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1 week ago | 
honestjohn.co.uk | Craig Cheetham
Replacing an icon is a tricky thing to do, so when Alfa Romeo finally put the original Spider out to pasture in 1993, an astonishing 30 years since its debut, a replacement was always going to have to be something a bit special. It came as a surprise, then, when the new ‘916’ generation was launched in 1995 with front-wheel-drive – something that Alfa aficionados were initially quite sceptical about.
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2 weeks ago | 
honestjohn.co.uk | Craig Cheetham
The Audi A8 can trace its roots back a lot further than you might expect, with former Volkswagen Group boss Ferdinand Piëch first signing an agreement to develop the car back in 1982. The contract was with the US company ALCOA – or the Aluminium Company of America – and the idea behind it was to create a full-size car that would be significantly lighter than any other vehicle in its class, thanks to the use of advanced aluminium construction.
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2 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Craig Cheetham
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3 weeks ago | 
honestjohn.co.uk | Craig Cheetham
For those who haven’t warmed to the post-Chris Bangle era BMWs, the BMW E46 3 Series is regarded as the last truly pretty BMW 3 Series. Launched in 1998, the E46 made its debut as a four-door saloon, with Touring estate and two-door coupe and convertible models following in 1999.
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4 weeks ago | 
honestjohn.co.uk | Craig Cheetham
It’s an oft-forgotten fact that the Rover 800 actually started life as a Coupe, with the first hint at the car to come being Roy Axe’s CCV Concept, revealed at the 1986 Turin Motor Show. It was the first time that Austin-Rover had shown the world a clue as to the styling of its new ‘XX’ model range, which was due to arrive in production form later that year.
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1 month ago | 
honestjohn.co.uk | Craig Cheetham
The first Nissan Micra was a good car, make no mistake, but while it excelled in the reliability stakes, it suffered from two traits common to Japanese cars of the era. First, it wasn’t great when it came to corrosion. And second, it was slightly devoid of character. The latter was a key focus for Nissan when it launched the car’s replacement.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Craig Cheetham
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1 month ago | 
honestjohn.co.uk | Craig Cheetham
Believe it or not, it’s now 27 years since the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 first appeared. Yet despite its advancing years, the design approach of evolution rather than revolution means that, even today, the Mk4 looks relatively fresh. Its smart and simple lines and instantly identifiable shape give it a look that still isn’t out of place among modern traffic.
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2 months ago | 
honestjohn.co.uk | Craig Cheetham
The original Smart City Coupe was a car that captured people’s imaginations. Different, quirky and built on a modular body frame, the little two-seater was a welcome and offbeat city car. But Smart couldn’t survive with one model alone, so the range was diversified. First came the Smart Roadster - a two-seater sports car that used the same mechanical configuration of the ForTwo, built on a bespoke variation of its Tridion safety cell. But the 2004 ForFour was a different beast altogether.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Craig Cheetham
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