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Jaguar supercars

By Tim Pollard 29 July 2008 09:00 Luxury saloon specialist Jaguar has one genuine supercar contender under its belt, CAR would postulate. The XJ220 was born at the height of the supercar boom – but suffered the market collapse, and never really received the recognition it deserves. An interesting curio, nevertheless Make and model Year Price Engine 0-60mph Top speed  1992 £415,000   3498cc V6, 542bhp, 475lb ft  3.9sec  217mph For   Held the production-car speed record for a couple of years  at 217mph Against   Like the Diablo, never gained much credibility.

New Suzuki Swift Sport in 2012

Suzuki Swift S-Concept - expected to become the 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport There was a time when the little Suzuki Swift was the biggest oxymoron in motoring. But things have improved a lot and the Swift is now a fun and lively little car; perfect for city buzzing. But back at Geneva in the Spring Suzuki showed the Swift S-CONCEPT, a hot-hatch update on the latest Swift which we assumed would make an appearance at some point as the new Suzuki Swift Sport.

GM cancels Opel Vauxhall sale to Magna

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 03 November 2009 22:59 General Motors tonight surprised the world by pulling its proposed sale of its European division – Opel and Vauxhall – to Magna. In a dramatic U-turn, Detroit said 'an improving business environment for GM over the past few months' had made it reappraise its spin-off plans.The 11th hour switch means that GM will still retain full ownership of Opel and Vauxhall, which will now 'be restructured in earnest'. Canadian parts giant Magna had won the race to buy a controlling stake in GM Europe, as a newly relaunched Detroit sought to shore up its finances.