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Bluebird electric car guns for new EV speed record

The grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell is continuing his quest for land speed records - with a new attempt to set the electric car v-max. Don Wales has announced he will attempt a world speed record of 500mph in an electric car in 2013. 500mph?

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Exclusive Edition – just for the UK (video)

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Exclusive Edition – just for the UK Just like all the ‘premium’ car makers, Porsche has a division that deals with special requests; extras and plans that fall outside the normal options list – Porsche Exclusive. Porsche Exclusive offers a level of personalisation that goes way beyond what the regular options list offers and, in Porsche’s own words, the “…possibilities for personalisation are almost endless”. With that in mind, Porsche Hatfield has commissioned Porshe Exclusive to build just five 911 Carrera 4S cars for the UK, with carefully understated customisations to paintwork and interior, and a smattering of Union Jacks – just to make sure these are ‘British’ 911s.

Cadillac CTS-V Estate (Wagon) Spied – Where’s the Euro dealer network?

The Cadillac CTS-V Estate Spy - Euro ready? It’s very sad that with a range of cars in its arsenal which could – probably for the first time ever – be taken seriously by European buyers, Cadillac are without a dealer network in the UK and Europe. Yes, they told us they were sorting that out and that ‘Cadillac back in Europe’ was a certainty. But really, it isn’t.