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New Cupra Turbo Will make Ibiza really bet


ilii tlie Car of the Century A


TE AM of the world’s leading motor­ ing writers, along with votere on the


Internet, have short-listed the Mini for th e u l t im a t e m o t o r in g accolade-the


international Car of the Century award. The award will be given to the car


which best represents the story of motor­ ing in the 20th Century.


Hundreds of cars were considered and


the short list is now down to 26. Final voting will take place in December. The judges criteria includes general


design, historical significance, handling, roadworthiness and performance, mea­ sured against its contemporaries and


technical innovation. \


itself as Europe’s wild, child manufacturer- the company which makes affordable cars for “slighty naughty”


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boys and girls. Its latest offering is


the new Ibiza Cupra Turbo, with a top speed of 136 m.p.h. and the acceleration of a two-seater sports


coupe. I t reaches 60


m.p.h. in less than eight seconds, making the most powerful car yet launched by the Spanish manufacturer. Power comes from a 156 b.h.p., 20 valve 2.0


litre engine which makes it the beefiest hot hatchback in Europe. When it arrives in Octo­


ber ,the Cupra will have twin front and side airbags, traction control, anti-lock brakes, automatic climate control, advanced electron­ ic stability programme and


From 0 to SO In h.% seconds I


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F you like the look of Porsche’s latest 911, then you will have to hang your


nose over one tor quite a while before realis­


ing your ambition of buying one. That is even it you got the asking price of


£76,500 in the back pocket of your spare trousers.


There are only 21 examples of the 911 r,u mi


GTS destined for the U K this year. All will arrive next month. And all have been sold


already. The waiting list for the next batch of 21, . . . i?_i_ r__n f


which w l l come in summer 2000, starts Those prepared to wait face the prospect


of climbing into the world’s fastest produc­ tion car, with a top speed of 187 m.p.h. thanks to a 3.6 litre, six-cylinder engine which belts out 360 b.h.p. at 7,200 r.p.m. It reaches 60 m.p.h in 4.8 seconds. The GT3 has a six-speed manual gear­ box and leather bucket seats.


all new units. Prices for the new Ibiza


range will be announced nearer the launch date.


EAT seems deter­ mined to paint


Renault claim to pow


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e n a u l t can now claim to have the most powerful MPV on Salem


er title


Britain. Under the sloped nose is


the company’s sweet 194


horse power quad cam 24 valve V6, also found m the Laguna and in the Peugeot 406 and Citroen Xantia. Happily tor the econorni- cally minded, Renault is able to claim that the motor is 28 per cent more economical in official urban driving tests than the pre­ vious 170 b.h.p. V6, while overall consumption at 24.4 m.p.g. is 18 per cent better. The new V6 Espace now


has a top speed of 128 m.p.h., with a 0-62 m.p.h. sprint time of 10.6 seconds. Available here only in the priciest and most popular RXE trim with a four- speed automatic gearbox, prices remain unaltered, at £27,695 in the standard wljeelbase Espace. Installed in the longer Grand Espace, it costs £28,795.


Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, Ju iy 1 st, 1999 h un d r ed s


of cars for saieinside


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o y o t a is celebrating after its 1.0 litre Yaris


engine was named best engine in the world at the first “oscars for engines.” An international panel of


19 automotive experts gave the “mighty atom” engine their top award at the International Engine of the Year Awards presented by the Engine Technology International magazine in


N i s s a n h a s c o n f i r m e d t h a t t h e c i l l - n e w


a SkyU"®utumn. But fans will have to wait a while to find out how much they will be c h a r g e d .


. The R34 version - lighter, faster and


stiffer- has just gone on sale in Japan. I t i s t h r e e - i n c h e s s h o r t e r a n d i s m o r e


a e r o d y n a m i c , w h i l e b o d y s t i f f n e s s h a s b e e n i n c r e a s e d b y 5 6 p e r c e n t .


Hamburg. The 998cc Yaris unit


develops 67 b.h.p. and returns about 50 m.p.g. I t was praised by the


judges for its green creden­ tials and its refinement. Competition came from


Porsche, Ferrari, BMW and Mercedes


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