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Aston Martin has told just-auto that it is to extend its planned Christmas shutdown for another two weeks 'based on current economic conditions'. Full story...

The rumour that had been circulating for a while now was confirmed this morning. Ford's fire sale and urgent search for funds have resulted in the sale of most of its stake in the Mazda Motor Corporation. The manufacturer is practically selling the entirety of its assets in the companies of which it held a majority of shares. After the sale of Aston Martin to the ProDrive consortium and the block sale of the British Land Rover and Jaguar brands to the Tata group, it's now Mazda's turn. Full story...

2008 Volkswagen Scirocco 1.4 TSI

Automobile Magazine's only Scirocco owner drives the new Scirocco in Germany.

Scirocco? Isn't that some Car my Father Drove?
I admit that I'm probably not the most objective person in the world when it comes to the new, European-market Volkswagen Scirocco, as I have a 22-year-old Scirocco sitting in my garage. It's covered, sleeping quietly in safety, and in the eleven years I've owned this VW, it's never been kicked out of the garage, come hell, high water, or $200,000 Aston Martin test cars that happened to be in my possession. I'm so fond of the Scirocco because I love the GTI, and the Scirocco is simply a GTI with more... GTI.

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Aston Martin devait dévoiler au Mondial de l'automobile de Paris son nouveau coupé ultra-exclusif One-77. La surprise fut générale, puisque Aston Martin n'a en fait que relever partiellement le drap sur les feux avant et arrière, ne montrant rien d'autre. Read more ...

Buyer pays £200,000 for Aston Martin DBS which was wrecked during filming of the latest Bond movie Read more ...

This car will go on sale later this year .
I know you all expected the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage , here are the specs :

A 4.7 l 420 hp engine that will do 0 – 60 mph in 4.7 seconds with at top speed of 180 mph . The upgrade transforms a hot luxury car in a even hotter luxury car , the power difference is major
Aston Martin says that three-quarters of the engine’s parts were upgraded or changed so we know we get something different

Not to forget the other parts , the transmission was upgraded to allow quicker upshifts and smoother downshifts , both in sport and comfort mode .

Aston says this car is built to be a high performance car and a good everyday driving car .

All we can do is wait for it and try to guess its price

Ferrari is launching a new supercar . The California is expected to appear on the market in 2009 at a price of aprox 130,000£
This new Ferrari has a 2+ seating arrangement , meaning that you can take a third person on vacation or more luggage . As we expect this Ferrari takes more and more features from the F1 cars , the California will be a piece of technological art .

The suspensions will be fine-tuned to perfection.
The engine will be a 4.3 litre V8 454bhp powerplant connected to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission – 0-60mph in 4 seconds

A new feature in the Ferrari stable is the standard folding hard top on all versions

As we know Ferrari in in competition with a number of great cars (Porsche , Aston Martin) , the new California stallion comes to back it up
With great looks and great performance the success is almost guaranteed