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Aston Martin DBS R in the works?

Are Aston Martin working on a DBSR - an uprated DBS? If the rumours are true, and we’re starting to think they are, then the DBS will be following in the footsteps of its predecessor – the Aston Martin Vanquish. The Vanq got an upgrade package after a few years to the Vanquish S (but it seems unlikely that AM will dub the upgraded DBS the DBS S, but who knows?).

Nissan Juke-R to go in to production – likely to cost £125k UPDATED New Video

Nissan Juke-R to go in to production The barking mad love child of the GT-R and Juke – the Nissan Juke-R – is to go in to limited production at a likely price of £125k. Today, we’re expecting Nissan to deliver the full version of its ‘Juke-R vs Supercars’ video from Dubai – the one they’ve been trailing with a series of short Juke-R teasers. And now we know why.

Electric car range drops by nearly 60% in cold weather

Electric cars like the Nissan LEAF (pictured) can lose 60% of their range when it’s cold We already know that the range of electric cars reduces as the car ages, with Nissan conforming that the LEAF’s range will drop by up to 28 per cent over five years. And now we have confirmation that the ambient temperature can have a big impact on range too, thanks to the AAA, America’s equivalent of the AA. The AAA took three standard EVs on sale in the US - Nissan LEAF, Ford Focus EV and Mitsubishi i-MiEV – and subjected them to test in different ambient temperatures.