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Former works driver Justin Dale and multiple Rallye Sunseeker winning co-driver Andrew Bargery will drive a Twingo Renaultsport R2 Evolution on the opening round of the 2012 MSA British Rally Championship. The car, which is the latest variant of the successful 1.6-litre Twingo, will act as a course car ahead of the main international field and will be run by Renault Sport Technologies' own engineers.  The Twingo R2 in its existing form has already tasted success on Rallye Sunseeker...Read Full Story

Posted on 02.14.2012 19:00 by Simona Filed under: Ford | hatchback | Ford Focus RS | sports cars | future cars | Cars | Car Reviews | Ford Ford Focus RS is one of the most impressive sports hatchback in the European market. And if you where impressed by the current generation wait until Ford will unveil the new generation Focus RS in 2015. According to the British magazine TopGear this will be the most impressive RS ever: it will deliver a total of 320 HP - a 20 HP increase over the...Read Full Story

Justin Dale and -driver Andrew Bargery will drive a Twingo Renaultsport R2 Evolution on the opening round of the 2012 MSA British Rally Championship. The race car is based on the successful 1.6 litre model, but it doesn’t have many familiarities. The road going car is entirely modified to meet all rally regulations. Dale has already [...]Read Full Story

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are on location with the forthcoming Sweeney movie as they take charge of shooting the film’s climactic car chase. Clarkson uses his expertise to choreograph the stunt driving whilst Hammond directs the movie’s lead actors, Ray Winstone and Plan B, and organises an explosive finale. Meanwhile, back at the test track James May casts a suspicious eye over the new Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring and gives his verdict on the brand new Fiat Panda. Plus, Hollywood...Read Full Story

Adding the Nurburgring moniker to any car, let alone a hot hatch, is asking for trouble. Add to that a lary burnt orange paint job and a body kit full of flares, spoilers and wings and the result is, usually, an asthmatic sham that is more RuPaul than Usain Bolt. Combine that with 18-inch lightweight alloy wheels shod with rubber band thin 225/25 R18 tires and suspension that’s nearly an inch lower than the VXR it is based on and it reads for a recipe that results in a ride with all the...Read Full Story

Top Gear’s Season 18 Episode 3 is now available and the three presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are taking on the new Vauxhall Corsa VXR on the Nurburgring and the new Fiat Panda. After Jeremy Clarkson and James May went all the way to Beijing, to check out China’s ...Read Full Story

The French based automaker Peugeot is planning to reveal a hot GTi version of the new 208 model, which will actually have a lot of things in common with the classic 205 GTi. Peugeot is planning to revive its iconic GTi for quite some time now and this 208 model, which will receive the GTi treatment, isn’t such a big surprise, but what actually comes as a surprise is the image above, provided by the guys at autoexpress.co.uk . According to our source, the Peugeot 208 GTi will be offered with...Read Full Story

Drip. Drip. Drip. That is the sound of juicy details being fed to eager Vauxhall fans ahead of the Astra VXR’s official unveiling at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. We already know that the new Astra VXR is going to be quicker than ever thanks to a 280PS turbocharged 2.0-litre engine that pushes out 400Nm of torque. We know it’s going to be based on the Astra GTC, not the 5-door Astra. We also know it’s been pounding the Nürburgring as part of a punishing testing regime. I’ll assume you’re...Read Full Story

Last night was the 2012 What Car? awards and, while most of the categories won’t trigger much interest for Driving Spirit readers, there are three categories for hot hatchbacks . The first is the award for Best Hot Hatch under £15,000. There aren’t too many hot hatches that fall into that price bracket these days but the new kid on the block has stepped in and snatched the award from the current holder, the Renaultsport Twingo 133. The Suzuki Swift Sport won thanks to its combination of...Read Full Story

Vauxhall/Opel’s most powerful Astra VXR yet – 276 bhp, 295 lbs.-ft., 155 mph – will be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show with front seats that are substantially lighter thanks to cutting-edge technology, have a lower seating position and enhanced side support to cater for increased cornering loads. The new front seats are formed using an injection moulded sheet in the seat shells, which reduces their weight by 45% compared with a conventional shell. The sheet is filled with a composite...Read Full Story