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Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars is the British sports car maker that Colin Chapman founded in 1952, and it’s still based in Hethel, Norfolk.
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McLaren Automotive
McLaren Automotive is the British maker of McLaren road cars, and it builds every one of them in Woking, England.
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Italy
Maserati cars
Maserati cars have carried the trident badge since 1926, and the company itself was founded in Bologna, Italy, in 1914.
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Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo is an Italian car brand founded in Milan in 1910, and it won the first two Formula 1 world championships in 1950 and 1951.
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Infiniti cars
Infiniti cars come from Nissan’s luxury brand, which opened its first US dealers on November 8, 1989.
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Acura cars come from Honda’s luxury and performance brand, which launched in the US on March 27, 1986 as the first Japanese luxury car brand.
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Racing Circuits of the World
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Six countries, circuits and rallies
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Circuits, rallies and rally raids
Kyalami and South Africa's Grand Prix circuits, Kenya's Safari Rally, the desert rally raids of Morocco and the Roof of Africa hard enduro in Lesotho.
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Australia and New Zealand
Albert Park, Mount Panorama at Bathurst, Phillip Island and the Supercars street circuits, the Grand Prix tracks of New Zealand and the Finke Desert Race.
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How Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids Work: Types, Batteries, Charging and Maintenance
How mild, full and plug-in hybrids actually work: the four types, how Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Nissan build them, what plugging in really changes, how hybrids differ around the world, and a maintenance chart by kilometre. Part 4 of our Engines Explained series.
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