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Goodwood – It’s almost the new British Motor Show

June 26, 2012   simon

The magnetic attraction that Goodwood Festival of Speed exerts on the car industry has been used to turn this year’s Festival into effectively the British motor show. An entire new brand will be launched at Goodwood’s Moving Motor Show. Dacia is Renault’s equivalent to VW’s Skoda and there are high hopes for its Duster SUV. Other new models due to make their UK dynamic debut at the MMS, including the Toyota GT86, Jaguar XF SportsBreak, Volvo V40, Mazda CX-5, Chevrolet Cruze Estate and Camaro 45th Anniversary edition models.
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Goodwood to feature Touring Car Legends

June 23, 2012   simon

The Goodwood Festival of Speed >will feature historic touring cars from the last 40 years. One of the oldest cars is an Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAM from 1970, and some of the most historic models ever to race will be on show. Our favourite would have to be the 1984 Jaguar XJS. It was Jaguar’s success in “tintop” racing on both sides of the Atlantic that led to the Le-Mans winning XJR-9 of 1988. That was powered by the same XJS engine, possibly the last serious Sports Car racer to be powered by a genuine road car engine.
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Jaguar to show F-Type at Goodwood

June 22, 2012   simon

Jaguar will drive the forthcoming F-Type up the hillclimb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. As part of the “dance of the seven veils” strategy, whereby we all get teased by a steady stream of near-reveals, a development prototype example of Jaguar’s new sports car, will make its public debut at the Festival of Speed.
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Fastest production Bentley ever

June 21, 2012   simon

Bentley has announced its fastest-ever production car – the 620 bhp, 205 mph Continental GT Speed. Orders for the new GT Speed are being taken now, with deliveries to commence in October 2012.

The 6.0 litre W12 engine has been uprated to 616 bhp /at 6000 rpm and 800 Nm of torque to deliver suitably thunderous, performance. The 0-62 mph sprint is dispatched in 4.2 seconds on its way to a top speed of 205 mph. The gearbox is now an eight-speeder, which helps towards an overall 12% improvement in fuel economy and CO2 emissions.

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Goodwood Festival of Speed’s stellar line-up

June 19, 2012   simon

Goodwood has announced the list of drivers appearing at this year’s Festival, and it might be easier to say which top drivers are not there.The line-up includes Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Alain Prost, Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber, Kenny Roberts and James Toseland, while Grand Prix teams present will include Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, McLaren, Lotus, Mercedes and Caterham. In addition, the leaders of Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner and Adrian Newey, will drive up the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb.

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