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F1-plated Bugatti Veyron headlines MPH Show in UK

October 21, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under Bugatti, Car News, Sports Cars, Supercars

A rare pure white example of the Bugatti Veyron, complete with exclusive F1 number plates, will be the main attraction at this year’s MPH Show featuring Top Gear Live in the UK.

Owned by Afzal Kahn, the man behind bespoke tuning house Project Kahn, this Veyron is strictly a case of ‘if you need to ask [...]

Aston Martin Rapide at Frankfurt Motor Show

All eyes were on the Aston Martin stand at Frankfurt this year with the unveiling of the much talked about and much praised, Rapide four-door sports sedan.

Adding two extra doors to a DB9, which is often regarded as one of the most beautiful coupes in the world, is no easy design job. It had [...]

Ferrari 458 Italia at Frankfurt Motor Show

There would have to be something seriously wrong with any human being, if they didn’t visit the Ferrari stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

That’s especially true this year, where you will see on display one of the best shapes to come out of Maranello in years.

The 458 Italia is a drop dead gorgeous machine, [...]

Lotus Evora at Frankfurt Motor Show

September 16, 2009 by Anthony Crawford  
Filed under Car News, Frankfurt, Lotus, Sports Cars

After road testing Land Rover’s 2010 Range Rover and Discovery models, reviews of which, we will post later this week, it was time to fast track to Edinburgh and catch a plane to Frankfurt.

The Frankfurt International Motor Show has always been one of the largest in the world, but this year it is huge, [...]

Ferrari California Review

Perhaps I’ve got an overly developed sense of self, but I like to think that my opinions of various cars might occasionally serve a purpose. Not in the case of the 2009 Ferrari California.

Words Mark Hacking, San Diego, California
Reason being, this car, the fourth platform in the current Ferrari lineup, recently hit dealer showrooms around [...]

Lamborghini Reventón Roadster offical details

Lamborghini has today released official details of what it calls “the ultimate driving machine among open-top two-seaters” – or as we known it, the Reventón Roadster.

Open-top sports cars are a tradition at Lamborghini that stretches back more than 40 years. In 1968, the company from Sant’Agata Bolognese built a Miura without a fixed roof as [...]

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Photo Gallery & Specifications
If there was ever a car everyone at CarAdvice simply agreed on, it’s the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that is scheduled for its world premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (which CarAdvice will be attending) next Monday.

Although we’ve criticised Mercedes-Benz for making some less than inspiring cars in [...]

Fiat 500 a hot tribute to Ferrari

September 10, 2009 by David Twomey  
Filed under Car News, Ferrari, Fiat, Motorsport, Sports Cars

The hottest version yet of Fiat’s chic bambino, the Fiat 500, will surface at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show when Abarth unveil the Fiat 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, a limited edition that celebrates the history and shared values of Abarth and Ferrari.

The new pocket rocket from Fiat and Abarth boasts 134kW and a new [...]

Australian Muscle Car Masters

It is no coincidence that the Australian Muscle Car Masters falls on Australia’s Father’s Day weekend, and for many dads there’s would be no better way to spend their day than with the smell of vintage automotive ‘muscle’ in the air.

I arrived at Eastern Creek International Raceway, in Sydney, with my own dad at perhaps [...]

Lexus IS 250C Review & Road Test

Lexus raises the roof with the IS 250C

Model Tested:

2009 Lexus IS 250C; 2.5-litre, V6, petrol; six-speed automatic; coupe-cabriolet – $99,900*

Options:

None fitted

Great styling with the roof off; features; boot space.
Fuel consumption; engine; seat comfort, boot space.
CarAdvice Rating:
We all saw it coming, each one of Lexus’s competitors has a convertible, and it was only [...]

Porsche TechArt GTstreetRS (GT2)

This is one Porsche for which you’ll need your brave pills
Locked away in the German countryside is an unassuming light grey building. It’s two storeys high, and a sloping car park on the right hand side dips away to a few garages at the back. To drive down the road, you’d probably go straight past [...]

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