New car news

26 April 2007 - 12:00

Promising the Earth

There's nothing that entertains us more than the wild claims made by manufacturers developing new supercars.

The latest lofty proclamation comes from Duesenberg, which claims its new Torpedo Coupe will be capable of 70mpg while using a 300bhp supercharged V12 engine. 

Regardless of whether or not Duesenberg can pull off this unlikely feat - and call us cynics, but we're guessing it's unlikely - it's good to see this historic name back in the fray with its two-door coupe.

The Torpedo aims to offer the ultimate in luxury motoring and it should be on sale in the US by August this year, although there's no firm pricing yet.