Supercars news articles 
Emissions-related congestion charge will increase CO2
A report from King’s College never publicly released by Transport for London (TfL) reveals that Mayor Ken Livingstone’s new emissions-related congestion charge is estimated by TfL’s own consultants to increase CO2 in Greater London by 182,000 tonnes. This not only contradicts the Mayor’s claims that his charge will reduce CO2, but also directly contradicts claims made by Transport for London. In a report prepared for TfL by King’s College Lond... [more]
Rolls-Royce unveils new Phantom Coupé in Asia
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will unveil its new Phantom Coupé for the first time in the Asia Pacific region at the 10th Auto China 2008 Beijing, to be held at the New China International Exhibition Center, on Sunday, 20 April 2008. The Coupé, the fourth new model from Rolls-Royce under BMW Group ownership, is the most driver-orientated model in the Phantom line-up. This two-door, four-seater model has already seen outstanding demand with this year’... [more]
Hyundai reveals Genesis rear-wheel drive sports coupe
Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe is a purpose-built rear-wheel drive sports coupe that will take the Korean manufacturer into supercar territory for the first time. Revealed at the New York International Auto Show, the two door coupe will be powered by a choice of two performance-focused petrol engines – a 223PS 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder and a range-topping all-aluminium 310PS, DOHC 3.8-litre V6. The Genesis Coupe is scheduled to join the Hyundai ... [more]
New road tax prices lack consistency
The changes in road tax (technically known as Vehicle Excise Duty or VED) are intended to persuade consumers to buy less polluting cars, by making road tax progressively more expensive for higher polluting models. Clean Green cars believes the government’s plan to introduce 12 road tax (VED) bands instead of six is sensible, but the price of taxing a car in each band appears to have been generated at random. However, looking at the price j... [more]
Mini is the UK's slowest depreciating car
According to latest research from Parker’s Car Guides, the MINI reclaimed its crown as the UK’s slowest depreciating car in 2007. In its annual depreciation report, Parker’s compared last January’s new prices with what an owner can expect if they sell privately now. It found that buyers of a MINI this time last year will now have lost an average of just £1,388. That works out at just £27 a week – or the cost of a couple of Starbucks coffees every... [more]
Supercars in the news
Pearl-Qatar to host show on supercars for the rich and famous (Gulf Times)By Bonnie James THE Pearl-Qatar, being promoted as the most glamorous address in the Middle East, is gearing up to host Qatar’s first-ever exhibition of luxury and supercars on November 21 and 22. |
£2million spent on supercars to protect Gordon Brown (Daily Record)MORE than £2million has been spent on a fleet of supercars to protect Gordon Brown and key ministers from terrorist attack. |
Geneseo man will show rare 1969 car at Vettefest (Quad-City Times)Only three short hours after buying a brand-new 1969 Camaro Z28, Dan Rettig says he got a traffic ticket. |
Gordon Murray Awarded 'Idea of the Year' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Automotive icon Gordon Murray, who headed up the design of supercars such as the McLaren F1 and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, won 'Idea of the Year' at Autocar's annual awards ceremony this evening for "his vision for a unique car, the T-25, which can be mass produced and manufactured for any brand." |
The Buzz On Business (Modesto Bee)COMMODITIES TAKE A DIVE: Gold and most other commodities retreated Tuesday during another tumultuous day on Wall Street, as economic concerns once again weighed on investors. Gold for December delivery fell $9.30 to $732.70 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after rising as high as $745.60 earlier in the session. Other precious metals prices advanced. December silver rose 22 cents ... |
We hate your abandoned factories (City Pulse)At 2 p.m. on a Friday at Gus’s Bar along Michigan Avenue in west Lansing, Phillip O’Conner has at his fingertips a pack of Pall Mall cigarettes and a cold glass of Sprite. And in his mind, he has 30 years’ worth of memories of working for General Motors Corp. at plants in Lansing and Flint. |
Whincup determined to stay No. 1 (FOXSPORTS.com.au)THE 2008 V8 Supercar Championship is Jamie Whincup's to lose. The Team Vodafone star has been the man to beat all year and holds a 187-point lead with two rounds remaining. |
The finish line: Skaife calls time, as a driver (The Advertiser)ON A race weekend, Mark Skaife was the epitome of the hard-nosed, focused V8 Supercars driver. |
Motor Trend names Nissan GT-R as car of the year (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Motor Trend Magazine on Tuesday named the Nissan GT-R as its 2009 car of the year, saying that it delivers a world class level of performance at a much more affordable price. |
Nissan GT-R Clinches Motor Trend 2009 Car Of The Year (The Car Connection)Continuing its penchant for pithy one-liners, Motor Trend doles out a parade of them while gushing over its winner of the 2009 Car of The Year contest, the 2009 Nissan GT-R. Here's a brief sampling from Angus MacKenzie, editor-in-chief: "no 2009 contender crushes our criteria like the GT-R...the Nissan GT-R rewrites the .. |
