Feature Review: Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series
The SL65 AMG Black Series has 661bhp, 737lb ft, a fixed carbon roof and an appetite for Ferrari 599GTBs. Prepare to want one, even if you know you shouldn’t
Feature - Supercar Group Test
Three of the most exciting cars on the planet and it's time for DR to pick a winner..
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Nov
2008
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Lamborghini has chosen the LA show to launch the new LP560-4 Spyder. The US accounted for 39-percent of all Lamborghini sales in ’07, making it by far the biggest market for the supercar manufacturer.
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Nov
2008
Posted in: Chris Harris, Column | 3 comments »
Relax. We can all breathe easy now, the waiting is over. The biggest announcement of the automotive year has been made. The Car of the Year for 2008 is the Vauxhall Insignia. Now, in the midst of the mass hysteria and street partying that accompanies such earth-shattering news, please excuse me while I go and …
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19
Nov
2008
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Porsche has unveiled details of the revised Boxster and Cayman line-ups. In best Porsche tradition the exterior tweaks are minor and hard to spot – essentially new front and rear light clusters - but underneath it’s a more thorough update.
As leaked on DR back in July, the Boxster and Cayman get a new 2.9-litre engine, …
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Nov
2008
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The SL65 AMG Black Series has 661bhp, 737lb ft, a fixed carbon roof and an appetite for Ferrari 599GTBs. Prepare to want one, even if you know you shouldn’t
Read the 19 page feature magazine and then tell us what you think.
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Nov
2008
Posted in: Long termers | 1 comment »
DR has a new long-termer and you can read Neil Carey’s first report from his trip to the Nürburgring here>>.
You may already have spotted a few Twingo 133’s cropping up in other magazines but we’re pleased to have chosen ours in the optional Extreme Blue metallic pearl colour. We think it makes our Twingo look …
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17
Nov
2008
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There’s an emergency on Planet F1. What in the name of arse is going on with the new-look 2009 cars? BMW’s latest offering has just been photographed testing in Spain, and I have just evacuated the contents of my stomach all over my keyboard.
The armchair expert is the least valid point of criticism, but I …
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15
Nov
2008
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You’ve viewed the on-road video feature, now watch the track test of our three sports saloons around Silverstone’s GP Circuit.
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15
Nov
2008
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Aston Martin Racing has released the 2009 specification Vantage GT4 based on Aston Martin’s new 4.7 litre V8 Vantage.
The Vantage GT4 replaces the 4.3 litre Vantage N24, that DR’s own Dickie Meaden successfully raced with Dr Ulrich Bez to finish 3rd in class at this year’s Nurburgring 24 hrs.
The Vantage GT4 has been under …
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15
Nov
2008
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A new album has been added to our audio pages featuring tracks recorded during our recent supercar group test between Porsche’s 911 GT2, Ferrari’s Scuderia and Lamborghini’s LP560-4.
You will have already read the feature and learned of our conclusions, and you’re sure to have your own views on which you’d prefer to have parked in …
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Nov
2008
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There are few certainties in life, but as sure as night follows day and woodlice make it into my bathroom, when they have been in simultaneous production I have always preferred the Porsche GT3 to the turbocharged GT2…
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Nov
2008
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Launched at the Geneva autosalon in March and initially available on the 1-series, BMW are now set to launch it’s range of enhancements for the 3-series.
The BMW Performance upgrades were showcased on the BMW 1 Series Concept tii concept car at the Tokyo Motorshow in 2007.
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