift the lid on their ambitions for Fifth Gear TV
When Discovery poached Channel 5’s flagship series Fifth Gear back in January, it was part of a big push to increase the channel's investment in the UK, with the promise of "terrestrial-sized" budgets for original programme commissions.
August 28, 2012
Dany Bahar files £6.7m claim against Group Lotus for wrongful dismissal
It will come as no surprise to anyone who's been following Group Lotus recently, that Dany Bahar, who was fired as CEO back in June this year, has initiated a claim for £6.7m ($10.6 million) against his former employers for "unlawful early termination of his employment".
August 28, 2012
Hyundai Veloster Turbo SE goes on sale in the UK
The new Veloster Turbo SE will be available in UK showrooms from September 24 priced at £21,995. It's the first model to feature Hyundai’s 1.6-litre T-GDI engine with its high-compression, twin-scroll turbocharger and driving characteristics optimised to European tastes.
August 27, 2012
All-new Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S – the fat-bottomed Porsche returns in 991 form
Forty-four millimetres doesn't sound like a lot, but that's how much wider the new 911 Carrera 4 models are than their two-wheel drive siblings.







