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News: Sun’s glare causes 28 road deaths a year...

According to figures from the Department for Transport, the sun’s glare was a contributory factor in an average of 28 road deaths a year between...
Published 03 October 2014
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News: Honda Civic Type-R concept looks purposeful in...

Honda's Type-R badge has been used on high-performance models, including the NSX sports car, for 22 years but the firm claims that the new Civic Type-R...
Published 02 October 2014
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News: Ford Focus ST details released at Paris show

We already knew that Ford's new Focus ST was going to be available with a diesel engine for the first time, but now full details of the hot hatch...
Published 02 October 2014
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News: Suzuki gets tough at Paris Show with all-new...

While many recently launched SUVs talk the talk, the new Suzuki Vitara, unveiled at Paris, aims to walk the walk, too, with a package of features...
Published 02 October 2014
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News: All-new Skoda Fabia to start at less than £11,000

Skoda has announced prices for the larger, all-new Fabia hatchback with the cheapest model in the line-up, the 1.0 MPI S 60PS (58bhp), costing £10,600...
Published 02 October 2014
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News: Audi tests reaction to five-door TT Sportback...

As part of what it has suggested could be an extended family based on the original coupé, Audi has unveiled a five-door version of the TT with performance...
Published 02 October 2014
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News: Nissan races after Golf GTI drivers with new...

If the Nissan Pulsar is a car that lowers the pulse rate to a rest, the new Nismo version should send it soaring again.
Published 02 October 2014
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News: VW reveals hybrid Passat GTE at Paris show

That most dependable but conservative of saloon and estate cars, the VW Passat, has been catapulted into the modern age with a cutting-edge, plug-in...
Published 02 October 2014
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News: Volkswagen XL Sport concept is a 168mph green...

ULTRA-GREEN AND ultra-fast; that's the holy grail of motoring these days. Volkswagen achieved the first with its XL1, which claims to be the world's...
Published 02 October 2014
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News: Lamborghini Asterion hybrid concept revealed...

Lamborghini used to be the naughty boy in the supercar classroom. Devilish creations such as the Countach and Diablo were styled as savagely as they...
Published 01 October 2014
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Letters of the week, September 28

The issues that got you talking this week.
Published 01 October 2014
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News: Ferrari files patent for V-twin engine

For 85 years Ferrari has been a byword for high-performance cars but in a surprise move, the company could be developing a motorcycle.
Published 01 October 2014