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The Twelve Most Valuable Automotive Brands of 2012
Earlier this week, Interbrand, one of the world’s largest branding consultancies, published its 2012 review of 'Top 100 Brands'. It makes interesting reading, not least because this is the first time Facebook joins the list following its controversial IPO in May.
But of course we're interested in the Automotive brands and what it tells us about sector's recovery, following the unprecedented slump in 2009/10.
Mazda3 MPS gains more visual appeal
There's little doubt about the 256bhp Mazda3 MPS' main appeal in a sector awash with super-hatches. At £23,995 the MPS scores well in the value-for-money stakes against the £23,495 246bhp Ford Focus ST - itself something of a bargain, the £26,995 276bhp Vauxhall Astra GTC VXR and the £25,560 207bhp Volkswagen Golf GTI.
Jaguar kicks off promotional activities for the F-TYPE (w/VIDEOS)
Last week American singer songwriter Lana Del Rey performed her new track, 'Burning Desire', to an audience of VIP's in the gardens of the 18th century Musée Rodin in Paris. It marked the beginning of a global programme to promote Jaguar's new F-TYPE, the company's first two-seater sports car since the iconic E-type was launched more than 50 years ago.
First pictures of the new Renault Clio Cup
Still unsure about the all-new Clio's 5-door body style? Reckon it looks a little.. dumpy? Perhaps you feel the Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo has grown up too far and lost some of its predecessor's impish charm? Well, before you decide, take a look at the new 2013 Clio Cup which made its first appearance at Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet last weekend, for the latest round of World Series by Renault.
Birth of the Ferrari F70: a study in carbon (w/VIDEOS)
Ferrari used the Paris Motor Show to reveal 'part' of its forthcoming F70 super sports car, successor to the Enzo and the only model in Ferrari's range which will be 'built without compromise', just like McLaren's recently launched P1 Concept.
Toyota Motorsports raise the bar with a new Nürburgring Nordschleife EV lap record (w/on-board VIDEO)
Forty-one year old Jochen Krumbach who has grown up at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, can be found most weekends strapped into a Manthey-Racing Porsche GT3-R competing in the German VLN series. He also set the circuit's all-electric vehicle lap record last August in the TMG EV-P001, with a time of 7:47 minutes.
EV Futures: Electric dreams – from nightmare to nirvana
With electric super car ‘halo’ models entering the fray, environmentally-friendly cars are about to become a lot more desirable. So, what’s the catch?
The competitive landscape for electric vehicles will change forever in 2013, not because of a deluge of sensible, affordable city cars from China, but because the biggest most aspirational car brands will begin a land grab of our heart and minds with a mind-boggling array of super sports cars.
Focus: Green Car Design/Review – Special Paris Motor Show Edition
For the first time in the magazine's brief history, Green Car Design has been chosen as an official media partner to Mondial de l'automobile 2012. It's something founder Hannah Macmurray could never have imagined when she set out in 2008 to explore the juxtaposition between car design and greener forms of propulsion.