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Top Gear: Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV vs. McLaren SLR 722

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July 3, 2009 in Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV. 0 Comments

These two are very close in specs, but thats all we will give ya!

In part two of Top Gear’s visit to the desert (or is that deserted) back roads of Abu Dhabi, check out this head to head drag race between the uber powerful Lamborghini LP670-4 SV and McLaren’s SLR 722.

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Audi Celebrates its Centenary at 2009 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

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July 3, 2009 in Audi and Events. 0 Comments

Vast 35-Metre Audi ‘Monument’ takes centre stage at Goodwood

Have a look at the Audi at Goodwood microsite for image and video updates.

Every year since 1997, Lord March has surprised us all with ever more vast and spectacular centrepieces for the Festival of Speed at his home, Goodwood House in West Sussex. For 2009 the latest sculptural ‘monument’ will be unveiled for the start of the three day Festival (3 to 5 July), which is likely to entertain a record number of 130,000 visitors for this year.

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VW cashes in on the Up!

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July 3, 2009 in VW Concepts. 0 Comments

VW is set to make a huge profit on every model it sells of its upcoming city car, the Up!, according to Autocar sources.

The Up!, a car being pitched against the Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo, will be built for around 900 euro (£775) at its low-cost Indian assembly plant.

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Volkswagen Racing Cup: Snetteron thriller in store for rivals

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July 3, 2009 in Volkswagen Racing Cup. 0 Comments

Five different race winners from the opening six rounds has given the Hankook-backed Volkswagen Racing Cup more than an air of unpredictability as the championship heads next weekend (4/5 July) for Snetterton, one of the quickest tracks on the schedule.

Joe Fulbrook was a double winner at Snetterton last year and heads for Norfolk this season with a 92-point championship lead… it would take a brave man to bet against the reigning title-holder from scoring well in either or both Snetterton races.

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Skoda Auto remains as partner of Tour de France for sixth consecutive year

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July 3, 2009 in Events and Skoda. 0 Comments

The 96th Tour de France, the world’s most famous cycling competition, is again going to be supported by Skoda Auto, for the sixth consecutive year. With 20 teams on the start line, this legendary race starts this Saturday, 4 July, in Monaco and, as usual, is going to end on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

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Bentley Continental GT meets pop art with artist Romero Britto

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July 3, 2009 in Bentley Motors. 0 Comments

For his exhibition ‘Come to my World‘ in Berlin, the famous artist Romero Britto chose a Bentley Continental GT as a canvas for his cheerful and vivid signature motifs.

This is probably one of the most unusual Bentleys ever seen: a large, happy flower, little stars, squiggles and signs dance on the elegant hood and colourful, comic-like figures adorn the doors. The Continental GT – a static prototype built in 2003 – has become a truly unique work of art created by the world-renowned Brazilian artist Romero Britto. Bentley Motors donated the Coupe on the occasion of Britto´s Berlin exhibition ‘Come to my World’ in the Automobil Forum Unter den Linden.

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