Ford's All-New Focus RS Sprints to 62 MPH in 4.7 Seconds and Hits 165 MPH

2016 Ford FOCUS RS

• All-new 2016 Ford Focus RS sprints from 0-62 mph in 4.7 seconds and reaches a maximum speed of 165 mph
• Fastest-ever Ford RS model will start at $36,605 featuring Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive and a projected 350 horsepower and 350 lb.-ft. of torque from its 2.3-liter EcoBoost® engine
• Innovative Focus RS offers drive modes – including industry-first drift mode – along with launch control; customer deliveries of high-performance hatchback start in North America in spring 2016

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company’s all-new Focus RS will sprint from 0-62 mph in 4.7 seconds – making the high-performance hatchback the fastest-accelerating RS model yet.

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Bentayga reaches 301 km/h, making it the fastest SUV in the world

Bentley Bentayga

CREWE - The all-new W12 TSI engine is the most technically advanced 12-cylinder in the world, delivering the best combination of power, torque and efficiency of any car in its class. With a top speed of 301km/h, the Bentayga will be the fastest, most powerful SUV in the world.

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Worldwide sales of Suzuki Swift reach four million units

2014 Suzuki SWIFT

September 3, 2014 - Suzuki Motor Corporation’s compact car Swift, which was launched as a world strategic model in 2004, has reached cumulative worldwide sales of four million units in August 2014 (nine years and nine months since the start of sales in 2004).

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Range Rover Sport SVR : Fastest production SUV around Nurburgring

Range Rover Sport SVR at the Nurburgring

WHITLEY, UK : July 30, 2014 - The Range Rover Sport SVR has lapped the famous Nordschleife circuit at the Nürburgring in Germany in 8 minutes 14 seconds, making it the fastest production SUV around the Nürburgring. The impressive feat was carried out by a Land Rover driver testing a standard production example of the potent new performance flagship.

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50,000th Volkswagen T5 California celebrating

Celebrations at the California production plant in Hannover: 50,000x motoring leisure direct from the factory

HANNOVER : July 25, 2014 – Together with the management board and works council the team at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles California production plant in Hannover Limmer were celebrating on Friday the production of the 50,000th Volkswagen T5 California.

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100,000th Audi A1 rolls off the assembly line

100,000th Audi A1 rolls off the assembly line

• King Albert II of Belgium visits Audi Brussels to celebrate milestone
• €300 million invested in plant since 2007
• Chairman of the Board of Management Rupert Stadler: “Audi Brussels is a central element of our growth strategy.”

INGOLSTADT : June 23, 2011 - AUDI AG has been producing the Audi A1 in Brussels for nearly one year. The 100,000th car has now rolled off the assembly line. To mark the occasion, King Albert II of Belgium visited the site in the Forest district of Brussels. Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, and Gerhard Schneider, General Director for Technology and Logistics and management spokesman of Audi Brussels, led the King through the tradition-steeped plant, which Audi acquired and restructured four years ago. In addition, Benoît Cerexhe, Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for the Economy, Employment, Scientific Research and Foreign Trade, officially opened the visitor’s route through the A1 production facility.

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Mauro Calo breaks the world record for the longest car drift

Mauro Calo breaks the world record for the longest car drift

SURREY : June 19, 2011 - Mauro Calo proved his driving flair by breaking the world record for the longest car drift at Mercedes-Benz World, Surrey. Mauro smashed the existing World Record by 394 metres achieving a total distance of 2308 metres to add his name to the record books and the title to his established driving career.

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