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Future bright for DeLorean after legal green light...

The DeLorean Motor Company is to build up to 300 of the gullwing sports cars that will for ever be associated with the Back to the Future film series.
Published 01 February 2016
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Traffic lights going nowhere despite calls for 80%...

We’ve all been there: quickly checking our smartphones; drumming our fingers on the steering wheel; willing on the red light to change to green...
Published 29 January 2016
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Final Land Rover Defender rolls off the production

Its universal appeal has seen it owned by everyone from cleaners to the Queen but today the final Land Rover Defender rolled off the production
Published 29 January 2016
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Test your knowledge: When and where were the first...

Traffic lights: godsend for the pedestrian; scourge of the impatient driver; invisible to the cyclist. It is reckoned that 15,000 road junctions in...
Published 27 January 2016
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Turbocharged Porsche 718 Boxster breaks cover before...

Porsche has unveiled the new Boxster before its debut at the Geneva motor show in March.
Published 27 January 2016
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Products: Jabra Storm Bluetooth headset review

The humble automobile was once a safe haven where you could be alone with your thoughts. But new in-car technology makes the daily commute a perfect...
Published 26 January 2016
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High Street closed: follow 32-mile diversion

Wiltshire council is being accused of lacking common sense after designing a 32-mile diversion to avoid just 300 yards of roadworks
Published 26 January 2016
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Car of the week: DS 3

Before the DS3 came along, Citroën was best known for building the 2CV, the car that went from 0 to 60mph in a day and became affectionately known...
Published 25 January 2016
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The top motoring Twitter accounts to follow

Twitter is in pole position when it comes to car news, gossip and videos, but who are the people and teams worth following? James Mills fires up his...
Published 25 January 2016
Roadworks send drivers on 18-mile diversion

Fuming motorists sent on 18-mile detour to avoid roadworks

Motorists in Suffolk are being driven round the bend by council workers who have created an elaborate 18-mile diversion
Published 25 January 2016
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Number of airbags in cars set to triple

Have we reached peak airbag? Nearly.
Published 25 January 2016
Products: Turtle Wax Fresh Shine car freshener review

Products: Turtle Wax Fresh Shine

So this is how manufacturers get that new-car smell: the last man on the production line gives the dashboard a thorough spray with Turtle Wax Fresh...
Published 23 January 2016