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News: SsangYong Tivoli crossover to launch in 2015...

South Korean automotive manufacturer SsangYong made quite an impact at the Paris motor show this year when it unveiled a pair of small SUV concepts...
Published 26 November 2014
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News: Michelin reinvents the wheel with the Tweel airless...

Blowouts, punctures and forecourt air machines that swallow loose change and rarely work could all be committed to the history books as Michelin commences...
Published 26 November 2014
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News: Survey suggests Britain is worst country for...

To those with a daily commute in busy traffic, the news is not going to come as a huge shock. New research suggests that British motorists are more...
Published 25 November 2014
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Video: Crazy Cart office karting is the speediest way...

Prepare to add another present to your Santa-bound wish list. The video below features two rather big kids from the XCAR video channel going wheel-to-wheel...
Published 25 November 2014
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Los Angeles show report: The best of the rest

The LA motor show wasn’t all about new tech and hair shirts, says James Mills. Alongside the cutting-edge green machines were some more familiar...
Published 24 November 2014
Audi A7 H-tron prototype test drive

Driven: Audi A7 h-tron, the world's first plug-in hydrogen...

The most talked-about car at the Los Angeles motor show was a hybrid hydrogen-electric Audi. Driving takes a first test drive and asks: is the fuel-cell...
Published 24 November 2014
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Car of the week: 2015 Shelby Mustang GT350

We waited 50 years for Ford to build its all-American muscle car with right-hand drive and bring it to Britain, but when we first drove it earlier...
Published 24 November 2014
Britain's worst road signs: muddling mph and other mad markings

Britain's worst road signs: muddling mph and other...

Where are Britain’s worst road signs? This was the question we asked our readers last month — and we have been inundated with examples from across...
Published 24 November 2014
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Councils' street sign lighting switch-off will save...

Councils will be allowed to turn off the lights on many street signs next March. It will save cash, says Driving, but there are safety fears...
Published 24 November 2014
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News: Fisker returns with 720bhp Galpin Ford Mustang...

An all-new Ford Mustang will grace UK roads for the first time next year but before we've even had time to admire the flared wheelarches and aggressive...
Published 24 November 2014
News: Land Rover to sue over Chinese Evoque copycat, the Landwind X7

Land Rover to sue over Chinese Evoque copycat

Chinese car makers have ripped off some of the most familiar designs on the road over the years, from the Mini to the Rolls-Royce Phantom...
Published 24 November 2014
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News: ‘Scalextric’ recharging to be tested on motorway

A section of British motorway will be fitted with a Scalextric-type system to recharge electric cars on the move next year, under plans in a document...
Published 24 November 2014