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Yeah, I guess we have to try and not be too pessimistic as like you said, F1 was being ran into the ground as it was anyway.

Another thread I put some effort into making that no one replied to :cheeese: Yay. Another post of mine that I'm having to reply to myself. Anyway, news is just breaking that Ecclestone has been forced out as CEO, and has been given some honourary president position but isn't sure what it means. For the german speakers among us: Bernie Ecclestone: Formel 1-Boss zum Rücktritt gezwungen - AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT Edit: Confirmation in the English speaking press: Ecclestone confirms Chase Carey has replaced him as CEO of F1 I'm a bit concerned about an American with no big history in the sport being at the head of the ship, but then again F1 has made some shocking decisions over the years while being led by someone who should know better.

And the McLaren 720S.... Going to be a good show, always tends to be though :hmmm: I do like Geneva.

Did you spec that last one? Did you try and make the most offensive awful looking GLA as possible? :p That said, it doesn't have stupid stickers or stripes like Merc loves at the moment, or that huge wing.

Understatement of the year so far :p Thanks :) Thanks scott, and yes, one too many cocktails last night I think :ytwh: So you should :gay: :p Thanks Thanks! :) Thank you! :)

Holy crap, I didn't think that was real at first, went to check and :eek: What the hell is he doing.

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I miss Casino Square so much :( from McKlein Photography (@McKlein_Rally) on Twitter

Looks a bit more aggressive than the renders/spy shots/educated guesses have made it seem: Looking forward to watching reviews of this one.

More details on the 650S replacement, I thought this pic had been posted in this thread but the 20 seconds I dedicated to checking didn't bring up anything :hmmm: Showcasing the active aero: image from Auto Express | New and Used Car Reviews, News Advice Strong rumours it will be called the 720S, meaning 720PS power from the engine. Considering it is meant to be going up against the 670PS Ferrari 488, not bad.

I love the idea too, I've always loved Nintendo. Zelda's Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess are up there with some of the best games ever made imo. If I had children under the age of 15 I'd be throwing their PS4/XBOne away and getting a Switch instead tbh, I'd much rather they were playing most of the Nintendo games than COD4 or GTA haha

Well..... this was a popular article :yawn: So the Switch is hitting shelves on March 3rd. As with most Nintendo hardware I imagine people will be hooked and there will be many articles on how many are on Ebay for 200% the RRP as it is sold out. But ultimately it will be a failure. :shrug: They've so far only got 6 games for the release of the Switch, 6?! Will Nintendo just be a third party game developer by 2025? I think it might.

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I'm not that big a fan of that Vauxhall Crossland tbh, but it is miles better than the Meriva and previous products put out by the company so I shouldn't complain, It might look better in person. As for the Kia, if the base engine has 197hp then wow that's pretty decent, obvioulsy the one to have is the V6 but it just means every Stinger will be fairly fast. Not bad.

1982 De Tomaso Deauville Series 2 :eek: The Jaguar XJ's sexy italian twin.... - 5.8 litre V8 - Quad pipes - Gorgeous interior - Only 244 ever produced, this is one of just 7 that were made for the UK market - They did 2 armoured Deauvilles, amazing - This one can be yours for £79,950, but it's had its engine rebuilt and been fully restored for £150k (I never trust restoration costs though) De Tomaso Deauville 5.8 V8 Best Example! For Sale (1982) on Car And Classic UK [C828395] It's a lot of money, for such a rare car that people will not really recognise or lust after. But wow :hmmm: If I had started a collection I'd definitely want this in it.

I want that Binz G-Wagon so much, reminds me of all the action films based in europe, the police/special agents always turn up in a fleet of them. Though i'm not sure i'd want the rear doors to be hinged like that on mine :hmmm:

So we're basically getting this with the 2017 AMG bumpers and a V8, and the area between the C and D pillar is a pick up bed?

I've gotten used to the mustang update now, and I actually rather like it, it looks pretty good from the outside. The inside is a bit in your face, if the materials are good then it's fine but it does look like they wouldn't be good quality for some reason. It looks like it's easy to navigate etc though, all big clunky controls :hmmm: And yeah the Merc seems a bit more tame than the 6x6, but look at that wheelbase :eek: It's a bit long if it's just a normal G class.

Yeah his Jag one-take was one of my favourites, crazy car.

I think they've tried to give it a more mature face, to try and steal sales from the A5 etc, but I'm not sure it's worked. Did Ford offer the 2016 GT with a 1990's useless ricer wing like the one on the 2017 model? --- Post Updated --- Image from PistonHeads | Cars for Sale | Car News | Motoring Forum Well what's this then? Is it another special crazy expensive G wagon like the 6x6 or the squared ones, or is this going to be a sub £120k pickup?

Interesting lil car.

E63 S configurator isn't up for the UK site just yet, but the E43 is, pretty much the same thing haha I didn't like the pinstriped Piano Black interior trim at first but now I love it, i'd never get the carbon or aluminium.

[headline]The 2017 FIA Forumula One Championship:[/headline] As we approach March more and more news about what the 2017 will hold for us is slowly being announced: The Teams: McLaren Honda: - Stoffel Vandoorne has joined the team to replace Jensen Button - Fernando Alonso has kept his place Images from Jalopnik - Drive Free or Die Scuderia Ferrari: - Kimi Raikkonen has kept his place - Sebastian Vettel has kept his place Images from Jalopnik - Drive Free or Die Red Bull - Tag Heuer: - Daniel Ricciardo has kept his place - Max Versatappen has kept his place Scuderia Toro Rosso: - Carlos Sainz Jr has kept his place - Daniil Kyvat has kept his place SOMEHOW?! Image from forume1.nl Force India: - Sergio Perez has kept his place - Esteban Ocon has moved from Manor F1 to replace Nico Hulkenberg Images from F1 Fanatic The independent F1 blog and motor sport community Haas F1: - Romain Grosjean has kept his place - Kevin Magnussen has moved from Renault to replace Esteban Gutierrez (Who has moved to Formula E) Images from wtf1.co.uk Williams F1: - Lance Stroll has joined the team to replace Valtteri Bottas - Felipe Massa has kept his place Images from F1 Fanatic The independent F1 blog and motor sport community Sauber F1: - Marcus Ericsson has kept his place - Pascal Wehrlein has moved from Manor to replace Felipe Nasr Images from Sauber F1 Team Renault F1: - Nico Hulkenberg has moved from Force India to replace Kevin Magnussen - Jolyon Palmer has kept his place Images from F1 Fanatic The independent F1 blog and motor sport community Mercedes F1: - Lewis Hamilton has kept his place - Valtteri Bottas has moved from Williams to replace Nico Rosberg Images from Autocar | Car News and Car Reviews and Formula 1 The Calendar: The 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is: [TABLE=width: 396] [TR] [TD]26 March[/TD] [TD]Melbourne[/TD] [TD]Australia[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9 April[/TD] [TD]Shanghai[/TD] [TD]China[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]16 April[/TD] [TD]Bahrain[/TD] [TD]Bahrain[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]30 April[/TD] [TD]Sochi[/TD] [TD]Russia[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14 May[/TD] [TD]Barcelona[/TD] [TD]Spain[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]28 May[/TD] [TD]Monte Carlo[/TD] [TD]Monaco[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]11 June[/TD] [TD]Montreal[/TD] [TD]Canada[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]25 June[/TD] [TD]Baku[/TD] [TD]Azerbaijan[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9 July[/TD] [TD]Spielberg[/TD] [TD]Austria[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]16 July[/TD] [TD]Silverstone[/TD] [TD]United Kingdom[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]30 July[/TD] [TD]Budapest[/TD] [TD]Hungary[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]27 August[/TD] [TD]Spa-Francorchamps[/TD] [TD]Belgium[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3 September[/TD] [TD]Monza[/TD] [TD]Italy[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]17 September[/TD] [TD]Singapore[/TD] [TD]Singapore[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1 October[/TD] [TD]Sepang[/TD] [TD]Malaysia[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8 October[/TD] [TD]Suzuka[/TD] [TD]Japan[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]22 October[/TD] [TD]Austin[/TD] [TD]USA[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]29 October[/TD] [TD]Mexico City[/TD] [TD]Mexico[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12 November[/TD] [TD]Sao Paolo[/TD] [TD]Brazil[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]26 November[/TD] [TD]Abu Dhabi[/TD] [TD]United Arab Emirates[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Other talking points: The cars will be unveiled towards the end of February, with teams now announcing what date they have chosen. McLaren and Ferrari have both chosen the 24th so the other teams are around that time too. Here is a good clip from Sky F1 on what to expect from the 2017 cars, they go through all the design and regulation changes: F1 in 2017: What can we expect from next year's rule changes? | F1 News Manor F1 are currently in turmoil, they went into administration last week. The good news is that the staff are still being retained, so they obviously have some hope things might get sorted. As of now they have no drivers announced for 2017, and if they want to race this year the clock is ticking.

Good that they're working on the interior of the G though, they couldn't let it age forever. Faraday Future have announced the price of the FF91........ $290,000 :omg: For me that's the final nail in the coffin, buhbye.

Yeah, much like Porsche's Miami Blue, that bentley would be stunning if you lived somewhere sunny. I'd have a Phantom over a Mulsanne, a Mulsanne over a Ghost anyday, a Ghost over a Flying Spur and so on. Though it does depend on what the 2018 Phantom will look like. I really do love the Mulsanne.