Caterham R500 - Top Gear 2008 Car of the Year (COTY)

Caterham R500 wins the Top Gear 2008 Car of the Year (COTY) award, as announced at the popular BBC show. Powered by a 2.0 Ford Duratec engine, Caterham R500 may develops 263bhp and gets 0 to 60 mph acceleration time in 2.88 seconds.

Caterham R500 managed a time of 1.17.9 which is better than the Bugatti Veyron, Pagani Zonda F and the Ferrari Enzo.

Caterham R500 was featured in the TV show December when it was put against the BMW powered Veritas RS III.

Caterham R500 was also driven by The Stig on the shows track and managed quite a respectable time taking the 5th place on their chart.

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Ford Kuga 2.5 Turbo

Ford has announced that the Ford Kuga 2.5 Turbo comes equipped with a 2.5-litre Duratec Turbo petrol engine. Ford Kuga 2.5 Turbo may delivers 200 PS and 320 Nm of torque between 1600 rpm and 4000 rpm.

Alongside the new Ford Kuga 2.5 Turbo, new styling options for the crossover and a new Durashift 5-tronic automatic transmission will also be premiered at the Paris Motor Show.

Ford Kuga will comes with a new body kit and 20″ wheels together with an Individual interior styling package. All this new options regarding the Ford Kuga will enter the market starting from next year.

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2008 Ford Fiesta Zetec S Red Special Edition

Ford’s UK gets an additional model for its line-up - The 2008 Ford Fiesta Zetec S Red special edition. Comes with black and white “chequered flag roof” and a Colorado red body paint, The 2008 Ford Fiesta Zetec S Red special edition also features: 16″ alloy wheels and panther black, roof spoiler, door handles, door mirrors, bodyside mouldings, and tailgate handle.

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