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Ron Dennis leaves McLaren F1

Ron Dennis hands over the reins of McLaren F1 to Martin Whitmarsh [ad#ad-1] Ron Dennis has finally had enough of F1. Who can blame him? From the heartache of losing the 2007 championship and a year or more of real grief with F1′s officials, Ron has had enough.

Honda unveils Insight Hybrid

Honda has released the first official images of the Prius-fighting Honda Insight, which is due to launch in the New Year at the Detroit Motor Show, and be in UK Car showrooms in the Spring of 2009. Honda has been sceptical about the future of the Hybrid/Electric car, and has expressed the view that it believes the long term future lies in Hydrogen powered EVs, rather than EVs per se. But this is a sensible move by Honda to take away sales from the Toyota Prius.

Vauxhall VXR8 Tourer (2013) first official pictures

This is Vauxhall's most powerful estate car ever: the VXR8 Tourer. Based on the Australian market's outgoing HSV Commodore R8 Tourer, the VXR8 uses a previous-gen Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine to lug along the biggest loadspace in its class. Is this the ultimate sub-£50k family car?