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News: Fake traffic policeman rumbled when he pulled...


A man who pretended to be a traffic policeman had a shock when he ordered a driver to stop, only to discover he was a real policeman in an unmarked...
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News: Porsche reveals hot new 911 GTS


Porsche has announced hot new GTS versions of the 911 coupé and cabriolet, each producing 424bhp, an increase of 30bhp on their S equivalents.
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News: Russian student auctions her Swarovski Mercedes...


It's an eBay listing designed to catch the eye, and not only because the car’s starting price is £89,999 – the vehicle is covered in one million...
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News: Bear destroys hunter’s Ford Focus in “revenge”...


A bear is believed to have got its own back on a hunter who shot and wounded it – by returning later and destroying his car.
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News: Enthusiast turns old dodgems into road-going...


Who hasn't dreamed of driving a dodgem out of the fairground and down the road? Peter Ward not only imagined doing so but is in the process of converting...
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News: Ford plans no-frills sub-Fiesta model reminiscent...


Bring out the miniskirts, and crank up the rock and roll. Ford has plans to launch a modern version of its 1950s and 60s Anglia.
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Cameras to replace wing and rear-view car mirrors


First it was in-car cassette players, then wind up windows and CD changers. Now wing mirrors are to be sent to the great scrapyard in the sky, killed...
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News: Fiat 500X


Fiat's 500 has been such a hit that — aside from the Panda — the company’s strategy now is to give every new car bug eyes and a 500 badge.
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News: Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept car revealed...


Wave goodbye to your wing mirrors. Like cassette players and wind-up windows, the humble wing mirror is about to be superseded by technology.
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Test your knowledge: When was the Toyota Prius launched?


We'll wager Toyota's Prius hybrid is older than you think. Do you know in what year it was launched in the UK, and in Japan?
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News: Vauxhall withdraws 100,000-mile new car warranty


AGAINST THE clamour of the Paris motor show, and in the same week that it recalled 3,000 Corsa, Adam and Corsavan models over a potential failure...
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Clarkson on: foreigners


Jeremy Clarkson has managed to land himself in hot water with Indians, Mexicans, Malaysians, Americans ... in fact, pretty much everyone in the world