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News: Tesla opens new London store and service centre

Electric car maker Tesla has opened its second UK store as part of the electric car maker's continuing UK expansion.
Published 25 July 2014
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Test your knowledge: Who invented the first self-propelled...

Three wheels, a huge steam engine mounted forward of the front wheel and a top speed of 2.5mph; the first self-propelled road vehicle would have been...
Published 25 July 2014
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A steam car named desire: one man’s dream to drive...

If you think boiling a pan of water over a small camp fire is hazardous, spare a thought for Nick Howell...
Published 25 July 2014
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Exclusive: Ford says fully autonomous cars may never...

It may have created the family car without a B-post and the boot release that works by waggling your foot, but Ford says a car that drives itself...
Published 25 July 2014
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Clarkson on: Top Gear

When the BBC’s Top Gear was re-invented in 2002 it proved an instant hit with the public and at its peak attracted UK audiences of more than 7m...
Published 24 July 2014
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Clarkson on: Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson is as cutting about himself as he is about anyone else, and his columns occasionally contain fascinating insights into the life of...
Published 24 July 2014
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News: Government raises speed limit on rural roads...

Drivers are be less likely to find themselves stuck behind dawdling lorries after the government announced that it would increase the speed limit...
Published 24 July 2014
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News: Is second-hand Holden Barina sales video the...

A video of a Holden Barina (a Vauxhall Corsa in the UK) produced by its owner who is selling it has been viewed so many times that he is now auctioning...
Published 24 July 2014
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News: All-new Smart Forfour shares looks, rear-engine...

The Smart city car brand is set to be strengthened with the arrival of an all-new forfour that will share the fortwo’s rear engine layout and styling.
Published 24 July 2014
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News: Ford Fiesta is UK’s best-selling car of all...

Learner car, first car, mum’s taxi, rental favourite… whatever the job, a Ford Fiesta has probably done it, which is why, according to the car...
Published 23 July 2014
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Top 10 excuses for stopping on a motorway hard shoulder

A driver who stopped on the hard shoulder of a motorway told a patrolman he did so when he saw the word “fire” on his car’s dashboard, only...
Published 23 July 2014
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News: Harken smart seatbelt detects sleepy drivers...

A seatbelt that detects when the driver is sleepy and wakes them up could be available in cars in the very near future...
Published 23 July 2014