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CAR's 12 days of Christmas competition bonanza

By Ben Pulman Competitions 14 December 2008 00:00 It’s the last day of CAR’s Christmas giveaway bonanza and that means something very special. Today we’re offering one reader a 12-month subscription to CAR Magazine, and don’t worry if you already subscribe, because we’ll add this deal to your existing subscription. Click here to enter our competition And you can still enter the previous day’s competitions, with chances to win a Porsche perfume, a Lamborghini umbrella, a limited-edition model of the Ferrari 575 GTZ, books on Mercedes design and car design, Scion and Abarth caps, an RC Fiat 500, Need for Speed computer games, plus lots and lots of bools Day 1: Porsche Design: The EssenceDay 2: Lamborghini umbrellaDay 3: Ferrari 575 GTZ modelDay 4: Mercedes Design bookDay 5: Car Design Yearbook 7Day 6: Scion cap and Abarth cap and keyringDay 7: Remote control Fiat 500Day 8: Suixtill touring bag and racing pantsDay 9: Need for Speed (with a French manual) for PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360 Day 10: Racing booksDay 11: A plethora of other booksDay 12: A 12-month subscription to CAR Click here to enter our competition This competition closes on Saturday 31 January 2009.

Lamborghini shifts R&D focus from more horses to fewer pounds

Lamborghini's drivetrain wizards say they have all the horsepower they need for their super-fast cars. So from here on, performance gains will come from using lighter materials to reduce vehicle weight, instead of from chasing more engine thrust. "It has come to the point where acceleration equals consumption," said Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of the Italian automaker.

Ken Block Sn*Drift Fiesta Rally video

The Ken Block Monster Ford Fiesta Rally car (Sn*Drift video below) We’re big fans of Ken Block’s abilities here at Cars UK Towers. We’ve run a couple of Ken Block Videos before, including the Ken Block Gymkhana 2.1 video and the Ken Block on Top Gear video (which TG unsportingly blocked – as they do) – and even Ken Block driving a MKII Escort – and they show off the skills of a man at the top of his game. But Ken has moved on from Subaru, and is this year driving the Monster Ford Fiesta Rally WRT car instead.