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Autoblog have photos of the new Mercedes S-Class. In an impressive design statement it manages to combine the worst of Maybach clumsiness, Merc CLS Droop, the BMW 7 Series badly fitted boot, distorted collagen plumped Audi/VAG wheel arches and a Korean luxo barge Merc rip-off look to the tail
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The US Grand Prix was a farce but one created primarily by Michelin and in part by current tyre regulations. Like everyone I feel sorry for the fans that spent hard earned money to watch one of the strangest races in Formula One history unfold I can’t see, in
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Ferrari won on the track but today probably ended F1 in the USA. I tried to view most the popular F1 sites before heading to work and all were very slow, very busy. It’s going to be an interesting week watching the fallout from the USA Grand Prix.
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Aaron Bhatnagar and Robert Good have launched a new blog dedicated to cars. Kiwi Car Lovers Blog This blog is dedicated to cars. Your blog hosts are Aaron "Pablo" Bhatnagar and Robert "Puntiki" Good. We are car lovers - but we definitely don't always
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I would have thought that you’d resurrect an old model name to gain favourable associations with a glorious past. So why are they reviving Viva? Return of the Viva ~ Xtra Motoring Holden New Zealand has confirmed the Daewoo Lacetti - a brief entrant here two years ago - will
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The 60’s elements: Low downforce, no electronic development (FIA Supplied restricted systems), manual gearbox, restricted brakes, no “exotic materials”… The FIA 2008 rule proposals will see a dramatic change to Formula One. Reduced costs for sure but will it mean better racing, will it be Formula One? The FIA
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A Ferrari Enzo for the track. gizmag Article: Ferrari FXX turns client-collectors into genuine Ferrari Test Drivers * After a careful client order selection process, the first FXXs will be delivered by the end of this year. * Every Client who signs up for the FXX project by purchasing one of the
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I just got the May 2005 issue of Car Magazine (off the slow boat) which has an interesting two page interview with Carl-Peter Forster about GM Europe. It’s interesting reading and here are a few extracts that caught my attention; CAR: We hear Saab might be sold to the
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Top Gear blast the Fiat Croma which isn’t terribly surprising; * It’s a large Fiat * Good Fiats are usually small * Even good large Fiats are usually failures. * It’s based on a Vectra Platform * Even Saab struggled with that handicap. * It’s not pretty * Oh dear… Stretching the point
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www.formula1.com have recently posted a World Champions Hall of Fame with profiles and galleries in including (of course) New Zealander Denny Hulme. Denny Hulme (NZL) World Champion - 1967 - The Official Formula 1 Website
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A story about the history, manufacture and test driving the McLaren Mercedes SLR. Has photos of the SLR assembly area and information about the McLaren Technology Center. Speed Is of the Essence - New York Times (May require free registration to access) I saw the SLR on display in San
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10,000,000,000,000,000,000 (1018) atoms of carbon are rubbed of a car tyre in one revolution. This is also the age of the universe in seconds. Amazing what you learn listening to a lecture on Albert Einstein and Ernest Rutherford: To See What Cannot Be Seen:
