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News: Classic Golf GTi cabriolet helps heroes at auction

Car fans will be able to lend their support to Help for Heroes when a VW Golf GTi cabriolet is auctioned to help raise funds for the charity next...
Published 09 May 2014
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News: Car makers try to stall tougher real-world emissions...

Car makers are pushing back on new “real-world” emissions tests that would more accurately measure vehicle pollution, reports The Times.
Published 09 May 2014
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News: The Good Life comes to the motorway with opening...

For years they’ve been the go-to place for fast-food but a new service station has opened on the M5 in Gloucestershire selling only fresh food and...
Published 08 May 2014
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News: BMW celebrates 30 years of M5 with its fastest-ever...

The BMW M5 is 30 years old this year and to celebrate, the car maker has launched not only its fastest-ever M5 but also its fastest-ever production...
Published 08 May 2014
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News: "Empathetic vehicles" could predict road rage...

New research into “empathetic vehicles” that can detect the onset of motorists’ anger and stress could help reduce road rage incidents.
Published 08 May 2014
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Video: Canada Geese join commuters for trip to the...

They were only doing what any sensible mum and dad would do in the circumstances: escorting their five children on a trip to the park.
Published 07 May 2014
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News: Sacré bleu, new boss of Citroën is a Brit

For the first time in its 95-year history, Citroën, that most French of French car makers, has a Brit at the helm.
Published 07 May 2014
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News: German driver misses black cat but hits four...

A black cat crossing the road brought one driver a heap of bad luck when he swerved to avoid it, and crashed into a line of cars.
Published 07 May 2014
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News: Councils hit by flood of pothole damage claims...

Councils in areas worst hit by the winter storms are now facing a flood of compensation claims from motorists whose cars have been damaged by potholes.
Published 07 May 2014
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News: BMW spied testing next year’s 2-series convertible...

A sign of how poor London’s roads are comes with this evidence of BMW testing next year’s 2-series convertible in the capital.
Published 06 May 2014
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News: Schumacher’s Mercedes C-class safety test contains...

“First: safety. Safety for yourself, safety for people around ‒ not only inside the car.”
Published 06 May 2014
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News: Vicar turns tables on wardens as she snaps their...

A vicar who claims that traffic wardens are preying on her congregation has photographed them parked on double yellow lines, reports The Times.
Published 06 May 2014