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The giant killer returns: early ride in the 2015 Audi...

The R8 was Audi’s first supercar, born for the fast lane and more than capable of rubbing shoulders with elite machinery from Aston Martin, Ferrari...
Published 18 February 2015
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Video: Spy captures Bond escaping Spectre in Aston...

You can pack in as many girls and gadgets or puns and guns as you like, but no James Bond movie is complete without sports cars and chase scenes –...
Published 17 February 2015
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Are fuel companies trying to shore up their profits...

Q. Fuel costs may have gone down but so has the efficiency of my Hyundai Santa Fe V6. I used to expect to get about 500 miles out of a tank of petrol;...
Published 16 February 2015
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Despite new glow plugs I still have trouble starting...

Q. I have trouble starting my 52-plate diesel Peugeot when it’s cold. A garage replaced the glow plugs but to no effect...
Published 16 February 2015
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A pothole damaged my car's wheel and now I can't fit...

Q. Our Fiat 500C hit a pothole so bad that two wheels need replacing. I’ve had trouble fitting aftermarket wheels because of a pin sticking out...
Published 16 February 2015
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Letters of the week, February 15

This week: using mobile phones while driving, eating while driving and the Porsche 911
Published 16 February 2015
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A day in the life of a supercar supersalesman

A job with the supercar dealer Tom Hartley means looking sharp, jetting off to see clients, putting the family on hold — and Ferraris galore. Where...
Published 16 February 2015
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News: Owners no longer traced when pet dog is killed...

Pet owners will no longer be informed if their dog has been killed on a main road, under new rules now being implemented...
Published 16 February 2015
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News: Prescription drug drivers to face tougher roadside...

Drivers who take too much of their prescription drugs could fail roadside tests from next month, as new legislation and technology is introduced that...
Published 16 February 2015
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News: Safety organisation urges drivers to take care...

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is urging drivers to take care on the roads this half-term, after fatal accidents on the M1 and M40 on Saturday...
Published 16 February 2015
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News: Toyota reveals updated Avensis before Geneva...

The Toyota Avensis is, arguably, one of the most forgettable cars on the road, shouldered aside by more stylish German rivals such as the A4, 5-series...
Published 16 February 2015
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News: Dream job rolls into town for a Harley-Davidson...

Calling all Easy Riders. One of the world’s most famous motorcycling names says it is on the hunt for a lone biker to take part in what it calls...
Published 16 February 2015