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A Fast Buck

There is a long wait for the latest supercars. Get in early and make a profit, says Ben Oliver.
 

Beauty Or The Beast?

The BMW M6 and Aston Martin DB9
 

Cross-Channel Firing

Ben Oliver compares divergent Gallic and Anglo-Saxon takes on the limo: the Citroën C6 and Jaguar XJ
 

Driven To Distraction

A lifelong Ferrari obsessive, James Bridges had never driven one. When he finally did, he found it isn’t always a disappointment to meet your heroes
 

Electric Dreams

Putting a battery in a luxury car doesn't make it green, finds Ben Oliver
 

Emission Impossible

Car makers are cleaning and greening up their image, but with the gas-guzzlers dominating this year's Geneva Motor Show, is anyone buying? Richard Lofthouse reports
 

Face-Off

Can the Volvo C30 really compete with its German arch rival, the BMW One series, asks Richard Lofthouse
 

Green Machines?

It could have hobbled them, but impending EU emissions rules have inspired Porsche and Lamborghini to go faster then ever, finds Ben Oliver
 

Hiroshima, Munich. Munich, Hiroshima?

The battle of the coupés
 

I'll Have Two Of Those

Rolls-Royce Phantom battles with the Bentley Azure
 

Pick Of The Crop

The BMW M3 takes on the Audi R8
 

Porsche's Big Coup

Ben Oliver looks at how tiny Porsche is on the brink of controlling mighty Volkswagen
 

Reinventing The Wheel

Any colour as long as its green – the new challenge for carmakers
 

Supercar Explosion

Ben Oliver explains how the market for ultra-expensive cars has taken off, and asks what it means for the European car industry
 

Taking Charge

In a world pressurised by record high oil prices, all eyes are on Israel and a project to make widespread electric car use a reality. Rebecca Wright reports
 

The Banzai Belter From Maranouchi

RICHARD LOFTHOUSE drives the latest rally-derived Mitsubishi Evolution
 

The Next Small Thing?

Ben Oliver asks what carmakers worldwide can learn from India’s new, €1,700 micro car – the Nano
 

The Smart Money

Ben Oliver dons his woolly hat and heads north to test drive one of the best mid-priced multipurpose vehicles on the market – the Skoda Roomster
 

The Supercar King

Richard Lofthouse talks to Group20 founder Gary Franklin about a new type of car club
 

Turning Japanese

Despite their quality, Japanese cars have never been that desirable for the car connoisseur... until now. Ben Oliver puts Lexus and Nissan to the test
 

 

Re-Visitng Startups: Rapha

The first of a series, we re-visit start-ups featured in earlier editions of CNBC European Business to see how they are tackling the downturn in 2008

In The Spirit

Celebrate summer with a fine blended Scottish whisky, an award-winning rum, and a budget-breaking single malt.

Worlds Apart

With development continuing apace, Qatar appears immune to the global credit crunch. Richard Lofthouse finds out why

Tapping A Market: The Rush To Invest In Water

The world is waking up to water shortages and private sector solutions, Richard Lofthouse and Barry Mansfield report. Additional research by Flemmich Webb and Robert Pomfret

The New Screen Test

Despite a bumper summer spearheaded by a record-breaking Batman installment, the film industry might not be as recession-proof as once thought. Colin Brown reports