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VW Boss Piech: New Veyron Will Have 1200 Horsepower

VW Boss Piech: New Veyron Will Have 1200 Horsepower
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Volkswagen patriarch Ferdinand Piech is no stranger to grandiose projects, having overseen the Volkswagen Phaeton uber-luxury sedan, as well as the Bugatti Veyron hypercar. While Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear lamented that the worst part about driving a Veyron is that after it was over,  he’d never be able to experience it again, it looks… Continue Reading...

Top Gear Bugatti Veyron Involved In Scam

Top Gear Bugatti Veyron Involved In Scam
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A Bugatti Veyron that appeared on the BBC hit show Top Gear was owned by a man recently sent to jail for pretending to be a member of Kuwait’s royal family and bilking retired nurses out of their pensions. Koroush Pour operated a leasing firm in the upscale Kensington district of London. According to the UKPA,… Continue Reading...

Peel Microcars Have An Unlikely Ally (Video After The Jump)

Peel Microcars Have An Unlikely Ally (Video After The Jump)
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Looking like a human-sized version of a Zhu Zhu pet car, Peel Microcars sold their wares for a brief period in the 1960’s, and cars like the Murray T25 and Smart Fortwo seem to be able to trace their lineage back to the Peel. Powered by a 50cc moped engine, the Peel was not fast… Continue Reading...

Jeremy Clarkson Calls BMW X1 “Rubbish”

Jeremy Clarkson Calls BMW X1 “Rubbish”
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To call Jeremy Clarkson an automotive gadfly would be incorrect. Quite possibly the most influential automotive journalist in the world, when Clarkson speaks, people listen, and this will not bode well for BMW‘s new X1 crossover. The new mini-ute from the Bavarian automaker is an important product, but Clarkson was suitably unimpressed, saying its looks… Continue Reading...

Report: Forget Waldo, BBC Planning “Where’s Stig?” Kids Books Based on Popular Top Gear Character

Report: Forget Waldo, BBC Planning “Where’s Stig?” Kids Books Based on Popular Top Gear Character
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The BBC is about to expand on the mystery surrounding Top Gear’s ‘The Stig’ by asking not only who he is, but also where. Now while 40 year old men who play with cars can wonder who the Stig really is, their children can hunt for the silent hot-shoe in a new series of books… Continue Reading...

Jeremy Clarkson Calls British Prime Minister a “one-eyed Scottish idiot” and Apologizes.. Really?

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Jeremy Clarkson Calls British Prime Minister a “one-eyed Scottish idiot” and Apologizes.. Really?
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Caption: Clarkson, known for his big mouth, driving the Ariel Atom In an uncharacteristically-Clarkson-esque move, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson apologized after calling British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a, “one-eyed Scottish idiot.” Apparently the remarks, made while Clarkson was at a press conference about Top Gear Live show in Sydney, Australia, created quite a stir… Continue Reading...
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