Motoring Spy

Hi, my name is Stuart and I write about cars over at the Motoring Spy blog. That means I'm responsible for many of the opinions and most of the balderdash that appears there.

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Rolls Royce proudly presents the 102EX. Not a very exciting name admittedly. How about the Phantom Experimental Electric – The world’s first fully electric, ultra-luxury limo.

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According to Autocar the design of the all new 2012 Range Rover will be influenced by the Evoque. That means the roofline will slope backwards – just like the Evoque. The front windscreen will also be more steeply raked – just like the Evoque.

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This is the first rendered image of the next Hyundai i30 prior to its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Looks rather spiffing in a bland, generic, homogenized sort of way.

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In July various BMW sources and UK magazine Auto Express hinted that the next generation BMW M3 could be powered by a new 3.2-litre tri-turbo six-cylinder engine. Whoa, that’s going to be one hot engine bay.

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An eagle-eyed Porsche fan has filmed the new 2012 Porsche 911 (codename 991) at a filling station in Stuttgart, Germany. The maroon car was virtually undisguised and is the closest we’ve come to seeing the next generation 911.

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Aston Martin has released a new video of their rare supercar the One-77 in action. While the Aston Martin V12 Zagato has stolen all the recent headlines, one viewing of the One-77 roaring through the French countryside and you’ll soon forget the Zagato.

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Lamborghini has confirmed that it will unveil a new “super sports car” at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We can hardly wait. But does that mean “super” as in “jolly hockey sticks” or “super” as in Veyron crushing?

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The UK’s best-selling weekly car magazine Auto Express has held their annual new car awards ceremony for 2011. Skoda was the biggest winner of the evening carrying off four awards while Volkswagen collected three.

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Ford has celebrated the 35th birthday of their popular Fiesta by selling their fifteen-millionth model. That means it’s just outside the top 10 most successful cars ever. So with that in mind, here’s our tribute to the mighty Ford Fiesta.

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The new BMW 1 Series will cost you at least £19,375 when it arrives in UK showrooms on September 17th. For that you’ll get a basic 5 door, 6 speed manual 116i powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine generating 136bhp.

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Motoring Spy is one month old. Yipee. And to celebrate this important milestone, here’s a quick review of the month that was July 2011 in the world of cars.

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Maserati has taken the GranCabrio convertible, beefed up the performance and the end result is the GranCabrio Sport. More power, faster gearshift and a more aggressive look makes the GranCabrio Maserati’s flagship convertible.

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At present the new Range Rover Evoque is perhaps the hottest, most sought after vehicle in the world. And in hindsight, the formula is extremely simple; create a Range Rover that’s more stylish and less expensive.

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Mercedes has revealed the C63 AMG Coupe Black Series, the most powerful C-Class…ever. AMG also claim that it’s one of the most highly focused track cars in their line-up. That means more power, more race technology and even more aggressive styling.

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If you’re a budding tycoon and want a car which befits your status, your choice has been rather limited in recent years. The Maybach has always been vulgar, even before Simon Cowell got his chequebook out, while Premiership footballists have rather hijacked the image of Bentley and the Range Rooney. But now there’s a new challenger in the executive boardroom. It’s called the Rolls Royce Ghost and this time it’s the extended wheelbase version.

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If you’re looking for the most unusual, most unique car of 2011 you can stop now. Here it is, the new Morgan 3 Wheeler. Just look at it. It looks like a 1920′s Bentley has backed into a bathtub and it’s decorated like a spitfire.