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Infiniti M35h GT (2012) gets entry-level option

Infiniti are to release a new version of the M35h hybrid executive saloon, aimed at enticing new buyers in with a lowered entry price. Infiniti M35h GT: New price, familiar engines The M35h GT model starts from £3790 less than the M35h Premium – previously the only model available. However, Infiniti is promising the M35h GT will retain the brand’s reputation for more generous standard kit than its key German rivals.

Hemi Coronet, Triumph 2000 and Bentley top sales at Novi auction

A 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Hemi convertible was the top seller at the second annual Novi Metro Detroit Spring Classic Car Auction on April 27. It crossed the block, which was commandeered by Hagerty. A 1940 Ford V8 Deluxe convertible was second, selling for $37,800.

2012 Ford Focus ST gets 297bhp

Those clever chaps at SuperChips have given the 2012 Ford Focus ST a bit of an ECU tweak to deliver 297bhp and an extra 85lb/ft of torque. When we reported last week that WTC outfit Arena had in roped Ford’s tuner of choice, Mountune, to give the new Ford Focus a makeover, we were a tad disappointed to discover that they were tweaking the rather journeyman Focus Zetec S. That meant the Zetec S got 200bhp – a handy jump – but we bemoaned the fact that they hadn’t fiddled with the Focus ST to give us a car to fill the void left by the absence of a Focus RS in the current iteration of the Focus.