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Jaguar XFR Review: On the Road

The Jaguar XFR has quite astonishing - and controllable - performance You start to wonder if Jaguar has screwed up and put the normally aspirated version of the potent V8 in the XFR. This can’t be an M5 competitor – it’s just too civilised. The ride is cosseting and compliant, but with an underlying – and reassuring – firmness.

One lap of the Web: Lamborghini Veneno hits 'Need for Speed' and an Audi 200 Quattro with launch control

The latest trailer for “Need For Speed: Rivals” features the one-of-four Lamborghini Veneno along with some Dodge Charger Police vehicles, Aston Martins and some other high-performance street racers. Check out the trailer here; the game comes out in November. Over at Petrolicious the boys and girls are talking about the STP turbine Indy cars and other cutting-edge--for the time--technology.

Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S racer (2013) first pictures

Aston Martin will race this hydrogen-powered, twin-turbocharged Rapide S at the Nurburgring 24 hour endurance race in May 2013. The radical Rapide is set to become the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in an international racing event, and the only car ever to complete a racing lap of the infamous Nordschleife without emitting so much as a gram of carbon dioxide. Read on for the under-the-skin tech lowdown.