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0Video: Supercar parade entering highway is mesmerizing 1368125940
In what must have looked and sounded to motorists on the M6 like an invasion of The Swarm, a parade of 50 enthusiast gems leaving a charity event were caught shooting down the on-ramp and merging into traffic. There were plenty of Porsches joining the 959 and Ducktail above, Aston Martins going ...
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Report: London firm hiring professional double-parkers to avoid fines 1364856300
Autoblog sister site AOL UK reports that a company in London is hiring young drivers to sit double parked in the businesses vans, in an effort to avoid parking fines. As a traffic officer approaches, the drivers simply start up the van and drive away. Aspect.co.uk (a property management firm, as ...
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Video: McLaren P1 goes around Top Gear test track 1363707000
Think that the new McLaren P1 supercar seems pretty tremendous following its launch at Geneva this year? We do, too. And now, after seeing the reaction the ultra-performance McLaren has gotten from McLaren Formula One driver, Checo (Sergio) Perez, we're even more excited for our chance at some ...
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Report: 1,000s of UK speeders to get out of tickets because signs were in wrong font? 1363092300
How's this for a technicality? According to a report from The Telegraph, thousands of speeding tickets issued to drivers over the last six years while traveling on a portion of the M42 motorway west of Coventry may not actually be liable for their fines. Why? Apparently, a series of signs showing ...
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Video: Watch an Ariel Atom receive a pit stop in the middle of London traffic 1363015800
Just how quickly can a pit crew from the Ariel AtomCup swap out a set of tires? Quicker than the span of your standard stop light. One crew set out to prove just that by serving up a full changeover at a downtown London intersection. The team not only manages a complete pit stop (minus fuel, ...
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Report: European auto sales hit 23-year low in January 1361388600
Automotive News Europe reports new vehicle sales in the EU have hit a 23-year low after registrations plunged 8.5 per cent last month. Ford, Peugeot-Citroën and Toyota all suffered the brunt of that fall, but a few automakers managed to make gains despite the negative trend. Opel, Vauxhall ...
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Official: Mini Clubman Bond Street inspired by London shopping 1359932340
Mini again plucks a London landmark as the appellation for a special edition, the Mini Clubman Bond Street joining the Mayfair and Camden, and Bayswater and Baker Street editions of the recent past. You'll recognize the formula of primary colour and polished contrasting color, in this case its ...
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Video: UK documentary examines Middle East exotic car culture in London 1359248400
We've done our share of posting on the powerslides and street racing that's part of Middle Eastern hooning in high-dollar exotics, but almost all of the antics noted have taken place in the Middle East... as you'd expect. The UK's Channel 4 has produced a documentary that goes deep into exotic ...
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Video: Morgan confirms development of magnesium and aluminum chassis 1356714000
In a brief chat with The Telegraph, managing director of Morgan, Charles Morgan, talked about how the tiny UK automaker will navigate the future. Morgan believes that as long as the company can find a way to exploit niche products that the big automakers can't or won't do, and if his firm can be ...
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Report: Subaru axes WRX and STI in UK 1355528700
Auto Express reports Subaru will stop selling the Impreza, WRX and WRX STI in the UK starting next year. A spokesperson with the company said Subaru has been evaluating the Impreza and its performance in the UK for the past year and has finally decided to pull the plug. That means all of the ...
