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Mini Cooper RC Car |
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Mini Cooper revealed today a new RC car, which is going to be used during this year's London Olympics. The main purpose of this new radio controlled electric car is to fetch javelins, discuses, hammers and shots thrown by the competitors. The Mini Cooper RC car is going to be operated by Games Makers,... More » |
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Mini Rocketman Gets Olympic Colors |
| Mini Cooper revealed today a facelifted version of their Rocketman concept, which was premiered at the Geneva Motor Show 2011. The new Mini Rocketman dresses up in Olympic colors for the games that will take place this year in London. Apart from the obvious advertising purposes, the new Mini Rocketman... More » |
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BMW 1 Series and 3 Series Performance Edition |
| BMW announced today two new Performance Edition models based on the 1 Series and the 3 Series, made to celebrate the company's sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The BMW 1 Series Performance Edition features M aerodynamic body kit, dark chrome 18-inch M light alloy rims, a High-gloss... More » |
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GTbyCITROEN in London |
| The French from Citroen took the GTbyCITROEN concept for a spin in London to re-create the part of the street circuit featured in Gran Turismo video game. The GTbyCITROEN took a tour around Piccadilly, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square and cruised down the Mall past Buckingham Palace.
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London Taxi Goes European |
| The London Taxi is the world's most famous service of it's kind and is recognized as one of the finest. LTI Vehicles has announced that it plans to expand a London Taxi kind of service throughout Europe. The company is already its cars on the streets of Warsaw, Poland. LTI says it has been "inundated"... More » |
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V8 London Taxi video |
| The V8 London Taxi in the video is probably the most powerful and the fastest one in the world. The British IT specialist who built it spent over 60,000 pounds on it. This London Taxi is powered by an 8.2 liter V8 engine that outputs around 500 bhp. We don't know its tops peed but the owner says it can... More » |
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Opel Insignia London Launch Video |
| The Opel Insignia was launched in London in an original fashion - a 4.7 meter-diameter orb was hauled from Potters Fields Park as an object fell 45 meters in 6 seconds and was caught at the last minute revealing the new Opel Insignia.
More than 300 guest attended the Opel Insignia launch with the... More » |
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Porsche Wins London Congestion Charge Battle |
| Porsche announced today that it has obtained a formal victory in the battle against the increase of the London Congestion Charge. The Administrative Court in London has quashed the increase to the charge. Porsche received six figure legal costs that it plans to donate to Skidz. Skidz is a charity that... More » |
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smart Police Car in London |
| The electric smart ed (electric drive) has entered trials with London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in an attempt to cut carbon emissions. The smart Police Car will be used in congested urban areas for routine operations. Two vehicles will be used in Central London and at Heathrow Airport.
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Ford Model T at London Design Museum |
| The Ford Model T is on display in front of the London Design Museum, installed in the famous glass 'tank'. The Ford Model T is the first car to be built on a production line, helping to transform America into an industrial economy. The Ford Model T on display until April 20 dates from 1910 and belongs... More » |
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Porsche judicial review against London Congestion Charge |
| Porsche announced today that it has officially applied for a judicial review against London's Congestion Charge. Porsche issued the case of the Mayor's 25-pound congestion charge in the High Court of Justice. Porsche filed its challenge in the High Court of Justice because it believes that the new charge... More » |
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Nissan at London Science Museum |
| Nissan announced today that a scale model of the Pivo electric concept and other Nissan environmental technologies will be presented at the The Science of Survival exhibition which opens Saturday April 5 at the London Science Museum. The exhibition explores how our lives could be affected by environmental... More » |
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London Police Mitsubishi Lancer |
| Mitsubishi announced today that the London Police has tested the Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 DI-D GS4 for possible use on UK’s streets. The London's Metropolitan Police test drivers evaluated the Lancer's speed, acceleration, handling and braking. During testing the Mitsubishi Lancer accelerated from 0 to... More » |
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The People Support Porsche Against London |
| Porsche announced, based on an ICM opinion poll, that three out of four Londoners oppose the 25 pounds congestion charge. This means that even those that voted for Mr Livingstone at the last Mayoral election consider the tax increase too high.
Porsche Press Release:
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Porsche Attacks London Congestion Charge Part 2 |
| The second part of Porsches attack on London's Congestion Charge is a study on the expected CO2 savings. They used the figures from Transport for London’s own studies. The amazing thing they discovered is that the savings expected in an entire year will be more or less equal to the emissions from Heathrow... More » |
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Porsche Attacks London Congestion Charge |
| Porsche announced its intention to make an application for judicial review of London's 3000% congestion charge increase. This increase of the congestion charge will rise the driver's expenses from £8.00 a day, or just 80p to £25.00 a day. Porsche considers that this level of the congestion charge will... More » |
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