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Tesla Roadster Sport announced

The Tesla Roadster Sport will be available from the summer, for around €112K, and claims a 0-60 time of 3.7 seconds, a 0.2 improvement on the existing Tesla Roadster. The extra power comes from fiddling with the stator in the motor and an increased winding density for less resistance (I’m sure that must make sense if you understand Electric Motors – I’m still stuck on the internal combustion engine – must keep up!). The Tesla Roadster Sport also gets Yokohama Ultra High Performance tyres and some suspension tweaks.

First Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package arrives in UK

The first Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package arrives in the UK The first limited edition within a limited edition that is the Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package has arrived in the UK. The Lexus LFA is a stunning enough car with a very limited number being built, but if you want your LFA to be a bit more special – and have one of 50 instead of one of 500 – then what you need is the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package. And the first LFA with the Nurburgring package to arrive in Europe has been delivered to a lucky UK buyer.

GM to slash global vehicle platforms by more than half, to 14, by 2018

General Motors says it will cut the number of vehicle platforms it uses globally by more than half over the next decade, in a bid to reduce complexity and save on product-development costs. “More of our components will be common, and more of our vehicles will be on global architectures,” GM CEO Dan Akerson told analysts on Tuesday. His remarks came as GM kicked off a series of presentations online, billed as its 2011 Global Business Conference.