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British restorer upgrades the Jaguar E-type with modern materials

Here's an item that caught our attention in light of the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-type. British company Eagle makes a business of selling and restoring E-types. Its latest project takes the classic sports car and upgrades it with some modern technology.

VW Golf R (2013) at Frankfurt motor show

The new VW Golf R has been revealed and it’s the fastest version of the iconic hatch ever. The all-wheel drive flagship Golf now has 296bhp, up from 267bhp, with its 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive sending the six-speed DSG version from 0-62mph in a feisty 4.9sec – matching the BMW M135i, but still shy of the Mercedes A45 AMG, which cracks it in 4.6sec. Why would I buy this over a Golf GTI?

The 149mph M25 driver and UK’s other speeding record breakers revealed

A motorist has been caught doing 149mph on the M25 in Kent By Tim Pollard Motoring Issues 29 May 2014 08:56 A motorist was caught doing 149mph on the M25, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The rushing driver was flashed by a speed camera on the London orbital near Swanley, Kent and heads a list of Britain’s fastest speeders in a new survey. All of the UK’s 39 police forces were asked to cough up their most outrageous speeding offences in the past year by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the results make eye-popping reading.