News NEW ALFA MITO GTA | INIFINITI HINTS AT FUTURE | BUSES ON RAILS SCHEME
In brief
New MiTo GTA blasts off
Alfa fl agship gets a high-power turbo, bodykit and stiffer suspension
Coming soon
The bus that
drives itself
Self-steering buses
are coming to the
UK! The world’s
longest guided
busway will be built
along the route of 16
miles of disused rail
track near the A14 in
Cambridgeshire.
Buses will feature
an extra set of
‘guide wheels’ that
slide along concrete
channels – but can
also drive on normal
roads. The route
between St Ives and
Cambridge is set to
open this summer.
THE WRAPS ARE off the plastic side skirts and what
mightiest MiTo yet! These looks like a power bulge
are the fi rst pictures of on the bonnet.
Alfa’s new MiTo GTA – a Power comes from an
hot hatch fl agship gunning all-new 1,750cc four-
for MINI’s Cooper JCW. cylinder turbo engine. Its
Low CO
It’s on display at the capacity harks back to the
2 zone
Geneva Motor Show in famous 1750 Coupe of the
gets the chop
the form of this thinly late Sixties. However, with
London mayor Boris
disguised concept, which 230bhp, the new GTA’s
Johnson has scrapped
boasts all the styling cues performance will be bang
plans to extend the
you would expect on a up-to-date. It promises a Add stiffened suspension be fi gure-hugging sports
Low Emission Zone
small Italian high-perform- 0-60mph time of around and 18-inch alloys and the seats and a number of GTA
into the centre of the
ance car. These include a six seconds and a top GTA looks set to be a real badges. Sales start later in
capital. The scheme
low front splitter, complete speed of 150mph – that’s force to be reckoned with. the year, with a price tag
would have charged
with mesh air intakes, enough to eclipse the JCW. Inside, there are likely to from around £18,000.
van drivers £100 a
day to enter the busi-
est parts of London.
The Mayor said the
U-turn would help
Infi niti hints at future
It might be a name
that’s new to the UK,
but Infi niti is set to
small businesses – but celebrate it’s 20th
the Freight Transport anniversary with a very
Association claimed special concept car.
the proposal wasted Although this teaser
more than £50million shot is the only image
of taxpayers’ cash. released by Nissan’s
luxury car wing, Infi niti
D;M
97H
has admitted the model
was built with fashion
giant Louis Vuitton. The
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design direction of
Limited. Licensed by Felden
Infi niti, with this con-
cept eventually set to
Edited by Mike Askew
become a large saloon
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to take on the BMW
5-Series. Expect more
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