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NEW GULLWING BLOWS DOORS OFF ITS RIVALS

THE Gullwing has landed. Again. It may have been 55 years since Mercedes introduced its original 300SL Gullwing but the German firm is out to show that more than half a century of supercar-building knowledge hasn’t gone to waste.

Lexus takes on Ferrari and Lambo

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Baby Beemer has X factor that its dowdy rivals lack

FROM a near-standing start a decade ago BMW is now a well-established brand in the UK’s all-wheel drive market. One in five of all the cars they sell worldwide sport an “X” badge to denote their 4x4 credentials. BMW’s latest the X1 is also its smallest but in a time of downsizing brought about by economic, ecological and social sobriety it’s set to become BMW’s best-selling X model in the UK.

A designer of classic and mean machines

THE name of Charles Amherst Villiers may not be immediately familiar but his work in the automotive world certainly is.

Kia kicks off

WHEN KIA launched the Sorento in 2002 the company’s 4x4 was an instant winner in the UK. It had the styling to rival models from more prestige manufacturers, presented great value and proved there was more to Kia than making small city cars.

Switch on to a new galaxy of stars rising in the East

THE Tokyo Motor Show has always boasted a reputation for producing some of the most exciting and futuristic cars and this year is no exception. From performance cars to eco-friendly models, NAT BARNES looks at the highlights.

Go-faster mini diesel

RENAULT has an enviable reputation when it comes to hot-hatches.

Stealthy dose of luxury in new Octavia

STEALTH is a much prized asset in the natural world. The ability to pass through a landscape unnoticed or stalk prey is what helps stealthy animals survive and thrive.

Top 10 places most likely to get your car stolen

CHISLEHURST is the car crime capital of the UK.

Camper that's in a field of its own

THE Volkswagen Camper van of the sixties and seventies is a motoring icon. alongside the Beetle, the 2CV and the Mini it’s the kind of cult classic that is regarded with affection

Ceed has grown to challenge its rivals

LET'S face it. When it comes to recording motoring history in the 21st century, not many pages will be devoted to the Kia Ceed. Since it first arrived in March 2007, the Korean hat

Honda’s new hybrid takes the technology up a gear

THINK saving the planet and driving a sports car are mutually exclusive? Well think again. These are the first pictures of the new Honda CRZ that will make its debut at the Tokyo

Younger drivers most 'distracted' at wheel

MORE than a third of British motorists find it difficult to concentrate while on the road.

Eco Mondeo is the frugal choice

EMISSIONS have become a hot topic of late in the motoring world.

Be silently driving a hybrid

WE’VE spent the past couple of weeks behind the wheel of two very different cars, the new Toyota Prius and Lexus RX450h.

New astra boasts a fresh focus

IT'S hard to over-estimate the importance of this new Vauxhall Astra for a car company that’s spent the past few months on the financial ropes.

Car scrappage scheme to get extra £100m

THE Government's car scrappage scheme is to get a £100 million cash injection, Lord Mandelson confirmed today.

Golf drives towards Diesel

FOR anyone with a modicum of interest in cars and motoring you can hardly have failed to notice that the hot-hatch is well and truly back.

Spicy Mazda hatch is not to all tastes

WE Brits love our curries. Some like ’em hot, others prefer a milder flavour but whatever your choice, we can’t get enough of them. It’s the same with hot hatchbacks, where the UK is one of the major consumers of these spiced-up family cars, showing a taste for them that outstrips the rest of Europe.

Baby Range Rover set to join family

LAND ROVER is having a baby boom. This week it confirmed that its stunning LRX concept car, first seen in January last year at the Detroit Motor Show, will join the family in 2011. It will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant at Halewood on Merseyside (where the Jaguar X-Type ends its run later this year).