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Watch: Brabham’s BT62 tearing up the track
May 30, 2018
At the start of May, Brabham was reborn with the reveal of the BT62 – a 700bhp mid-engined track car that honours the legacy of the marque’s greatest and most memorable cars. The car is a stunning example of what is possible when a monster engine (a 5.4-litre V8 in this case) is planted in … Continue reading “Watch: Brabham’s BT62 tearing up the track”
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Refreshed Mercedes C-Class coupe and cabrio priced, coming July
May 30, 2018
Mercedes’ C-Class is one of the most universal cars in the world; company car drivers love it, families love it and of course, petrolheads like us love it. The eternally popular C-Class simply appeals to everyone and the addition of refreshed coupe and convertible versions has heightened that appeal yet again. Merc has just confirmed … Continue reading “Refreshed Mercedes C-Class coupe and cabrio priced, coming July”
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McLaren production figures skyrocket by 5,000 in 18 months
May 30, 2018
McLaren has come a long way in a short space of time, what with the Senna, 570 GT and 720S – aka the most beautiful supercar of 2018 . This flurry of success has now been capped off with the manufacture of its 15,000th car in just seven years of production – a curacao blue 570S Spider. … Continue reading “McLaren production figures skyrocket by 5,000 in 18 months”
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Summer lovin’ with a Peugeot 108
May 28, 2018
Getting ready for this summer, French manufacturers Peugeot announce two striking, metallic colours, that truly do sound like delicious cocktails – Green Fizz and Calvi Blue – for its super, small Peugeot 108 mini, available on its Allure and Collection models. To stop it sounding too sickly, sweet, the Peugeot 108 Allure has been further … Continue reading “Summer lovin’ with a Peugeot 108”
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Vauxhall disappoints with tepid Corsa GSi, coming September
May 25, 2018
Vauxhall has finally revealed details on the engine that will sit under the bonnet of its forthcoming Corsa GSi – and the numbers are pretty underwhelming. Built on a Corsa VXR chassis, the new GSi will make use of a 1.4-litre turbo engine with 148bhp and 220Nm of torque. This means it can get up … Continue reading “Vauxhall disappoints with tepid Corsa GSi, coming September”
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Honda’s Civic Type R has been carved into a pickup truck
May 24, 2018
We’re a big fan of peculiar mash-ups here in the Petrol News office: Mayochup, McBusted, the list goes on. But Honda has just blown minds with this: a Civic Type R pickup truck. Basically, a specialist team from the product engineering department at Honda’s Swindon factory took a standard Civic Type R and drastically modified … Continue reading “Honda’s Civic Type R has been carved into a pickup truck”
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Renault Megane R.S. to make UK debut at Speedmachine Festival
May 24, 2018
Anyone heading to Silverstone for the Speedmachine Festival this May bank holiday will be some of the first people to see the new Renault Megane R.S. on UK soil. The 276bhp hot hatch can be found on Renault’s static stand as well as on the Silverstone circuit doing its thing throughout the event, which takes … Continue reading “Renault Megane R.S. to make UK debut at Speedmachine Festival”
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Supermini Vauxhall Corsa celebrates its 25th year
May 23, 2018
Did you know, Vauxhall Corsa celebrates 25 years of motoring? A quarter of a century! Wow! I know, it hit me hard too. I learnt to drive in a generation two Corsa, and I thought I was living the life of teenage luxury with a cassette player in the car. Now, in it’s fifth generation, … Continue reading “Supermini Vauxhall Corsa celebrates its 25th year”
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