In the late 60s and early 70s, it was usual to see concept cars shown worldwide at the various premier motor shows. At the end of the ‘season,’ these glamorous concepts were sold off, and the money raised funded the following years’ concept tour’. One business that led the car design was ItalDesign Giugiaro, run […]
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Koenigsegg has announced their New Year resolution; ‘Dear 2022, here’s our New Year’s resolution – More ultimate performance through clever engineering and optimal design. Here we go!’ Along with it, an image that does nothing to clarify matters. Christian von Koenigsegg founded the Swedish marque in 1994. Its first street-legal production vehicle, the CC8S, was
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Following the active promotion of the apparent benefits of electric cars in adverse weather conditions in Northern Europe, it seems that one particular owner in Finland, Tuomas Katainen, is less than convinced. He owned a 2013 Tesla Model S for the first 1,000 miles, and then error codes started to appear. He arranged for the
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According to Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, the first pure electric Lamborghini will be seen in 2027 or 2028, with the possibility of other models using synthetic fuel. The attached picture of the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio (Italian for Third Millennium) was a futuristic electric concept introduced by Lamborghini and developed in collaboration with the
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Following a design sketch released in February as a teaser, Morgan is fully revealing the Plus 8 GTR as the Company’s Most Powerful Car Ever. A total of nine cars only will be built, all fitted with a BMW V8 4.8 litre, naturally aspirated engine producing 375hp. BMW dropped the engine from their line-up a
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It seems the launch of the Tesla Cybertruck is now likely to appear sometime next year. The delay will come with some benefits; initially, the Cybertruck was fitted with three electric motors similar to the Model S Plaid, a high-performance luxury electric car that Tesla says pumps out 1,020 horsepower and does 0-60 mph in
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First seen at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. The coachbuilt model’s design is inspired by the classic Italian front-engine GTs of the 1950s, featuring an aluminium body and offered either as a coupé or a convertible. Under the retro-body is a custom space frame with components sourced from the Corvette C7. Including a V8 engine
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I understand that Porsche is seriously considering an IPO, the rumour has been circling for months, but now it seems matters may have moved up a gear. The Volkswagen Group is looking for ways to fund its costly shift towards electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. If the IPO is a success, some forecast the sports
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The police have used unmarked HGV Tractor Units AKA: Supecabs as surveillance vehicles to ‘crack-down’ on erring motorists. The latest efforts based on the M5 motorway in Somerset caught 240 offenders in two weeks; 192 vehicles were stopped by the police, including 77 HGV’s and 78 private vehicles, several of whom were given advice or
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The De Tomaso Deauville; launched at the 1970 Turin Motor Show. A very luxurious four-door saloon. Many thought the styling was reminiscent of the Jaguar XJ Series. Similar to the Jaguar, De Tomaso fitted an independent rear suspension. It shared its chassis with Maserati Quattroporte III. The car entered production in 1971. This beautiful motor
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