The beautiful, the downright ugly

Motoring
15 Sep 2007

RENAULT After the disappointment of the ugly Laguna hatchback (“The Germans demanded an ugly car” now seems to be the corporate excuse), the coupé concept unveiled at Frankfurt (right) seemed almost dazzlingly handsome. Haunchy, with themes that... read more...

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Detroit enters midsize-sedan war (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 22 Aug 2007, Page 4)

Detroit enters midsize-sedan war
By Mike Spector And Joseph B. White
The Wall Street Journal Europe
22 Aug 2007

Detroit MIDSIZE SEDANS SUCH as the Honda Accord are the Wonder Bread and butter of the U.S. car market—sedate but steady sellers. Now, a redesigned Accord and a flurry of spiffed-up Detroit rivals signal rising competition among car makers who see an... read more...

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GM steals a march on rival Toyota with its all-electric Volt car (The Business, 18 Aug 2007, Page 24)

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GM steals a march on rival Toyota with its all-electric Volt car
car manufacturers Jon Ashworth
The Business
18 Aug 2007

WHEN Toyota’s first petrol-electric hybrid car, the Prius, went on sale in Japan in 1997, competitors were quick to crack a joke at the carmaker’s expense. No one is laughing now. Toyota sold its one millionth hybrid in June, with more than half the... read more...

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Toyota tests a plug-in hybrid

Tech Tags: The Business newspaper Global Briefing

Motoring

Motoring
21 Jul 2007

Recently liberated from the all-inone plastic nose, glasses and moustache combo of a joke-shop Groucho disguise – essential for time spent behind the wheel of a pearlescent white Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a chocolate brown interior – I have been... read more...

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CINQUECENTO REBORN

Motoring
07 Jul 2007

There was a 50th anniversary party in Turin this week. That’s the whole of Turin, you understand. The city simply stopped for 24 hours while shops, bars, clubs and cafés remained open for the city’s inhabitants as well as the 10,000 visitors and 1,000... read more...

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No news is bad news

Motoring
16 Jun 2007

The City is delighted, of course, but what will be the consequences for Ford of putting Jaguar and Land Rover up for sale this week? As Mao Tse Tung said of the results of the French revolution, “it’s still too early to say”. Ford is desperately short... read more...

Tech Tags: Motoring newspaper Cover Story

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AROLLS BY ANY OTHER NAME

Motoring
19 May 2007

FScott Fitzgerald springs to mind when one thinks of Rolls-Royce owners. His redolent portraits of the impossibly rich and handsome, such as The Great Gatsby, or Dick and Nicole Diver in Tender is the Night, sum up how I’d like them to be. Such... read more...

Tech Tags: Motoring newspaper Front Page