Based on the platform...
Based on the platform of the forthcoming 157 saloon, which we revealed in issue 824, the car will get an elegant exterior, taking its cues from the stunning Brera concept seen at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show. Slim headlamps frame the trademark Alfa grille, while a deep front bumper completes the new front end. Sculpted flanks lead up to the curved rear, which has a low window, similar to the show car.
10535: The miles a Vauxhall...
10535: The miles a Vauxhall VXR8 must travel between Holden"s plant in Melbourne, Australia, where it"s built and Vauxhall"s HQ in Luton, Beds, before it can be delivered to a customer.
30: Number of fuel tanks at the oil depot in Thurrock, Essex, where last week"s contaminated petrol came from. Each one had to be tested.
178.5: Speed in miles per hour of the world"s fastest blind driver, Mike Newman, who set the record in 2005 in a derestricted BMW M5.
17,600: How many Clio MkIIs Renault sold in the UK in 2006. That"s despite the launch of the MkIII in January, which shifted 40,000.