Arias Pistons 12.5:1 Compression 82mm Bore Honda B-series on 2040-parts.com

Sinkhole swallows family car

A 30FT DEEP sinkhole has opened up in the driveway of a house in Buckinghamshire and swallowed up a family's car. Firefighters were called to the property in Main Road, Walter's Ash, High Wycombe, at 8.32am on Sunday where they found the hole which is 15ft in diameter. No-one was inside the Volkswagen Lupo when the hole opened up.

Alfa Romeo at the London motor show 2008

By Guy Bird and CAR reader reporter Jacomoseven Motor Shows 24 July 2008 09:30 Although many journalists – including CAR – have already driven the Mito, the London motor show was the official public world premiere of Alfa’s new small car sensation. Click here for CAR's first drive review of the Alfa Mito. What’s new on Alfa Romeo’s London motor show stand?Pride of place went to a red Mito and an 8C, both – Alfa promises – symbols of the sporty brand getting back to basics in terms of driver focus and quality.

Driven: Lexus IS-F

The Lexus IS-F is a significant new design for one core reason: it introduces a performance sub-brand parallel to that of the M-cars from BMW, AMG from Mercedes-Benz, and the S and RS sub-brands from Audi. This then is Lexus making a logical next step to further encroach on the established German premium brands. BMW originated the premium brands' performance sub-brand with the 'M for Motorsport' M3 of 1986 (the M1 supercar of 1978 preceded that, but was a singular model, not a performance derivative).