Author Profile: Paul Horrell

Driven: Porsche Panamera

Posted by Paul Horrell at 11:31 am on Friday August 28, 2009
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‘Jay, you look at the dials,’ I said to my passenger, ‘I’ve got other things to concentrate on.’ We were doing about 270km/h and rising fast.

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VW claims Porsche

Posted by Paul Horrell at 2:17 pm on Thursday July 30, 2009
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Porsche is, after a titanic batttle, about to become a member of the VW Group. Last year Porsche tried to take over VW. VW struck back. This has been one of the great soap operas of industrial history.

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Gangsta’s Paradise

Posted by Paul Horrell at 3:55 pm on Friday April 24, 2009
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I suspect most people couldn’t give a monkey’s whether or not Chrysler survives. But if there is one reason the company still commands a sliver of sympathy, it’s the 300C. So what do you think of the new one?

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Mercedes sets off on a Mini adventure

Posted by Paul Horrell at 11:21 am on Friday March 27, 2009
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The cleverest, safest and potentially most efficient small car on earth is the Mercedes A-class. It’s all the car most of us need. But the car we all want is a Mini. Mercedes is addressing that little quandary. It will build a Mini rival for 2011.

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Going crazy for the Tata Nano

Posted by Paul Horrell at 4:50 pm on Tuesday March 24, 2009
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Today the world’s cheapest car goes on sale. Avoid all the options (like a brake servo, lighter socket or parcel shelf) and it comes in at $2,840. Small wonder its home country, India, is going berserk for the Tata Nano.

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A hybrid you’ll actually want to drive

Posted by Paul Horrell at 11:07 am on Thursday February 19, 2009
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The new NSX is a goner and there won’t be another S2000. But all is not lost for fun Hondas. Foreman has been getting answers about the new CRZ coupe. It’s a hybrid, but it should be fun.
See what Clarkson and Co make of the competition here

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GM, Chrysler dodge a bullet, for now

Posted by Paul Horrell at 12:32 pm on Sunday December 21, 2008

So after all the brinkmanship, the President stumped up the cash. But the bailout of GM and Chrysler comes with strict conditions. GM and Chrysler – and their workforces – will have to take deep cuts during the next three months, or the US Government will want its money back and GM will have [...]

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The end for GM and Chysler

Posted by Paul Horrell at 12:29 pm on Saturday December 13, 2008
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So it’s descending to chaos. Senate has rejected the life-support plan for Detroit. Earlier this week the House of Representatives and the White House stitched together a plan.
But when that bill was put to the Senate, a hard-core of Republicans kicked it out. Ford might be able to save its own skin, but GM and [...]

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