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NEWSLETTER 14/2012
 

EDITORIAL

Can synapses tingle? Well, I'm sure you will understand what I'm getting at when I say that mine certainly are, having spent yesterday morning at the wheel of several McLaren MP4–12Cs on the famous 'Top Gear' test track.

That story will have to wait for another time but, looking at this week's newsletter, the New York Auto Show is in full swing and the hottest news is that Jaguar is continuing the naming sequence that started with the C–type and reached its apogee with the immortal 'E'.

A hard act to follow, and all that.

But we've every confidence that the new F–type will uphold the tradition of proper '–type' Jaguars, only besmirched by the bizarrely styled S–type saloon of the 2000s.

I'm off for a long weekend's holiday. I hope you are, too, and will enjoy the best of early spring sunshine, hood down in suitably 'Classic Driver style'.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor
sw@classicdriver.com

THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER

  

NEWS

All–new Jaguar 'F–type', on sale in 2013

In an announcement at the 2012 New York Auto Show, Jaguar stated its intention to build a new two–seater, in roadster form initially, based on the C–X16 concept seen at Frankfurt in 2011. read more...

Classic Jaguar roadsters in the Classic Driver Marketplace
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NEWS

Fisker Atlantic makes debut in New York

On the eve of the New York Auto Show, Fisker took the wraps off its latest hybrid car. Essentially a scaled–down Karma, the compact saloon has a four–cylinder petrol engine to extend the range of the electric powerpack. read more...

 

NEWS

BMW i8 Concept: Now with no roof

BMW's i8 is not yet for sale, yet the Munich–based marque is already dreaming of an open–topped version capable of flitting from 0 to 62mph in five seconds and travelling more than 18 miles purely on electric power. read more...


DRIVING REPORT

Porsche Panamera S Hybrid

This hybrid Panamera is no planet–saving eco–machine but it is, perhaps, a step in the right direction. We have driven the green standard–bearer of Zuffenhausen. read more...

NEWS

Back on Track: The new McLaren GT3 racer

NEWS

F&M by Mazzanti Automobili: The Evantra supercar


FEATURE

Modern Classic: Alfa Romeo GTV6 Grand Prix

Essentially a coupé version of the Alfetta, the GTV6 retained the four–seat layout and Giugiaro styling of its saloon sibling, but also brought a sonorous six–cylinder engine to the table. read more...

 

EVENTS

The HRDC in 2012: 'Old School Club Racing at its best'

You have to doff your hat to Julius Thurgood, the brains behind the Historic Racing Drivers Club. Building on a successful inaugural season of races in 2011, the HRDC will put on eight events this year. read more...


MOTORCYCLES

Ridden: Ducati 848 SF

The new 848 Streetfighter recently joined the existing 1098cc Streetfighter S in Ducati's model line–up. And Tom Stewart has ridden it.
read more...

Ducatis in the Classic Driver Marketplace
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CLASSIC LIFE

  

'Mid–Century Ads: Advertising from the Mad Men Era'

The US series 'Mad Men' has been the biggest thing on TV in recent years. Now, with the fifth season just hitting the screens, a new book has been published celebrating the era of the hard–drinking, even harder smoking and generally 'hip' world of advertising in the 1950s and 1960s. read more...

 

Exhibition: Warhol and Cars — American Icons

Andy Warhol was fascinated by the car as a product of American consumer culture. For the first time, an exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh focuses on his automotive work from 1946 to 1986. read more...

B&O Beolit 12: Apple Airplay–enabled mobile sound system

Tally Ho! It's the 'Spitfire case'

SHOWROOM

  

Editor's Choice: Bizzarrini 5300 Strada

Throughout the whole history of the automobile, few cars have had more dramatic impact, more macho appeal than the hugely powerful, beautifully sculpted Bizzarrini. read more...

SERVICE

  
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