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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 17 JANUARY 2016 Motoring V New Ginetta promises unparalleled performance on the track BRITISH sports car maker Gi- netta has launched a stunning new racing car at the Autosport International show. The G57 is designed as a track day machine for well- heeled enthusiasts, and sits above Ginetta's more afford- able offerings. The G57 weighs less than 900kg and is powered by a Chevrolet-sourced 6.3-litre LS3 V8, developed in-house by Gi- netta engineers. Surrounding it is a fully-enclosed aero body, making it eligible to compete in sports car racing series across the globe. Keen enthusiasts with £200,000 to spend can also use the G57 on track days where it would be significantly faster than supercars costing twice as much. Lawrence Tomlinson, Chair- man of Ginetta, said: "I am delighted to finally be able to show the G57 to the public and what better place to launch the car than Autosport Inter- national! The reception has been fantastic so far, and they haven't even heard the engine running yet! The team in Leeds have worked incredibly hard to develop this car and we can't wait to show you what it's made of throughout 2016." Fans in a frenzy over rumours of Apple electric car rumours AMONG its legions of devotees, there is nothing quite as stylish as a consumer product with an'i'at the beginning of its name. Apple broke the mould with the iPod, created a global phenomenon with the iPhone, perhaps paused to raise a few eyebrows with the iWatch, and now it appears the iCar could be just around the corner. The giant tech corporation sparked fevered speculation among its fans by registering an entic- ing sounding domain names including apple.car, apple.cars and apple.auto. Numerous reports in recent months have suggested Apple is secretly developing an electric car, but the domain name registration suggests it could be about to go public with its plans. The MacRumors website, which first reported the news, said, "Apple has aggressively recruited engineers and other talent from Tesla, Ford, GM, Samsung, A123 Systems, Nvidia and elsewhere to work on the rumoured 'Apple Car' project, which has allegedly been called 'Project Titan' internally. "Electric motorcycle start-up, Mission Motors, even ceased operations after losing employees to Apple." One hurdle for any electric car is "range anxiety" – concern that the battery will run out without easy access to a charger.