London motor show news and features

  • Subaru at the London motor show 2008

    22 July 2008 by Ben Whitworth and CAR reader reporter Jacomoseven

    Trust Subaru to launch an Impreza with 380bhp. And we thought the power struggle with Mitsubishi had lapsed years ago...

    It's the British motor show – so we were banking on Subaru pulling off some outrageous Impreza versions. Sure enough, the UK importer didn't disappoint, with a (quite literally, we suspect) handful of...

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  • Nissan at the London motor show 2008

    22 July 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    Nissan pulled off a cornucopia of intriguing new models at the London show – with some pretty weird extremes, as practical family cars jostled for attention with supercars and tallboy square city...

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  • Mazda at the London motor show 2008

    22 July 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    Mazda Furai at the London motor show 2008. Mazda's latest concept is as barmy as ever

    Mazda's not a company afraid of striking out on a limb every now and then. And it rammed home its rotary-engined know-how with a brace of sports cars featuring its Wankel motor at the London show.

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  • Renault at the London motor show 2008

    22 July 2008 by James Foxall and CAR reader reporter Carcare

    Renault's Megane R26.R is a junior 911 GT3 RS. There are no rear seats (or rear wiper) – just a roll cage, some sticky rubber and a carbon bonnet

    With the Paris motor show coming up in October 2008, it’s a surprise Renault had anything of interest to offer show-goers at this week's London exhibition. But Renault UK had other ideas... What’s...

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  • London motor show roll call of shame

    25 June 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Time for a roll call of shame. Not every manufacturer will be at the 2008 London motor show and here we spill the beans on the absentees. We called each car maker up and asked them to justify their decision to snub London. Aston Martin ‘We’ll get back to you.’ Audi ‘It’s not in our strategy. We’ve decided to go to Goodwood instead...

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  • 2008 London motor show practical information

    25 June 2008 by Tim Pollard

    What: British International Motor Show. (That’s the long name. We’ll just call it the London motor show, because that’s what we do at CAR). When: 23 July – 3 August 2008. Where: Excel, London E16...

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  • 2008 London motor show video highlights

    25 June 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Being incapable of time travel, we haven’t yet filmed at the 2008 London motor show – but you can watch some of our videos from previous motor shows on our media player below. Just scroll through the playlist and pick a video you want to watch and then click play. We’ll update this page after the show with all the latest...

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  • 2008 London motor show preview

    25 June 2008 by Dimitri Pesin

    The British International Motor Show (that’s the London motor show to you and me) is shaping up to be the best yet. Show organisers claim they are hosting more than 20 global debuts – up from 13 two years ago – and we’ve compiled a list of the cars you simply cannot afford to miss. Follow our simple A-Z below...

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  • 2008 London motor show blogs

    25 June 2008 by Tim Pollard

    No show, no blogs… yet! Come back to CAR Online after 22 July 2008 for the best insight from CAR’s award-winning editorial team. We’ll be prowling the show stands to dig out the stories that matter –...

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  • London Motor Show sneak preview

    02 April 2008 by Tim Pollard

    British International Motor Show 2008 map

    The organisers of the British Motor Show are drumming up interest early for July's event and have issued a map revealing the layout of the show. Gone are the days of reliance upon new metal to draw in...

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  • Nissan Denki Cube concept

    20 March 2008 by Liz Turner

    Nissan's cute Cube will go on sale in the US in 2009 and a production version will be unveiled at the next LA Auto Show, Nissan announced in New York. This will be a petrol Cube: an electric Cube,...

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  • British Motor Show first details

    17 December 2007 by Ben Whitworth

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    It may be a long way off on your automotive calendar, but next year’s 2008 British Motor Show looks set to be the biggest yet, with organisers expecting ticket sales to top the 550,000 mark. Housed at...

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