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Mini’s bold rethink Design boss on new-look line-up
Mini plots radical new line-up. Design chief talks of a new approach for an expanded, more varied model range.
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Alpine to use new Lotus EV platform for next A110
​The E-Sports platform has huge implications for the future of Lotus’s own line-up, but it will also find its way into models from other manufacturers
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Lotus’s EV era Sports cars, four-door coupé, SUVs
​Electric Elise successor to crown Lotus’s EV rebirth. New 2026 two-seater will kick-start an electric era of Hethel-developed sports cars
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End of the road for the Stirling Moss Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR No722
One of the most storied race cars in history has been officially retired 66 years after its most famous win
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Russell finally gets Mercedes chance
In a sport like Formula 1, where money talks louder than any other commodity, it’s not often that common sense prevails. But in the case of Russell and Mercedes
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Bitter Bluebird battle heads to court
​Donald Campbell’s rebuilt Bluebird K7 water speed record boat could be broken up once more if an ownership dispute cannot be settled. Coniston’s Ruskin Museum has formally requested the team which restored the wreck to return it
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BMW Points Programme rewards hybrid drivers
BMW has rolled out a Points Programme rewarding customers with charging credit for each electric mile driven with their hybrid BMW.
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BMW launches new 2022 iX3 G08
BMW has refreshed the exterior design of the iX3 G08, with hints of the iX and i4, adding the M Sport Package as standard
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BMW Cargo Bike and E-Scooter Concepts
BMW has unveiled two interesting design concepts for city centre travel. The electrified bicycle Concept Dynamic Cargo, and the e-scooter Concept Clever Commute, are both micromobility vehicles designed for future, electric, living.
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Industry bodies urged to petition for annual classic car safety test
​Classic car organisations, such as the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) and the newly-formed Historic & Classic Vehicle Alliance (HCVA), are being urged to lobby government to introduce a basic safety test for older vehicles
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New data reveals classic auction boost driven by enthusiasts
​The latest update to the Hagerty UK Price Guide has provided a market overview of the first six months of 2021, revealing more cars are being sold and average prices have risen
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Petersen automotive museum showcases Porsche 956 and 962 in second celebratory Luftgekühlt Exhibit
​In partnership with Luftgekühlt — the name given to the world-famous annual Porsche event founded by founded by two-time Le Mans class winner, Patrick Long, and creative designer, Howie Idelson
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Porsche fields combine for epic Silverstone circuit showdown
​All of Porsche Club Motorsport’s track series combined for two entertaining races at Silverstone on Saturday 14th August. Chris Dyer and Simon Clark’s Cayman S, heading the Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Championship with Pirelli
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Travelling roadshow of Porsche 917s lands at Monterey Car Week
​In the August issue of Classic Porsche, we reported on the appearance of 917 chassis 026 as a star lot in the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale. Offered with a lower estimate of $16m, the car failed to sell, but it wasn’t the only 917 causing a stir at the show
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Rare factory 1967 Porsche 911 R sells for more than $3m at RM Sotheby’s Auction
​Porsche rarely, if ever, follows any other automaker’s lead, but Colin Chapman’s maxim of “add lightness” was taken to heart by Zuffenhausen’s former motorsport director, Ferdinand Piëch.
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The money is on the manuals
​Hand-stirred Ferraris are looking like good bets – but the market is still half-asleep
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New tech gives “more freedom” to develop electric 2023 Porsche 911 992.2
​Porsche design chief Michael Mauer has hinted that he has already conceived how the design of a future electric 911 could work, but insisted such a model is unlikely to appear before 2030
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2023 Porsche 718 EV’S biggest challenge
​Two-seater sports cars are among the tightest-packaged vehicles, so it makes sense that Porsche is thinking about supplanting the weight and bulk of a combustion engine with a drive battery pack for its electrified 718.
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