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Car Clubs Face EV dilemma
​The growing popularity of retro-fit EV conversions is leaving classic car clubs with the dilemma of whether owners who have stripped out their internal combustion engine and replaced it with an all-electric drivetrain can remain members
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Icon reborn new-generation R232 Mercedes SL roadster developed entirely by AMG
​AMG has earned the honour of developing the brand new R232 SL from scratch – find out how Mercedes’ performance division has broken new ground with the automotive icon using a range of technological advancements.
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Lotus lines up electric SUV too
​Lotus will follow its fellow Geely Group sibling brands Volvo and Polestar in launching an electric SUV – and the firm has given the first official glimpse of it ahead of a reveal next year
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1986 Porsche Carrera 3.2 Restomod set to light up historics winter sale
​Regular readers will recall last month’s news round-up, when we highlighted the 1979 911 Turbo (930) converted by RUF Automobile to BTR specification and offered at the Historics Auctioneers
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Bauhaus Meets Classic Porsche Culture at Weltausstellung 2021
Back in 2015, when Tom Gädtke (known by his social media handle @onassisporsches), brought together eighteen fellow enthusiasts at a car park in the Ruhr district of Germany
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1900bhp Rayo Lamborghini Huracán targets 300mph
​A one-off British-built custom Lamborghini Huracán has been unveiled with power raised from 610hp to a scarcely believable 1900bhp. The Rayo was conceived by 7X Design and debuted at the recent Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court, London.
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Bentley Recruits
Bentley Motors has welcomed its largest ever intake of apprentices, undergraduates and graduates, with 112 new recruits joining the 4000-strong Crewe-based workforce
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110-Year Anniversary Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost re-enacts London to Edinburgh trial
History repeated itself recently when a world-renowned Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost re-enacted its astonishing run in the 1911 London-Edinburgh Trial
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Porsche’s electric 911 998
The Porsche 911 will go electric – in two giant leaps. We unveil Porsche’s plan to save its defining model
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Rolls-Royce EV Electric Spectre Coupe due in 2023
Rolls-Royce announces 2023 EV. Spectre coupé to have Ghost platform and unique-to-Rolls mechanical make-up
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Fuel for thought - Could it be too much?
​I'm still slowly digesting the data supplied in the launch announcement for the significant new BMW EV, the i4. The sporty M50 variant apparently weighs 2.3 tonnes unloaded, and its electric motor delivers 537bhp
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Is there an electric charging etiquette?
​As readers will be well aware, there’s a big shift happening. And while we can count ourselves as ‘early adopters’, with a keen interest in technology and motoring in general, the majority face a plunge into the world of electric driving
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Low-carbon asphalt on its way
​Highways England is promoting a switch to warm mix asphalts (WMAs) which bring CO2 savings of up to 15 per cent compared to more traditional hot mix asphalts that are normally used
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Prices for the second-generation NX range have been announced by Lexus
The NX 350h features a 2.5-litre petrol engine with self-charging hybrid technology, while the NX 450h+ adds plug-in functionality. Sitting on the company’s GA-K platform
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Caravan and motorhome club towcar of the Year Awards 2021
​SEAT has scooped the top honour at the 39th Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year competition but there were also big wins for the all-electric Skoda Enyaq iV 80, Volvo V60 Recharge and SsangYong Musso Rhino.
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Toyota revises RAV4 range for 2022
​There is a new Toyota RAV4 on the horizon called the Adventure and it boasts stand-out rugged styling that perfectly suits the car’s “go anywhere” spirit.
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DS to go electric from 2024
​Upmarket French brand DS has confirmed it will only build electric models from 2024, with sales of purely combustion and hybrid models coming to a close
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Dacia names seven-seat MPV
​Dacia has revealed the all-new Jogger seven-seat MPV at the Munich Motor Show. It will be the first Dacia MPV to be sold in the UK, and also its first model sold with a hybrid powertrain
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