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McLaren P13 set to arrive in 2014

The next new car from McLaren – codenamed P13 and set to take on the Porsche 911 and Audi R8 – now looks set to arrive in 2014. McLaren’s plans for a new range of road cars have been in play for a number of years, and we initially expected the 12C to arrive first to take on the Ferrari 458, which it did, followed by a cheaper McLaren set to take on cars like the Porsche 911 and Audi R8. We got the McLaren MP4-12C (which McLaren now like us to call the 12C) followed by the 12C Spider – just as we first thought - but it seems McLaren was under pressure from its new dealer network to get the replacement for the legendary F1 out next, so McLaren switched tack and delivered the new McLaren P1.

Local Motors XC2V design competition winners announced

The winners of the Local Motors XC2V design competition have been announced. Created in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the brief called for individuals to co-create a vehicle body design for two different missions – Combat Reconnaissance and Combat Delivery & Evacuation – based on Local Motors' tubular steel chassis. The goal was to create a fast, lightweight, highly capable vehicle that would be suitable for various field missions.

1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider fetches €5,040,000 in Monaco sale

1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider - sold for €5 million R M Auctions Monaco sale at the weekend achieved sales of €33.5 million with a 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider reaching €5,040,000. Last month we reported on a very rare and very appealing 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider being listed at R M Auctions Monaco sale, which took place this weekend, the first time on sale for 30 years. It sold for a not insignificant €5,040,000.