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Jaguar Land Rover aiming to double sales

Jaguar Land Rover plan to double sales We’ve got so used to reporting ever increasing sales for Jaguar and Land Rover that it comes as no big surprise that JLR are planning to double car sales by 2020. A few years ago such a figure would have been risible, but since Tata took the helm from Ford in 2008 the focus at JLR on creating a world beating brand and product has been unshakable. Tata got off to a good start with the Jaguar XF replacing the S-Type, and the new Jaguar XJ showing just how good a big luxury car can be to drive.

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 actually gets 650 bhp and 650 lb/ft of torque

The new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible (pictured) gets 650 bhp The American are found of telling us there’s no substitute for cubic inches, but throw in a supercharger to the equation and numbers become even more appealing, and more linear than a turbo too. So the fact the 6.2 litre V8 under the bonnet of the new Corvette Z06 already manages 465 bhp in naturally aspirated guise, it wasn’t a stretch when the car world was expecting around 625 bhp when Chevrolet finally revealed the power for the Z06. But it’s more.

Top Gear Christmas Special – Equality & Diversity remit fulfilled

Top Gear offend Christians and Muslims We know that the entire Top Gear team – from Messrs Clarkson, Hammond, May and Wilman on down – are steeped in modern sensibilities. We know, for example, that every item Top Gear runs is first passed through two diversity and three equality committees to ensure that every item in every episode is fair, unbiased and inclusive. Not only are equality and diversity the bedrock on which Top Gear is built, the whole Top Gear team is dedicated to fairness and the eradication from Top Gear of all subjectivity.