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The new Nissan Micra has been spied testing in the UK. Spotted by autocar.co.uk reader Mark Waites, the heavily disguised car was running on the M1, heading back to Nissan's Technical Centre in Cranfield, which is undertaking much of the development work on the car. While Waites was unable to get a close up picture of the whole car, his photos clearly show the distinctly curved rear end of the car and the overall shape of it. Read the...

-Cosworth got bought by Audi, it was at the same time Audi thought it was buying Rolls Royce. -Vickers (i think) owned Cosworth at the time it was sold, straight after, Audi split the business into two halves, Cosworth Racing (went to Ford) and Cosworth (i think) Engineering when to Audi -Audi then sold its bit on to Mahle and who owns it now I am not sure and the other part owned by Ford was sold into the CART racing in the US - i think two...

Lee23404: R32: Given that VW Group engineers created the W16 engine for the Veyron and the W12 engine for the Phaeton (now also found in the Bentley Continental series), who would bet against their engineers pulling an epic F1 engine out of the bag too? Doesn't VW still own Cosworth Engineering, or did they sell it on? Can't remember but you're right they do have the engineering expertise one way or another. you're right....

@ Kairoo. Fair enough, we are now aware of what in your opinion wrong with the UK and US economies. Can you tell us, what in your opinion, should be done to rectify the problem now it exists? Also could you do it in a positive manner rather than knocking everbody and everything?

 the current micra is not a world car, probably as it was ugly, the next one might have a chance.  

ooohhh - the creditors will receive a very satisfying 1.875 p in the pound - that's unless the liquidators etc. don't take all the £3m in fees !!!

Yes Lee23404, but unfortunately you've still got the matter of a good car to put it in, and then finding top drivers, and even with their resources and a recession going on, 2012 seems a bit optomistic, don't you?

Lee23404: I'm glad it's driver activated because it would be very annoying to hear that beeping noise in the middle of the night if your Volt driving neighbours were arriving home. Someone mentioned somewhere it might be easier to just have a cane for the blind that vibrates a bit when an electric car is nearby, similar to feedback computer joysticks. It could also be used to thump parents to stupid to keep their children out of the...

So then. Another perfectly good and interesting thread ruined by those that can't restrain themselves when Kairoo posts. What's the matter with you? He wasn't attacking you but that didn't stop you (Robot Boogie and DavidMR) attacking him. You obviously don't understand that not everyone is in here to achieve the level of false bonhomie with complete strangers that you are looking for. Grow up! What is even more...

Good news!