Oct
29th

West Ham number plate sells for record £57,000

by Vijay Pattni

West Ham scored a victory over the weekend as the personalised number plate WE57 HAM sold at auction for £57,000 - a new record.

A fierce bidding war erupted at the DVLA Personalised Registrations sale in Bishop’s Stortford as dozens of fans battled it out to attain the ultimate Hammers status symbol.

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Oct
29th

Double crash sets up World Rally title thriller

Both world rally championship title contenders crashed out of last weekend’s Rally of Japan.

 It leaves the pair poised for an epic battle for the championship over the final two rounds.

Trackside’s Keith Collantine expects a fantastic finale.

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Oct
29th

Eric Clapton's Ferrari 550 Maranello for sale

by Vijay Pattni

A fast Ferrari formerly owned by Eric ‘Slowhand’ Clapton is for sale on Auto Trader.

Grammy Award-winning guitar legend Eric Clapton was the first owner of this magnificent Ferrari 550 Maranello.

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Oct
26th

Auto Trader Ten Point Test: Nissan 350Z

by Stuart Milne

The Nissan 350Z is the latest in a line of Z-badged Nissan coupes which began in the late 1960s. All front engined, rear wheel drive cars, the Z badged coupes became one of Nissan’s most iconic brands.

But after the 300ZX ended production in 1999, the Japanese car maker has lacked a world-beating GT. So when the 350Z entered production in 2003, there was a huge scramble for the car. Now the Zed has received a raft of upgrades making it more powerful than ever.

We drove one for a week to see if the 350Z lives up to its legendary status.

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Oct
26th

Celebrity car trouble

Celebrities seem to have it all - the money, the mansions, and the most exotic motors.

But it doesn?t stop them from crashing into trouble.

Vijay Pattni takes a look at the stars and how they drive headfirst into disaster.

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Oct
26th

Take on Top Gear's Stig with Gran Turismo 5

by Vijay Pattni

Gamers will soon have the chance to challenge The Stig - the Top Gear test track is coming to a PlayStation near you.

The hotly anticipated Gran Turismo 5 - scheduled for a release in December 2008 - will feature the Dunsfold test track used by Clarkson, May and Hammond in Top Gear.

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Oct
26th

Nissan GT-R quicker than Bugatti Veyron

by Adrian Hearn

The Nissan GT-R has blitzed the Nürbürgring setting one of the fastest EVER lap times by a production car.

The Japanese supercar lapped the legendary 13.6 mile racetrack in just seven minutes 38 seconds - beating the £830,000 Bugatti Veyron by two seconds.

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Oct
26th

The Weird World of Wheels

by Alex Eckford

Read our round-up of the strangest car-related news.

This week - the angry resident who painted over some double yellow lines.

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Oct
25th

Airbus A380 superjumbo vs Bugatti Veyron

The Airbus A380 ’superjumbo’ double-decker is the largest ever passenger plane.

But which is the greater feat of engineering - the supercar or the superjumbo?

Vijay Pattni takes a look at two heavyweights.

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Oct
25th

Most powerful Dodge Viper ever

by Adrian Hearn

The most powerful ever Dodge Viper SRT-10 has been announced - with the American supercar getting 600bhp on tap.

The 8.3-litre 510bhp V10 engine is replaced by an all-new 8.4-litre lump producing a mammoth 600bhp and 560lb/ft of pulling power.

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