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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2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio

Mini Cooper (2009) has come in two models - 2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio and 2009 Mini Cooper S Cabrio. And the details as well as some images has been released by BMW.

Powered by a 1.6 liter engine, the 2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio may develops 88 kW/120 hp at 6,000 rpm and 160 Nm/118 lb-ft of torque at 4,250 rpm.

With a fuel consumption of 5.7 litres/100 km and a CO2 emissions level of 137 g/km, the 2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio may reach its top speed at 198 km/h (123 mph) and the 0-100 km/h acceleration time is 9.8 sec.

Meanwhile, with the same power of 1.6 liter engine that has been equipped with a Twin-Scroll turbocharger and direct fuel injection, the 2009 Mini Cooper S Cabrio may delivers 128 kW/175 hp at 5,500 rpm and 240 Nm/177 lb-ft of torque between 1,600 rpm and 5,000 rpm.

2009 Mini Cooper S Cabrio can get up to a top speed of 222 km/h (138 mph) and needs 7.4 sec to reach 100 km/h from stop.

2009 Mini Cooper S Cabrio has extra performance as the fuel consumption goes up to 6.4 litres/100 km and the CO2 emissions level to 153 g/km.

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BMW 125i Coupe Car

The BMW 125i Coupe - the latest BMW 1 Series Coupe version - will be unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motorshow. Powered by a 3.0 liter six-cylinder, the BMW 125i Coupe develops 218 hp. Accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 6.4 seconds, the BMW 125i Coupe has a top speed of 152 mph. The price for BMW 125i Coupe SE will start at 23,195 pounds and the price for BMW 125i Coupe M sport will start at 25,050 pounds.

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The new BMW 125i Coupe

The BMW 1 Series Coupe range has been strengthened with the addition of a fourth derivative. The six-cylinder 125i joins the twin-turbo 135i M Sport, the four-cylinder 120d, and the 123d that features the world’s most powerful four-cylinder diesel engine in a production car.

Generating 218hp from its 2,996 cc engine, the new BMW 125i Coupe accelerates from zero to 62mph in 6.4 seconds and achieves a top speed of 152mph. EfficientDynamics ensures that this level of performance doesn’t compromise the car’s consumption and emissions with the two-door Coupe delivering 35.8mpg on the combined cycle and emitting 190g/km of CO2.

The new BMW 125i Coupe SE costs £23,195 OTR while the M Sport derivative, with its 18-inch alloy wheels, sport seats and body styling, costs £25,050 OTR. The new BMW 125i Coupe goes on sale in March 2008.