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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British Motor Show List of Luxury Cars

A list of the luxury cars have been released by the 2008 British International Motor Show that will be on display in the Heritage Enclosure and Ultimate Collection Public Gallery. A number of tickets have been released by the organizers to give an opportunity for a few lucky visitors to access the exclusive Ultimate Collection section of the show.

Some of the cars on display in the Ultimate Collection include Koenigsegg CCX-R Edition, Pagani Zonda F, and also the Mercedes McLaren SLR that holds the London Land Speed Record.

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