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Eric Bana reviews Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG

The Hollywood star of Hulk and Star Trek gets to grips with another beast on the streets of his native Melbourne...
Published 18 August 2014
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News: Hero trucker saves driver and baby passenger...

With the radio news in the background and the traffic rumbling obediently along, it’s a drive like any other ‒ until one car T-bones an 18-wheeler...
Published 18 August 2014
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News: Drivers go the extra mile as commutes get longer...

Booming house prices that force people to live further from work are thought to be behind a 12% increase in the length of the average commute last...
Published 18 August 2014
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News: 70mph motorway speed cameras rolled out

Drivers exceed the 70mph limit on stretches of motorway are being routinely targeted by speed cameras for the first time...
Published 18 August 2014
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Buying guide: Top 10 most fuel efficient hybrids

In light of the impending government tax rises on diesel fuel hybrid cars could be about to see a sharp increase in popularity. Which are the most...
Published 15 August 2014
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Test your knowledge: Who built the world's first hybrid...

You would be forgiven for thinking that hybrid cars hit the roads relatively recently but it is much older than most people think...
Published 15 August 2014
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News: Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta smashes record at...

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta has become the most valuable car in history to be sold at auction after selling for $38,115,000 (£22,843,633) yesterday...
Published 15 August 2014
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News: Daimler offers employees chance to have holiday...

Holidays are for relaxing with a piña colada or two... or three. Yet sometimes it’s impossible to escape the incessant beeping of work email notifications...
Published 14 August 2014
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News: Car insurer proposes women-only "PinkZones" for...

Nearly 100 years after fighting to get women the vote, what would Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the Suffragette movement, made of proposals for bright...
Published 14 August 2014
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Confused?: What hybrid or diesel SUVs are comfortable...

Q: What hybrid or diesel SUVs are comfortable over long distances and fuel efficient?
Published 13 August 2014
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Car clinic: my BMW's speedometer and mileometer have...

Q. My BMW's speedometer and mileometer have broken. Help!
Published 13 August 2014
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Car clinic: Skoda is recalling Octavia 1.4 TSI engines...

Q. I have seen reports that there are problems with the engine in the Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI and that the company is stopping production. As the owner...
Published 13 August 2014