Gavin Green on the brilliant new Formula Ford
One of the cheeriest sights at the recent Frankfurt Show was the new-style Formula Ford car, modestly sharing stand space with the latest production Fords and concepts. The new single-seat racer uses the latest 1.6 EcoBoost engine, and Ford hopes its reinvigorated formula will become the major global series for wannabe F1 stars. In the [...]
Test date 01 October 2011 Price as tested £29,950 For Mechanical interaction l Great noise l Grippy and entertaining to drive Against Cabin needs work l Inconsistent steering weight l Some rivals are more agile To our eyes, the Ginetta G40 R is a pretty little car, one whose form has undeniably followed its [...]
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The Alfa Romeo Giullietta blends manageable size and good fuel economy with lots of utility, advanced technology and high, sporting style, crafted by one of Italy’s oldest, most revered car builders. Americans could get the opportunity to buy a Giulietta by 2012. North America might need a bit of context regarding Alfa Romeo, to be [...]
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The Maserati MC12 is a two-seater sports car produced by Italian car maker Maserati to allow a racing variant to compete in the FIA GT Championship. The car entered production in 2004 with 30 cars produced (five of which were not for sale). A further 25 were produced in 2005 making a total of 50 [...]
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Price £242,280 The Aventador corners fast and capably in all cases, but mostly wants to wash out its fronts first What is it? It’s the first time we’ve had a steer in the UK in Lamborghini’s fairly sensational Aventador. It’s also the first right-hand-drive version we’ve driven, so I’ll focus a lot on those points. [...]
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GreenGT’s first design study for a Le Mans prototype that could possibly compete in the 2011 24-hour race at Le Mans. 2011 Pontiac Firebird Trans AM by ASC Pontiac’s days may be numbered as General Motors plans to phase out the historic [...]
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Ford expects its share of the growing c-segment, or compact category, in the United States to reach 200,000 units per year in the next couple of years. Yes, it’s well on its way even with the current, outdated North American Focus. However, One Ford, which makes universal the vast majority of Ford’s front-drive models around [...]
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