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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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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
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News: Honda to unveil facelifted CR-V at Paris show

So that it looks its best for Paris, the Honda CR-V has been given a facelift, the addition to the range of a more powerful diesel engine and a new...
Published 01 October 2014
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Buying guide: 25 best eco-cars for every occasion ‒...

A school-run car has a tough life and must be able to take a battering.
Published 01 October 2014
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Buying guide: 25 best eco-cars for every occasion ‒...

Suddenly green is good for car enthusiasts. Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren and Lamborghini have all unveiled hybrid sports cars this year with lightweight...
Published 01 October 2014
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News: Thousands of classic cars destroyed in 2009 vehicle...

Hundreds of early Minis, MGB GT sports cars and Porsches were among the thousands of classic cars that were sent to the crusher under the government’s...
Published 01 October 2014
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Video: Sideways in a Rolls-Royce Wraith with TaxtheRich

If Rolls-Royce ever wanted to demonstrate the gung-ho qualities of its new Wraith, it must be cock-a-hoop about this new video from TaxTheRich.
Published 01 October 2014
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News: James Dean killed in his Porsche Spyder 59 years...

Fifty-nine years ago today (September 30), a promising young Hollywood actor gunned his nine-day-old Porsche 550 Spyder, a car he nicknamed the Little...
Published 30 September 2014
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News: Hyundai launches salesman-free dealership in...

Arthur Daley would spin in his grave. Hyundai is opening a retail centre where customers can choose and by their new car without once speaking to...
Published 30 September 2014
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News: Tewkesbury celebrates having roundabout of the...

It is the location of an impressive road bridge designed by Tomas Telford and the theatre where Eric Morecambe died, and now Tewkesbury has a third...
Published 30 September 2014