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New car registrations at five-year high September 2013

New car registrations at five-year high September 2013 Despite the UK economy being in the doldrums for much of the past five years, new car registrations have recovered well ahead of the curve and still seem to be unstoppable. September saw new car registrations hit 403,136 – the highest figure for five and a half years – and the first time since 2008 new car registrations have broken the 400k barrier. We’ve covered the reasons before – pre-reg cars, dealer discounts and even PPI payouts – but car registrations are certainly continuing to give buoyancy to a recovery that’s still fragile.

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hits the wind tunnel, gains downforce: Video

We've seen the gaudy output numbers of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1: 580 hp and 556 lb-ft of torque make it the fastest Camaro ever produced--by a long shot. We've seen it at the Nordschleife dropping a supercar-like time of 7 minutes, 41.27 seconds around the 13-mile, 170-turn track. Now it's time to learn a little bit about what it takes to stabilize such a powerful beast at speed.

SsangYong XIV-2 concept at 2012 Geneva Motor Show

There might just be something stirring at Korea's number three carmaker. Further proof has come in the shape of the XIV-2, what SsanyYong is calling a premium 'convertible' CUV – that's crossover utility vehicle  – which is making its debut in Geneva. Convertible, crossover, SUV – that's called hedging your bets isn't it?