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News: Councils to spread treacle on winter roads to...

More drivers could find themselves in a sticky situation this winter when councils start using a blend of treacle and salt to treat icy roads.
Published 09 October 2014
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Video: Mercedes S63 AMG falls for Mercedes Actros…...

Now, what would be the result of some unholy union ’twixt a Mercedes S63 AMG coupé and a 33-tonne Mercedes Actros truck?
Published 08 October 2014
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News: 290 drivers nabbed in two days as police target...

Drivers on the M5 last week will have been forgiven for thinking the chancellor George Osborne had found some spare change under the Treasury’s...
Published 08 October 2014
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News: School boffins smash land speed record – for...

They're probably the only cars capable of giving land speed record holder Andy Green sleepless nights. A team of talented schoolkids smashed a land...
Published 08 October 2014
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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...
Published 08 October 2014
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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.
Published 08 October 2014
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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...
Published 07 October 2014
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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.
Published 07 October 2014
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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...
Published 07 October 2014
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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.
Published 06 October 2014
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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...
Published 06 October 2014
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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.
Published 06 October 2014