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New Aston Martin Vantage coming Q2 2018
November 23, 2017
Much swooning reverberated around the Petrol News office this week with the reveal of the all-new Aston Martin Vantage, due in the second quarter of 2018. A new Aston is usually enough cause for celebration but the Vantage nameplate has been worn by some undisputable icons of the past seven decades, and the outgoing model … Continue reading “New Aston Martin Vantage coming Q2 2018”
READ MORESEAT reveals the ultimate Leon: 305bhp Cupra R coming January
November 20, 2017
The SEAT Leon Cupra was so great that it forced many of us in the Petrol News office to view the Spanish brand as a serious manufacturer of hot hatches after it was out of the game for so long. So you can imagine the waves of grinning faces that greeted the news that SEAT … Continue reading “SEAT reveals the ultimate Leon: 305bhp Cupra R coming January”
READ MOREDel Boy’s Reliant Regal goes up for auction
November 14, 2017
BBC’s ‘Only Fools and Horses’ has attracted one of the most passionate fanbases in TV comedy and soon, one lucky fan will make their dreams come true when the show’s iconic yellow Reliant Regal three-wheeler is auctioned off. The 1968 Reliant Regal is one of the most loved classic cars of the small screen, instantly … Continue reading “Del Boy’s Reliant Regal goes up for auction”
READ MOREThe Stinger is the fastest Kia yet
November 14, 2017
Kia isn’t a name often linked with performance cars but the new Stinger is set to change all that. First teased as the GT Concept in 2011, many never expected this elegant gran turismo to go into full production and as such, the Stinger is generally accepted as the most adventurous car in the brand’s … Continue reading “The Stinger is the fastest Kia yet”
READ MOREVettel realises what could’ve been with Brazilian GP win
November 13, 2017
With the 2017 F1 driver championship already secured by Lewis Hamilton at the Mexican Grand Prix, many of us in the Petrol News office expected the Brazilian GP to be something of a non-event. That certainly wasn’t the case as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel enjoyed his first victory since July, while Hamilton – who started from … Continue reading “Vettel realises what could’ve been with Brazilian GP win”
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Peugeot 3008 lucks out in Irish Car of the Year
November 10, 2017
Peugeot’s 3008 has been named Irish Car of the Year by motoring journalists ahead of the BMW 5 Series and Honda Civic. The 3008 was recently reimagined from a frumpy, undesirable MPV to a sharp and stylish SUV with seemingly just the nameplate being the only thing that remains unchanged. This radical rebirth has impressed … Continue reading “Peugeot 3008 lucks out in Irish Car of the Year”
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VW Golf R is lighter and faster with new Performance Pack
November 09, 2017
Volkswagen’s Golf R is without doubt one of the most ferocious hot hatches on the market. It was only refreshed at the start of the year, but VW clearly thinks there’s room for improvement because they’ve just introduced a new optional Performance Pack for the 305bhp beast. Available for the seven-speed automatic DSG variants, the … Continue reading “VW Golf R is lighter and faster with new Performance Pack”
READ MOREKoenigsegg Agera RS is the new fastest production car in the world
November 08, 2017
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fastest of them all? Not long ago, it was the Bugatti Veyron and the Hennessey Venom GT, but from today, the world has a new fastest production car and its name is the Koenigsegg Agera RS. The 1,341bhp hypercar has just clocked a mindblowing speed of 277.9mph, surpassing … Continue reading “Koenigsegg Agera RS is the new fastest production car in the world”
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