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Win a new Jag XJ – update with Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan is encouraging us to buy tickets to win the first new XJ off the production line. A couple of weeks ago we reported that Jaguar are running a competition to win the very first new XJ to come of the production line. It may be true that the competition will give Jaguar a bit of publicity for the new XJ, but it’s also true that the real beneficiaries of the competition will be the NSPCC.

Ford Ranger gets rollover control for 2010

The Ford Ranger pickup will roll into the 2010 model year this summer equipped with the automaker's stability-control system that includes a rollover sensor. The rollover sensor measures the truck's angle of tilt and engages the antilock braking system to help prevent a rollover. Ford uses the technology, which it calls AdvanceTrac with RSC, throughout its vehicle lineup.

De Tomaso assets being brokered

The De Tomaso brand and factory are up for grabs It’s true to say that the De Tomaso brand, probably the most significant of the unused Italian Supercar Marques, has been hawked round the world for years. But this document puts up some real detail, and pictures of the sad decline of a once successful (particularly in the U.S.) supercar maker. De Tomaso was, for a time, a great blend of Italian style and American muscle, but it lost its way badly many years ago and, despite a few attempts to resurrect it, De Tomaso has been off the scene for a long time now.