Monthly Archives: June 2012

Mercedes launches SLS GT

June 09, 2012   simon

Mercedes has announced a GT version of its SLS supercar. Power from the AMG 6.3-litre V8 front mid-engine is 591 PS at 6800 rpm, while the maximum torque is 650 Nm at 4750 rpm. The SLS AMG GT accelerates from 0-62 mph in 3.7 seconds, with an electronically limited top speed of 320 km/h (198 mph) – why could they have not set the limiter two mph higher, we wonder?
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Ford Focus 1.0 sets 16 world speed records

June 09, 2012   simon

Ford has underlined the surprising performance of the Focus 1.0 by setting 16 FIA world records for cars under 1.0 litre.

The completely standard 125 PS Focus was driven by a team including World Rally Championship star Jari-Matti Latvala and set records over distances from 0.6 miles to 2,550 miles at a test circuit in France.

To be eligible, each car was required to be run-in under the supervision of an official FFSA (Fédération Française du Sport Automobile) steward, after being selected from the Ford manufacturing facility in Saarlouis, Germany.

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Tips from the experts: driving in France

June 08, 2012   simon

Driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive is offering motoring tips to drivers going to France this summer. If you think driving in France is like driving here, but on the wrong side of the road, think again. There are now so many regulations about what you need to carry, you can end up looking like a Highways Agency patrol car.
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Buying used tyres? Beware

June 08, 2012   simon

A survey of used tyres – often called part worn tyres – has shown that many are potentially dangerous. TyreSafe (a not-for-profit organisation) carried out a study which involved the purchase of 50 random part worn tyres from retailers across the UK. It found that 98 per cent were being sold illegally as they did not meet current requirements, but more seriously, over a third of the tyres were found to contain potentially dangerous forms of damage or non-compliance.
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DVLA cashes in on Jubilee – More Personal Plates to be auctioned

June 07, 2012   simon

The line between government officials and Del Boy gets ever thinner. The DVLA is auctioning royal-related number plates to cash-incoincide with the Jubilee. The auction at City Hall, London, on Thursday (June 7), includes PR11 NCE and HA12 RRY with reserves of £2,000. The final price is likely to be a bit higher – three years ago 1 HRH was bought for £113,815.
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