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News: Hit the surf with Hyundai's Santa Cruz pick-up...

The surprise hit of the 2015 Detroit motor show wasn't a slinky two-seat sports car or an ultra-advanced futuristic concept. It was a pick-up truck...
Published 16 January 2015
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News: Ssangyong Tivoli budget SUV will take on Nissan...

This week marked a new low for car names. Jaguar announced that its SUV would be called F-Pace and Bentley said its luxury 4x4 would carry the badge...
Published 15 January 2015
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News: FCV edges Honda closer to hydrogen-powered production...

As ever, the annual Detroit motor show was dominated by powerful cars such as the new Ford GT and Mercedes-Benz GLE 63 AMG. Even Honda joined in with...
Published 15 January 2015
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News: Chevrolet Bolt hints at a new affordable electric...

Chevrolet revealed a family-friendly all-electric hatchback with a driving range of 200 miles at the Detroit motor show last week
Published 15 January 2015
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News: Spider caused crash that killed pensioner, court...

It's a stuff of nightmares for anyone with arachnophobia: a spider dropping onto their lap while they’re driving. That's what happened to Dr Amy...
Published 15 January 2015
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News: Mercedes reveals the GLE 63 AMG road-burner

If you are having trouble making sense of the GLE 63 AMG coupé – a new high-performance Mercedes that appears to mash up the style of an SUV with...
Published 14 January 2015
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News: Drive-by potato prank leads to teenage driver's...

An 18-year-old motorist from West Dunbartonshire in Scotland has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing uncooked potatoes at pedestrians
Published 14 January 2015
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I received a penalty charge notice on road with no...

Q. I parked on a stretch of road where I could see no pay-and-display machine or sign relating to parking fees or restrictions, yet I was issued with...
Published 13 January 2015
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Letters of the week, January 11

This week: Parking spaces, tailgating, beautiful clocks and petrol prices...
Published 13 January 2015
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My Honda Jazz has a driver's blind spot — have any...

Q. My two-year-old Honda Jazz has a driver’s blind spot between the windscreen and a small triangular side window. It is particularly noticeable...
Published 13 January 2015
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A digit on my Mercedes digital clock has disappeared...

Q. One of the digits of the digital clock on the dashboard of my Mercedes-Benz has disappeared. Is there any way that this problem can be fixed without...
Published 13 January 2015
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News: Father's painfully honest car advert goes viral

A father’s brutally honest used-car ad has become an internet hit. The long-suffering dad describes the vehicle as perfect for any teenage lad...
Published 13 January 2015