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- On: 19/09/2008 17:31:58
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20 of the best 90's TV car adverts showcase an industry wising up to the buying power of women, and putting the battle of the sexes at the forefront of car commercials.
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- On: 04/09/2008 12:20:50
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MotorTorque has compiled a list of the top ten supercars of the last decade, with some unusual choices included in its rundown alongside more predictable choices such as the Bugatti Veyron and Lamborghini Reventon.
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- On: 04/09/2008 12:16:38
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Who’d have thought a Saab, Volvo and a knackered Datsun would have made final list of ten cars to drive before croaking it? Added more obvious Porsche 928, Subaru Impreza and Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and you have ten cars to drive before you die.
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- On: 04/09/2008 11:25:11
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Which hot hatches were better? The pocket rockets from your youth or today's more powerful mean machines? Peugeot 205 or Peugeot 207? Golf GTI or Golf R32 4Motion? Renault 5 GT Turbo or Renault Twingo Renaultsport 133? Astra GTE 16V or Astra VXR? Escort RS Turbo or Focus RS?
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- On: 18/08/2008 11:30:30
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We all love a bit of schadenfreude - but the sensation is multiplied when it involves someone else doing something very stupid, particularly with their GPS. Witness the ten stupidest satnav catastrophes.
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- On: 18/08/2008 11:16:41
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Wince as Ferraris meet Turkish designers; gasp as a Jaguar XF meets its end in an American ride-pimping garage; weep as a Maserati Quattroporte gains another, er, porte. These are the best and the worst car mods.
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- On: 15/08/2008 09:26:39
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Larger SUVs are making way for a new generation of small SUVs that boast similar eco credentials to saloons and don't incur the hatred of all mankind. This rundown of the top five small SUVs should give you an idea of the market leaders.
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- On: 12/08/2008 16:35:07
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The excess and inexperience of ad execs in the 80's combined to produce some of the most visually exciting, baffling adverts in TV history. So we present the 20 best 1980's TV car commercials of the decade.
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- On: 11/08/2008 09:41:04
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The new Mitsubishi Evo X offers incredible performance and handling, but high cost twinned with under-par quality take the sheen off Mitsubishi's 'affordable supercar'.
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- On: 11/08/2008 09:36:44
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Supermarket giant Tesco enters the car leasing market, with a site aimed at its 270,000 staff.
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- On: 11/08/2008 09:34:01
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Car leasing is a complex issue, with motorists often struggling to understand exactly what constitutes car leasing and what the benefits of leasing a car are.
With this in mind MotorTorque.com has provided a simple FAQ guide on car leasing, which should explain the basics of how leasing - including PCP, contract hire, and finance leases - works.
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- On: 17/07/2008 12:30:55
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How to drive on the hard shoulder - we give you safety tips on how to use the hard shoulder in light of the government's recent announcement on opening up motorway hard shoulders during congestion.
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- On: 17/07/2008 10:48:29
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New Volkswagen Volkswagen Golfs, Passats, Polos, Eos, Jettas and Tiguans bear the brunt of giant hailstones, as 30,000 awaiting-delivery VWs experience Mother Nature’s wrath.
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- On: 17/07/2008 10:44:25
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If looks alone guaranteed success for any car, the Mazda RX-8 would be a sellout. The 1.3-litre rotary engine with 229bhp is a big plus too.
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- On: 17/07/2008 10:40:20
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A guide on ensuring your car's oil levels are correct, and how to top up your car's oil levels safely and easily.
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- On: 17/07/2008 09:37:05
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Boom Bip and Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys join forces as Neon Neon on an musical biography of playboy car designer John DeLorean - creator of the DeLorean DMC-12.
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- On: 02/07/2008 15:56:29
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The new Peugeot Bipper van has been awarded ‘Best New Van’ award at the 2008 Fleet World Honours.
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- On: 26/06/2008 11:32:55
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Information and advice on what to do when driving after consuming alcohol; what amounts constitute drink driving; and how drivers can stay safe when drinking.
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- On: 26/06/2008 11:24:16
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One of the more fascinating, if morbid, elements of modern vehicle safety testing is the availability of safety test crash videos on the internet. G-Wiz, Brilliance, T3, fortwo - the best safety test car crashes make for compelling viewing.
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- On: 26/06/2008 11:01:22
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MotorTorque has a full list of The Stig's introductions, along with some speculation on The Stig's identity. In the meantime, here are some of our favourites.
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- On: 16/05/2008 17:24:23
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There's nothing remotely practical, about convertibles or roadsters - from the Z4, Elise and SL to the Murcielago, Azure and Jag XK - but that won't matter the first time you drop the roof.
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- On: 16/05/2008 14:53:50
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Rotten Tomatoes has published its list of the top 50 most memorable movie cars of all time, with an eclectic list featuring automobile icons from the vast realms of celluloid history.
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- On: 16/05/2008 14:02:39
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There's now a street in Manchester as infamous as that cobbled one with a pub on the corner, that's overtaking Harold Shipman's former GP surgery in Hyde as Manchester's most notorious address. Although we wouldn't suggest any illegal vehicular manoevres given that the road signs can be a tad misleading.
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- On: 13/05/2008 16:33:05
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The first official pictures and details of brand new Ferrari California GT - the latest addition to the new generation of Ferraris launched in 2004 with the 612 Scaglietti and including the 430 Scuderia.
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- On: 07/05/2008 15:25:12
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Nissan 350Z racing drivers required! Yup! Nissan and Playstation team up to launch the GT Academy, where talent takes all budding Speed Racers from the sofa to the cockpit of a Nissan 350Z racer. In a few neat moves.
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- On: 01/05/2008 14:47:29
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With Capri-cious Ford rumours circulating, had the Audi A5, Nissan 350Z and Volkswagen Scirocco better look over collective sports coupe shoulders? Or is idle talk of a Ford Capri resurrection just that.
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- On: 28/04/2008 15:31:17
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As new BMW M1 pops up at posh event in Europe last weekend flashing a clean (and very fine) set of wheels and ample automotive cleavage to the assembled masses, is it time for the Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Murcielago, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, Audi R8 and Aston Martin to move over?
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- On: 25/04/2008 16:41:22
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WANTED! Heroic all-American boys (20 - 40 - minimum age applies) with a taste for danger and a flagrant disregard for human life to man a one way trip to somewhere of decidedly warmer climes. Applications required for pilot of Supersonic Land Speed Challenger.
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- On: 24/04/2008 15:43:16
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Methanol is the alco-popular solution to our car to'ing and fro'ing desires. Well, according to the gospel of Lotus Engineering it is, who is lining up this stomach-acidy news just as quickly as we can swallow it. Still, they're grabbing our attention with a 266bhp Exige so what the heck!
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- On: 24/04/2008 15:14:47
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Those crazy swedes - who are normally well versed at mastering the art of understatement - have come a sunder with the Volvo C30. In spectacular fashion.
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- On: 23/04/2008 16:01:55
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Despite having more power than a fully-loaded F1 weapon the Keating SKR will remain pinned to the tarmac. This, and its stable-mate the TKR were primed and ready for action. Our intrepid man in the realms of the hot seat is about to tell all.
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- On: 22/04/2008 16:31:31
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Every now and then - lunchtime particularly - you need something to take your mind off Ford´s ongoing financial woes, the problem of biofuels or whether you can afford that nine-year-old BMW. As a result we give you a rundown of the best car and racing games on the web.
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- On: 22/04/2008 16:31:14
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Scallies United over Kappa-inspired Citroen C2 built in China that looks suspiciously like a five-door Peugeot 206. Seriously, you best take a look. It's like scandalous imagery, it's wrong on so many levels, but you know you want to.....
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- On: 18/04/2008 15:09:06
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Cometh June, cometh the men. And when they wear Kahn Automotive and Cosworth Engineering lapel badges you have to sit up and take note. But what is mightier? The design quill of Kahn or the performance sword of Cosworth? Well it doesn't matter, because this isn't a dual. It's a union of two almost legendary houses.
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- On: 18/04/2008 15:03:27
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Good question, and one which Motortorque have gone a long way to answer. Well, as much as you can in the space of an average sized online feature before censorship and the laws that govern pixel-size and DPI come into effect. Even so, these were the findings......
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- On: 16/04/2008 15:56:02
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Our very own Ford Focus set for far off shores. Ok. America. We give them a fluorescent orange live wire with a blue oval badge at the helm, they send Rhianna in the return post. Sounds like a fair swap.
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- On: 16/04/2008 09:03:49
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No, not a reference to a retro-themed car park complete with taste-free gimmicks, instead a contemporary observation of cars in a city-centre parking lot. Coming. And going. And others. Coming. And going. Yup, look for yourselves - it's a wheeze!
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- On: 10/04/2008 15:47:00
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Legendary motor racing driver Sir Stirling Moss is to open the first purpose built conference centre in the country to have a motoring theme
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- On: 10/04/2008 15:47:00
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A report from King’s College never publicly released by Transport for London (TfL), and only discovered following a specific request, suggests that Mayor Ken Livingstone’s new emissions-related congestion charge is estimated by TfL’s own consultants to increase CO2 in Greater London by 182,000 tonnes.
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- On: 10/04/2008 15:47:00
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The Nissan GT-R official order book opened for business on 2 April 2008 and within the first 48 hours nearly 700 customer deposits were received for pre-order reservations. 700 orders received within 48 hours of the order book opening
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- On: 02/04/2008 13:43:08
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Moscow Fancy Dress hire shops report shortage of Spiderman costumes as pseudo-superhero's take crash courses in rapid vertical movements to catch BMW M-series' in their webs of deceit. Poor punage we know, but stick with us on this one.........
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- On: 02/04/2008 11:19:37
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Some things look pretty damn good draped in a Union Jack. Like Kate Moss for example. Concorde did too for that matter. Naturally, The Shag (nee Jag) uar XK8 driven by Austin Powers bucks that two example trend, yet clearly planted the devils seed in Lotus' mind before opting to Union Jack its otherwise retina-relaxing Exige 'S'.
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- On: 26/03/2008 12:51:18
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“It's in the can” is the oft-used phraseology that interrupts continuity in film-making, and refers to a particular shot, or series of rushes that are considered to be nigh-on perfect in presentation value. It's sometimes alternated with “It's a wrap” by those important movie director types sat on glorified deck-chairs with their mouths surgically-attached to loud speakers. So what's it got to do with a Ford Ka? Jeez, here goes.........
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- On: 25/03/2008 16:48:01
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Research proves that women drivers like to chat chuff. If it's about cars, then all the better. Question is laydees, how long does it stay on that subject matter before attention trails off to more pressing concerns. We won't incur the wrath of the womens lib by suggesting anything male chauvinistic though.
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- On: 25/03/2008 14:41:55
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Indicators. We're not wholly aggrieved, and we're not based in Tunbridge Wells, although fractionally disgruntled we is. And what's put us in a hot funk exactly? We'll tell you what – indicators on contemporary motor vehicles, that's what. They're not what whey used to be. Sorry, that should read – they're not WHERE they used to be. And this peeves us.
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- On: 19/03/2008 16:05:15
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Most people his age might be taking it a bit easy, but one man is holding back the years and the G-Force in his brand new Subaru Impreza.
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- On: 19/03/2008 15:09:39
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Sitting there watching BBC1's Ashes to Ashes the other night got me kinda thinking. Once I'd stopped newly romanticizing over Keeley Hawes' character I concentrated on the undoubted star of the show, a 1981 Audi Quattro. A car with more soul underneath its archetypal white boy exterior than Michael Jackson brandished in his moon-walking prime. Back in the day, leading car manufacturers sure knew how to characterize their products and inject them with personality, making each one uniquely different from the next. Unlike 2008.
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- On: 19/03/2008 09:28:01
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Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond destroy the garden of Olympic Rower Sir Steve Redgrave as part of the BBC's Sport Relief charity night.
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- On: 18/03/2008 14:19:11
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Caught betwixt a rock and a hard place the R8 was left with little choice, other than to scuff itself up a little.
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- On: 17/03/2008 15:32:59
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Pininfarina played at the top level in the European league for decades, but now its position is under threat due to lack of funds. When and where did it all go so horribly wrong? Daewoo Tacuma anyone?
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- On: 17/03/2008 15:18:48
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Legend has it that Henry Ford once said that you can have one of his Ford Model T’s in any colour you wish, so long as it’s black. Now this fable may have some grounding in reality, as, if you were to carefully examine photographic evidence of most Model T’s, then you would notice that they were conclusively black. And were bought by hillbillies. That said, everything was depicted in black or white back then. Anyway, lets talk about in-car allergies.......
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- On: 17/03/2008 15:06:28
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Since Ford of Europe have stopped staring out of their classroom window daydreaming about what could have been and more-or-less flogged Jaguar and Land-Rover to that bloke who looks like Chelsea FC Manager Avram Grant, BlogTorque asks is it the done thing?
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- On: 07/03/2008 15:40:08
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It's true, an ugly duckling can grow up and become a graceful swan. Providing the automotive tuning house called SpeedART snatch the ugly stick away from the detractors wielding it before the hideousness takes extra hold and gives the duckling a beating it could never recover from
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- On: 07/03/2008 14:40:43
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As you know by now all Skoda's are made from edible ingredients that leave you a little rotund and slightly plaupy looking. Like marzipan and fondue and liquorice and cream. Well Mercedes have Top Trumped their Czech mates........
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- On: 05/03/2008 16:10:41
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In case you hadn't noticed we've well and truly kicked off our coverage of the 2008 Geneva Motor Show over at Motortorque.com, bringing you breaking news on all the debut making cars set for production, and those that, well, let's face it – are more likely to be consigned to the cutting room floor. Or whatever the automotive industry equivalent is?
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- On: 03/03/2008 16:01:13
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The not-closely-guarded-enough automotive secret that was (notice the tense there) the Volkswagen Scirocco found its way into the public domain only days before its Vee-Dub-inscribed blanket was due to be whipped off at this weeks Geneva Motor Show. Is this a disturbing trend that we should be worried about?
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- On: 29/02/2008 14:02:35
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We like our fakes here in the UK. Whether that be garish, amateurishly-manufactured Sergio Tacchini shell suits at one end of the spectrum or Rolex wrist watches with minute hands that somehow loose their Blue Peter standard adhesive elements and fall off at the other. Anyone care for a pretend Ferrari then?
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- On: 27/02/2008 15:06:06
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Are you one of the literally ten's of peak-time commuters who pack an inflatable doll on the way to work each morning so as to violate car-sharing lane rules? If so, you best read here....
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- On: 27/02/2008 13:23:00
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Porsche says Transport for London is not releasing the full results of its poll on the popularity of the proposed Congestion Charge rise to £25 for high-polluting 'gas guzzlers'.
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- On: 22/02/2008 13:14:42
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So, Porsche GB have dared to take on the fearsome Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and speak up for the man on the street, the Porsche-driving incarnation that is. Who may in the long term become slightly disillusioned with the German manufacturers insistence on not bowing down to the perceived might of Red Ken and tweaking their product accordingly.
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- On: 22/02/2008 12:50:55
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.....is this a classic case of one man having more luca than he could shake a fellow-sheikh at, or just jealousy on the part of the rest of us motoring paupers....
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- On: 22/02/2008 12:10:07
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We don't know about you, but finding car insurance online isn't usually a barrel of laughs. Unless of course you get to chat up virtual people en route to securing some decent cover. Have you had more fun obtaining a quote?
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- On: 22/02/2008 11:48:00
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Not content with being one of the purveyors of the world's finest cars, they've gone and mucked their clogs by considering an estate version of the Quattroporte. Which is surely blasphemous in some religion? Find out why here.....
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- On: 22/02/2008 10:58:33
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Boy racers posting videos of speeding on Youtube sought by police.
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- On: 14/02/2008 13:38:18
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Women are happy to use their cars as a place to hang out, store belongings and much more besides, according to new research.
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- On: 14/02/2008 13:33:11
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Looking for a list of the cars that are exempt from the Congestion Charge?
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- On: 14/02/2008 13:29:59
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Is your loved one a petrol head? Do they lavish attention on their clapped-out Austin Maestros and take their alloys to bed? Surprise them with a Valentine´s Day car gift: classic car hire;a personalised number plate or sports car experience.
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- On: 04/02/2008 11:51:42
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What are the top ten best cult cars? The kind of cars you expect to see in sci-fi, adventure, action and genre TV and film. The kind with turboboosters, machine guns, forcefields and, er, wings. The kind you probably dreamed of as a child, and still do. So, what is the best? The Batmobile, KITT or General Lee? Or Bessie, or CHitty, or De Lorean...
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- On: 28/01/2008 12:06:44
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The New Year always brings a frisson of hope, faith and generally bold disposition, so before they´re all dashed to nothing on the shores of despair we´re giving you a rundown of ten exciting cars to look out for in 2008.
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- On: 28/01/2008 11:57:38
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2007 car sales show good news for most European marques, with Volkswagen taking the top manufacturer spot and Peugeot 207 surprisingly rocketing into first place for models.
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- On: 10/01/2008 15:42:37
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The People´s car, the one-Lakh car, the cheapest car in the world, an environmental disaster or a seismic shift in the industry. Call it what you will, its manufacturer call it the Tata Nano, and it costs less than £1,300.
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- On: 07/01/2008 16:30:51
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Jeremy Clarkson has been stung by an online fraudster after posting his bank account details in The Sun in an attempt to prove that the missing government data disc scandal was a ´storm in a tea cup´.
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- On: 17/12/2007 10:25:28
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Dreaming of a green Christmas? Long for increased fuel economy and lower carbon dioxide emissions? We review the best hybrids out of the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid to give you the lowdown on the best green vehicles on the market.
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- On: 11/12/2007 09:36:13
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Car dealerships are not only approaching end-of-year targets, they´re likely to be approaching end-of-quarter targets and a premature Christmas-enforced end-of-month target. What this means to you is red-hot deals on new models that you may not see at any other time of year.
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- On: 30/11/2007 22:17:59
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Around 400 people a day risk damaging their car by misfuelling, and filling up with gas is a mistake that could cost thousands. So what do you do if you´ve filled up your diesel car with unleaded petrol?
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- On: 18/10/2007 10:46:50
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So for every Honda Cog there's a piece of dross like Citroen's Happy Days advert. For every Singin' In The Rain there's a pompous piece of nonsense like the new Mercedes C-Class adverts. And then there's the adverts Ford didn't want you to see.
All are collected in Badverts - our worst car adverts feature.
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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Heads of Agreement signed to form three JV companies
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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Event Announcement, Dearborn, Michigan, 25-27th September 2007
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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Mazda has radically revised and improved its Approved Used Car Programme bringing benefits to its franchise dealers and consumers from this month. Now called Mazda ZZ+ – the name builds on Mazda’s established Zoom-Zoom brand strapline – the programme’s relaunch coincides with the establishment of Mazda Remarketing Services – a major development designed to repatriate more ex-fleet vehicles into the marque’s franchise network.
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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In the year to March, 2006, the company’s share of the Indian Domestic market stood at 54.6% with substantial exports to countries close to India as well as to Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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The Fiat 500 has just achieved the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star crash safety rating, (with a total of 35 points), so taking over top spot in its segment for safety.
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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Also as of the 1st of September, the Automobile Research and Innovation Department, headed by Pascal Henault, will report directly to the Chairman of the Managing Board. Pascal Henault has also been named a member of the Extended Executive Committee.
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on the travel habits of residents in Great Britain.
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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Peter Stott, Director of PSM Motorsport Ltd, explains: “Following last year’s successful London Motorsport Show, we were approached by the organisers to host a Rallycross spectacular at the venue. This is going to be a showcase motorsport event for Rallycross cars and we will create an arena based circuit purely for this event. The event will be similar to the stadium masters event for Rallycross that was held in Nantes a couple of years ago, but on a larger layout. It will also have the same class structure as used in the Rallycross Open and Minicross Drivers Association Championships. The total number of cars will be restricted, so drivers will need to enter well in advance to be able to compete. Further information regarding the circuit (which will be made up of a combination of loose and tarmac sections), event format and regulations will be disclosed in the forthcoming weeks."
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- On: 31/08/2007 10:31:00
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No more earpieces, no more fiddling with the clickwheel as you drive, no more fumbling on the floor to search for your wayward player: Toyota has come up with a perfect integration system that links Apple’s iPod directly to your car’s audio system.
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With an on the road price of £11250 and a 25% deposit, potential customers can purchase this 160bhp 1098 base model for a monthly repayment of £200 per month over 36 months 14.9% APR Typical and have a Guaranteed Future Value (GFV) of £3,937.50 , that can be used towards their next purchase.
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Concept vehicles are a main attraction at International Motor Shows and this month, Frankfurt will be no exception. The tyres on these concept cars are an integral part of the look and feel of vehicle and Continental has a specialist team of designers working on these eye-catching designs.
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The curvaceous supercar, which made its spectacular screen debut with Daniel Craig in the driving seat for Casino Royale, will be paraded in the show’s live motoring theatre. The spectacular action-packed live theatre show features stunts, demonstrations and hilarious commentary by Clarkson and MPH legend, Richard Hammond. This unique format gives the audience a chance to hear cars like the six litre V12 DBS for the first time.
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The Freight Transport Association says that road pricing can only be acceptable to industry if the benefits it delivers in terms of reduced journey times and improved journey time reliability exceed the cost to operators.
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New Twingo has scored four stars and 28 points out of 37 in the passive safety tests conducted by the independent organisation EuroNCAP.
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Talk of any motor racing aspirations is often met with the noise of air being sucked through teeth followed by index finger rubbing thumb - the silent gesture for ‘that’ll be expensive’. But the Caterham Academy bucks this trend, offering novice drivers affordable close racing across the UK’s best venues in identical cars.
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Adaptive Cruise Control and Distance Alert – to help the driver maintain a steady distance to the vehicle in front.Volvo continues to address the problem of rear-end impacts by introducing Collision Warning with Auto Brake, a warning system that automatically pre-charges the brakes if a rear end collision with a moving or stationary vehicle is imminent. This technology will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motorshow on 11 September and will be introduced as an option along with Adaptive Cruise Control and Distance Alert. The option will cost £1,300 and will be available in the Volvo S80, V70 and XC701 at the end of 2007.
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Steven Kane and James Sutton will continue their battle for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB title in rounds 17 and 18 at Knockhill (Fife) next weekend (1/2 September). After a troubled weekend last time out at Brands Hatch, Kane’s once-healthy points’ lead has been slashed to just four points heading for the challenging Scottish track.
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Today’s donation will be used for the purchase of a non-invasive ventilation system (NIV) for the respiratory ward.
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The Dodge Journey is a seven-seat vehicle that combines the space and practicality of an MPV with the style of an SUV and the ride, handling and fuel efficiency of a family saloon.
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Cooper Tire’s rugged Discoverer STT 4x4 tyre opens the door for vehicle choice in the adventure 4x4 market, according to top UK off-road driving centre, Kankku.
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A venerable West Midlands institution and globally iconic vehicle is being used to spread the word about what the region has to offer.
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Leading global motorsport body in race to tackle climate change
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Emits only 90g/km of CO2
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Stylish, adaptable and environmentally friendlyFrankfurt Motor Show will see the international launch of the new Peugeot 308 hatchback and also the first glimpses of another member of the 308 family, in the shape of the 308 SW Prologue concept car.
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The CarbonNeutral® Company works with Avis to help it measure and reduce its CO2 and then offset (or neutralise) any unavoidable emissions – this means that every tonne of CO2 Avis produces is offset through climate-friendly or forestry projects.
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The Flying Scotsman’s diesel-engined Audi was delayed with a gearbox issue with 10mins remaining in the 165mins race at Mosport near Toronto.
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The retailer currently has five locations across the UK in Burnley, Derby, Glasgow, Newport (South Wales), and more recently in Peterborough, providing a large range of competitively priced cars and commercial vehicles, ranging from stylish cabriolets to family people carriers. This weekend, customers will collect nearly £7 million worth of vehicles from the Motorpoint sites, and the Vauxhall Astra, Volkswagen Golf, and Renault Scenic models are proving to be the most popular buys, as the new plates are introduced. With buoyant demand so far this year, annual sales for 2007 are estimated to amount to a total of 47,000 units.
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INTRODUCTION
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Available to order now, the XF makes its public debut on September 11 at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. UK dealers will have demonstrators in showrooms early next year and the first UK customers will receive their new XF in time for the March 1 registration.
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WITH ITS LATEST MARKET ANALYSIS
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Trading conditions reported in the latest edition of Manheim Market Analysis show the volumes of dealer part-exchanges to be fairly static, but with some seasonal pressure on values in the second quarter of 2007.
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The latest figure from Manheim Auctions shows the underlying strength of the UK’s used car market. Despite recent gloomy reports of cars with unrealistically high reserve prices being held in stock for long periods, the Manheim report paints an entirely different, and according to the BVRLA’s own detailed information, a far more realistic picture.
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GAYDON, August 24, 2007 – Jaguar’s global communications team has finally forsaken its Browns Lane offices in Coventry and will now be located at Gaydon in Warwickshire.
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GM takes new combustion technology out of the lab and on to the road GM’s brand new HCCI combustion technology debuts in two driveable concept cars
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Peugeot Specialist Fleets take orders from Police
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The most popular motoring show on satellite TV is filming at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu as part of the World famous International Autojumble on September 8th and 9th and wants members of the public to come along and join in.
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NISSAN QASHQAI –
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As part of a range of improvements in its 25th anniversary year, Windrush is making major changes to its Maidenhead Volkswagen dealership.
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Tel: 01484 559909 / 07976 069159 (out of hours)
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TO BRITISH STYLE ICON
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