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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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Race Car

Mitsubishi Motors UK has made announcement about its intention to participate in the Britcar Championship with their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X race car.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X race car is being constructed by ADR Motorsport, a company that already competes in the in the British Rally Championship.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X race car is being developed in collaboration with SVA UK and the car will wear the official red and chrome Ralliart livery.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X race car will be presented for the first time in the week-end of September 20th & 21st, when it will race in the Britcar 24-hour race at Silverstone.

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IFR Aspid Debut at London Auto Show

The IFR Aspid had its world debut today at the London auto show. The IFR Aspid manages to keep down the weight, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions through a number of technical innovations incorporated in the chassis, suspension, brakes and electrical systems.

The IFR Aspid features an ultra-lightweight aluminum extrusion composite panelled chassis with a mass of just 75kg. This structure offers up to ten times the torsional stiffness of a conventional un-panelled space-frame and enhanced crash protection.

The IFR Aspid also features an ultra-lightweight stainless steel brake system that includes thin twin discs each with turbine-shaped slots for maximum air cooling and braking efficiency.

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