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McLaren managing director on leave, not expected in Geneva

McLaren Automotive's U.S.-born managing director, Antony Sheriff, is expected to be absent from the launch of the P1 hypercar at Geneva next week because he is on extended leave from the company. No reason for Sheriff's absence has been given, although McLaren is at pains to point out that he is “still employed as McLaren Automotive's managing director.” Rumors were circulating about Sheriff's absence from Woking in January, but company spokesmen back then stressed that he was still employed by McLaren and would unveil the P1 at Geneva. Despite those assurances, sources had reported earlier in the year that Sheriff “hadn't been seen in his office” for some days.

VW’s Banned TV Commercial

Apparently, this ad got banned from TV in the UK. I suppose you can see why, but if it doesn’t make you at least smile, if not laugh out loud, then you must have had a sense of humour by-pass! It always seems strange what gets a ban and what doesn’t.

BMW M3 CRT: It’s another Limited Edition BMW M3

BMW M3 CRT - a lighter, quicker M3 You do wonder how many limited editions you can make of a car before its stops making sense. A bit like the Veyron, where the limited edition is the norm, not the rarity. BMW may not be as bad as Bugatti on the limited edition M3 front, but they’re fast catching up.