DriViNG Seat
Newcomers
In line with the slightly green-tinge to this month's
scribbling's about cars, we start the newbies bit with
two small, family, 4 seaters:
Aston Martin are launching
the fastest version of the baby of
the range, the Vantage. having
relied upon V8 power up until now, Porsche have also
the car gets a rather lovely 6.0litre been busy in these
V12 instead producing 510bhp. austere times - last
this revitalises performance figures week the head office in
somewhat increasing top speed to Stuttgart admitted in a
190mph and dropping the 0-60mph statement that they too Peugeot in the Uk appear to have lost
sprint to 4.2 seconds. were taking steps as they the plot. their lastest campaign aimed at
production will be limited to 3 to were "not able to avoid under 25 year olds and called "Drive Sexy"
500 cars per years according to the the general global down-turn". they almost sounded (Nope, me neither), is, the company says,
factory, and deliveries will begin surprised by that. But not half as surprised as i probably "putting peugeot at the centre of a cheeky,
in September - there's no mention looked when the very next day the launch facts and irreverent world where driving is fun again."
in the press-pack of price in real figures turned up on my door-mat for the new 911 Gt3. Visit
drivesexy.com and you will be told how
money so i shall for the time being Cut through the pr puff and it appears to that not a lot driving a peugeot will help you do things
continue collecting milk bottle tops has changed - it still looks the same, works the same and like, and i quote "let people in, not block
and used stamps. is built the same, but apparently the boffins in Stuttgart them out", "Smile where others frown", and
have just made it all work a bit better. perhaps if they "wave instead of giving the finger"??? Do
hadn't been busy last year nicking Volkswagen from under we really need to be taught this? my own
it's shareholder's noses they might have had time to experiences of trying to driving peugeots
design a new door handle for it something. have certainly led to me giving the car itself
Nonetheless, it retains its iconic shape and moronic the finger. is this what they mean? message
price tag, whilst power is up to 435bhp from the 3.8litre to peugeot - Yes it's a nice idea, but really
flat six. For those excited by figures: top speed 194mph. if you want to teach your customers to be
0 to 60mph, 4.1 seconds. better drivers, perhaps you could have
Citroen may well pull of a hat-trick this year. with the them Drive Sexy in the inside lane of a
success of the picasso and C4 picasso mpVs under its motorway when they are not overtaking,
belt, now the company is launching the new C3 picasso. and to Drive
Not out until april, top Gear has already voted it Family Sexy with their
Car of the Year, and it hasn't even turned a wheel. it does headlights
look immensely pretty for a car of this sector and with the on at night
usual combination of decent equipment, lots of space and instead of side
some great engines; experts are already predicting rock- and foglights
solid 3 year residual values. combined.
get oN tRaCk
Trackdays are a relatively new loves cars will feel comfortable at a
phenomenon in Spain, but they have been trackday. An average event will see men
established in the UK for over eight years. and women aged from 20 to 60, families
They were developed for people who bringing their kids along to watch and
owned sports cars and enjoyed driving a range of cars from supercars, to mid
fast, but didn’t want the danger and range sports cars or hot hatches like
expense of racing and the concept really Golf GTI or Minis. What brings the group
hit a chord with car lovers all over the UK. together is they all love to push their
This is not just an experience for rich cars to the limit and in a friendly, safe,
young men in sports cars; anyone who social environment.
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