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New Polestar 2 to be revealed in two weeks' time

Newly independent performance car brand releases second image of electric Tesla Model 3 rival

14 February 2019
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Mini's 300bhp John Cooper Works GP spied for the first time

Production of hottest Mini ever confirmed for 2020, and spyshots show styling closely in-line with the concept

13 February 2019
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Goodwood festival of speed 2018 - statue burnout

Goodwood Festival to feature new ‘amphitheatre of action’ arena

July event will include revamped site, featuring more drifting and stunts with a focus on 'speed kings'

13 February 2019
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First Polestar 1 prototypes seen ahead of customer deliveries

Polestar's 592bhp hybrid coupe will go into customer production in the next few months, with development under way

7 February 2019
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Nissan GT-R50
Nissan's rendering of a production GT-R50 shows little variation from the styling of the concept

Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign: Production details and specs confirmed

Limited edition, Nismo-tuned production model will start at €990,000, with 50 due to be made

7 December 2018
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Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupe

Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupe priced from £121,350

AMG’s latest model can cover 0-62mph in 3.2sec and hit 196mph in range-topping guise; new 43-badged model gets 369bhp and 168mph top speed

1 October 2018
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Romain Dumas Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak Goodwood
Romain Dumas set a new electric hill record at Goodwood in the ID R Pikes Peak

Interview: Romain Dumas on Pikes Peak and Goodwood

Fresh from his Pikes Peak victory, the Frenchman shattered the electric hill record at the Festival of Speed in the Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak

16 July 2018
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2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed report

UK's biggest motor show was bigger than ever this year

16 July 2018
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2008 Estoque concept Lamborghini
Lamborghini first showed interest for a four-door with the 2008 Estoque concept

No fourth Lamborghini model line due until middle of next decade

Brand boss Stefano Domenicali tells Autocar that Urus has shown Lamborghini is playing "a different game"

16 July 2018
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Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak
Nothing could beat the Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak…

Volkswagen ID R goes fastest in Goodwood timed shootout

Fresh off its recent Pikes Peak record run, VW electric prototype tops Festival of Speed’s final session

15 July 2018
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018: the oddities and unexpected gems

The Festival of Speed is certainly diverse. Here's our pick of some of the more unusual machines that were at Goodwood

15 July 2018
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018: car park treasures

Any fast car owners heading to Goodwood can make use of the Performance Car parking area; it makes for great viewing before you even get in to the Festival

15 July 2018
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