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Scandinavian drive celebrates passion for Porsche cars
​Every year, Porsche Servicecenter Vejle, Denmark, celebrates another twelve months in business by inviting customers old and new to bring their cars from all over the country in order to participate in the largest Porsche drive in Scandinavia
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Jaguar XK8 25TH Anniversary
​For their September meet, the Jaguar Breakfast Club joined forces with the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT) to host the now annual ‘Jaguars at Gaydon’, the largest dedicated Jaguar meet to be staged at the British Motor Museum
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EX-Bugatti ‘Blue Factory’ becomes museum
​On 19 September, Campogalliano's famous Bugatti ‘Blue Factory’ near Modena hosted a gathering of EB110s. Organised by the newly formed Bugatti Automobili Campogalliano Historical-Cultural Association
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‘Historic’ Status for Cannonball Lamborghini Countach
​Forty years after a Lamborghini Countach starred in the 1981 comedy film The Cannonball Run, its significance has been recognised by the National Historic Vehicle Register of the United States Library of Congress.
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Swiss firm Officine Fioravanti Ferrari Testarossa restomod
​A Testarossa restomod has been unveiled by Swiss design house Officine Fioravanti (OF). The company, which has no link with the famous designer Leonardo Fioravanti, describe it as “a revolutionary approach in the field of restomod”
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Lamborghini Countach LP500 Recreated
At the end of 2017, a Lamborghini aficionado asked if the factory could construct a ‘new’ LP500. Lamborghini’s Polo Storico division agreed and invested over 25,000 hours of work in the car
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Polestar plans three new EVs by 2024
​Polestar has revealed exciting plans to launch three new electric cars in the next three years, kicking off with its 3 SUV in 2022. Shown only under sheets, CEO Thomas Ingenlath also confirmed the names of a Polestar 4 Coupé-SUV set for 2023
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Another new look for 2022 Mazda CX-5
​The Mazda CX-5 has been given a further set of design and engineering upgrades, and is set to arrive in showrooms from early next year. It’s another boost for the popular model, which makes up 21 per cent of Mazda’s European annual sales.
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Ford Tourneo Connect set for 2022 launch
​Ford has revealed an all-new Ford Tourneo Connect, which now shares its underpinnings with the Volkswagen Caddy thanks to a new collaboration between the manufacturing giants
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Geneva Motor Show cancelled for third year running
​The Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) has been cancelled for the third year in a row, with plans to return in 2023. Europe’s biggest and most influential show was due to take place in February 2022, for the first time since 2019
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2022 MG ZS EV gains new nose and 273-mile range
​MG has unveiled a major overhaul for its all-electric ZS EV, which ushers in a larger battery pack for increased range, along with a makeover and improved technology
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Gordon Spice, 1940-2021
​Sadly, the most famous Capri racer of them all, Gordon Spice passed away last month. He was class winner in the British Saloon Car Championship for five successive seasons from 1976 to 1980
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No more MoT certificates?
The MoT test certificate has finally been consigned to history in the UK. Since the end of August, Test Stations have no longer had to issue a VT20 pass certificate automatically — though customers are still able to request one.
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2022 Ford Focus gets mid-life update
​Hot on the heels of the revised Fiesta last month, Ford has revealed a facelift for the current generation of Focus, giving it styling, technology and powertrain upgrades to keep pace with rivals
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All-new 2022 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer U06 announced
​BMW has revealed its new generation of 2 Series Active Tourer U06, the brand’s five-seat MPV rival to the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. The model gets a bold new look, different powertrains and is one of the first model’s to get BMW’s latest infotainment setup
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Fifth-generation Range Rover L460 revealed
​The new fifth-generation L460 Range Rover is available to order now, priced from £94,400, and costing £10k more than the outgoing version. It gains new plug-in hybrid powertrains, upgraded technology and an updated, cleaner design.
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1986 Porsche Carrera 3.2 Restomod set to light up historics winter sale
​Regular readers will recall last month’s news round-up, when we highlighted the 1979 911 Turbo (930) converted by RUF Automobile to BTR specification and offered at the Historics Auctioneers
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Electric Mobility on Two Wheels
​Under the umbrella of electric mobility BMW Group also presented three additional concepts for sustainable mobility on two wheels at the IAA Mobility event
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