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Test your knowledge: What was the first racing video...

It started with tennis, but soon after the blip-blip of that sport made it into the coin-op arcades, games pioneers began working on other sport-themed...
Published 10 October 2014
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News: £1.56m limited edition Ferrari F60America revealed

With around 2,000 new Ferraris finding homes in the US each year, you can understand the appeal of having one that is just that little bit different...
Published 10 October 2014
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News: Lego ends Shell toy cars deal after environmental...

Lego models of Ferrari road and racing cars exclusive to Shell fuel stations could become as valuable as the real things after the Danish toy company...
Published 09 October 2014
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DriveClub: the arcade racing game for simulation fans...

On the spectrum of racing games recently launched or coming in time for Christmas, with pure simulation (or reality) on the left and crash-bang-wallop...
Published 09 October 2014
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News: Drug smugglers stuffed Jaguar X-type with £37m...

In The French Connection, the crooks discreetly store 54kg of heroin in the rocker panels of their Lincoln Continental. In the film’s modern-day...
Published 09 October 2014
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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