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Mercedes launches CLS Shooting Brake
Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Latest News The Mercedes CLS is the four-door coupe version of the E Class - and now there is an estate version. Looking a bit like a normal E Class estate that has been sat...
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2011 Fiat 500, one careful owner: £222,000
Filed under: Latest News In possibly the craziest price ever paid for a car at auction, a one-year-old Fiat 500 owned by Jay Leno has been sold for $350,000. The car was auctioned by the TV star to...
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Drink drive fatalities increase by almost one-fifth
Filed under: Latest News The number of fatal accidents involving drink drivers last year rose by 18 per cent, from 220 in 2010 to 260 in 2011 according to figures published by the Department for...
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All-new "dynamic" Toyota Auris launched
Filed under: Toyota, Latest News Toyota will launch the second-generation Auris at next month's Paris Motor Show. In an unusually candid description of the thinking behind the new model, Toyota said,...
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Bentley shows Mulsanne Convertible Concept
Filed under: Bentley, Latest News Bentley has shown sketches of a Mulsanne Convertible. Officially it is only a concept, but no-one doubts there will be such a car. Bentley is not exactly going for...
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Pagani Zonda in fatal crash in Watford
Filed under: Latest News A multi-millionaire property developer was killed on Sunday evening when he crashed his Pagani Zonda into a metal fence in Watford. William Barranos, in his fifties, was...
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Another recall - for faulty petrol
Filed under: Latest News This is a new one on us. In the USA, BP has issued a recall for petrol sold between August 13 and August 17 in the states of Illinois and Indiana. Recalls for car-related...
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Nissan Juke Ministry of Sound
Filed under: Nissan, Latest News Nissan is introducing a limited edition run of 250 examples of the Juke featuring an enhanced Ministry of Sound music pack. Nissan rather ambitiously says that Juke and...
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Mobile devices "worse than a screaming child" for concentration
Filed under: Latest News A study by the respected Transport Research Laboratory on behalf of esure insurance has found that mobile phones in cars distract a driver for longer than a screaming child....
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Bentley announces its fastest ever road car
Filed under: Bentley, Latest News Bentley has announced details of its new Continental GT Speed, which develops 616 bhp and has a top speed of 205 mph. Fitted with a new ZF eight-speed transmission,...
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Fiat 500 Street
Filed under: FIAT, Latest News Not to be outdone by Nissan's appeal to the urban market with its Juke Ministry of Sound, Fiat is going for the urban market with the 500 Street. The "down with the kids"...
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"Postcode lottery" of petrol prices
Filed under: Latest News, Consumer A survey of petrol prices across the country has found that drivers in the most expensive region pay around £250 more each year to fill up their cars than those in...
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Bank Holiday strike on Severn Bridge?
Filed under: Latest News There is the threat of a strike at the Severn Bridge toll booths over the bank holiday weekend. Strike action including a 24 hour walk out, an overtime ban and work-to-rule is...
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Trident Iceni 200 mph British eco-supercar re-appears at Salon Prive
Filed under: Latest News The Trident Iceni is a bit different to your average 200 mph sports car: it is powered by a 6.6 litre diesel engine. Its eco-credentials are that it runs on bio-diesel and is...
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Jaguar dealers rated No.1
Filed under: Jaguar, Latest News Jaguar has come top in the 2012 JD Power Dealer Satisfaction Survey, published by What Car? The interesting thing is that the margin between Jaguar in first place on...
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Vulcan bomber and classic cars at Carfest
Filed under: Latest News Chris Evans' CarFest (see more details here) will play host to the last flying Vulcan bomber, one of the world's most remarkable military aircraft, as well as two big auctions...
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Historic Maserati collection to be auctioned at Goodwood
Filed under: Latest News One of the best collections of Maseratis - certainly in this country - is to be auctioned at the Goodwood Revival by Bonhams in September. The seller is Anthony Hartley, who is...
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Alfa adds sporty trim to the MiTo and Giulietta
Filed under: Alfa Romeo, Latest News With only two models currently in its range, Alfa Romeo is keeping up the appeal of its MiTo and Giulietta models by adding a new sporty trim level. The Sportiva...
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Average car age rises to 7.44 years
Filed under: Latest News, Consumer The average car is older now than it was a quarter of a century ago, according to new figures, which are being blamed on motorists buying older cars as the recession...
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Two-thirds of convertible drivers don't use drop top
Filed under: Convertibles, Latest News, Consumer With the appalling British weather, it's hard to believe we're one of the biggest markets for convertible cars. And now, new research shows that despite...
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