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The Range Rover SV Coupe bites the dust

Just when you thought the rich are getting richer as the world gets addicted to SUVs, Jaguar Land Rover has decided to cull the limited-edition SVO-built £240,000 Range Rover SV Coupe. Despite making waves and orders being taken for its 999 planned examples at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, Land Rover has cancelled the two-door […]

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Why Lotus needs a supercar, not an SUV, to thrive

Looks like the next few years is going to be an interesting time for Lotus. The Hethel-based company’s new owners, Chinese car-maker Geely, has been reportedly drawing up a £1.5 billion-plus investment to revitalise it. And if the developments over the last few months have been any clear indication, it won’t be yet another Bahar-esque […]

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#10yearchallenge shows how Chris Bangle changed BMW

Another year, another internet ‘challenge’ fad, and instead of convincing the short end of the Darwinian ladder to eat new varieties of detergent concentrate we are now bombarded by people eager to show off to Facebook’s algori….errr…peers, on how ten trips around the sun had changed them with the #10yearchallenge. This being the internet, there […]

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Toyota GR Supra’s price puts it in very tough competition

If you are going to launch a new performance brand into the world, there is no better way than to revive an iconic sports car that the world hasn’t seen for the better part of the last 16 years. Not only will you get a healthy serving of brownie points from the enthusiasts, but it […]