Daily Archives: May 31, 2012

BMW planning 1 Series saloon

May 31, 2012   simon

BMW’s model proliferation may soon be in the same league as Audi’s, as the company is planning a saloon version of the 1 Series. It’ll become the fifth 1 Series variant, joining the three-door, five-door, coupé, and convertible versions.This isn’t official, but the word according to Autocar. It makes sense, if for no other reason than Audi is planning a saloon version of the A3 – the concept version of that car debuted at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.Because cars are getting generally bigger and fatter, the new 1 Series will be pitched as the spiritual successor to the original 3 Series, satiating the desire in some keen driver types for a nice little rear-wheel drive saloon with epic handling characteristics.
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Half of car buyers are idiots, says the AA

May 31, 2012   simon

Ok, so the AA didn’t actually use the words in the headline, but a survey it’s done has revealed that almost 50 percent of respondents would be drawn in by a car advertised at significantly less than its market value. Around one third admit they’d be interested in buying a car if it were priced at half the market value, albeit with a note of caution.

Obviously the old adage about never eating yellow snow a deal being too good to be true applies here, but the AA quantifies it: “buyers should never be tempted by vehicles advertised for less than 70% of their market price, as a suspicious bargain could turn out to be a clone or worse, leaving the buyer severely out of pocket,” said a spokesperson.

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Alfa Romeo beats Aston Martin to Villa d’Este prize

May 31, 2012   simon

The Alfa Romeo 4C, a concept car first unveiled all the way back at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, has taken the Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes at the Concorso d’Eleganza in Villa d’Este. It beat the Aston Martin Project AM310, no less – that’s the concept car that reportedly previews the next-generation DBS, which will definitely look completely different to all the other Martin Astons. Definitely.
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Supercars, sunshine, celebs, charity, carnage…Cannonball 2000 ready to go

May 31, 2012   simon

The first Cannonball 2000 race is due to start in September, and it already looks like it’s going to be the supercar event of 2012.The name denotes the 2,000-mile journey that entrants will embark upon, spanning five days and four countries; beginning from the Hilton Park Lane in London, the run goes through Paris, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Milan

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The new BMW Zagato Coupé is awesome

May 31, 2012   simon

BMW unveiled the Zagato Coupé at the Villa d’Este Concours, Italy, the other day. It’s beautiful, so we thought we’d show it to you. Here it is.It follows the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, and like that car is a quite reserved take on the base car – unlike some of Zagato’s other work.

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