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News: Controversy as £100,000 BMW i8 qualifies for...

DRIVERS HANDING over a £100,000 cheque for a new luxury BMW supercar will soon be offered a £5,000 discount courtesy of the government because the...
Published 05 May 2014
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Top 10 slowest-depreciating convertibles

British-built convertibles are now so highly regarded that some of them hold their value better than any other make save one model made by Porsche...
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Shrunken engine gives Mondeo Man new might

The new Ford Mondeo, due to go on sale at the end of this year, will have the world’s most advanced engine.
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Drivers flout law on killer diesel

Thousands of diesel cars and vans are being driven illegally after having factory-fitted exhaust filters removed, adding to the pollution that scientists...
Published 05 May 2014
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News: F1 "spygate" engineer Nigel Stepney killed in...

Nigel Stepney, the former chief mechanic at Scuderia Ferrari who was found guilty of industrial espionage during his time at the Formula One team...
Published 02 May 2014
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News: Rare Ford Mustang expected to sell at auction...

The car's sale, at Silverstone Auctions on May 24, comes on the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang.
Published 02 May 2014
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News: Skoda reveals the real cost of motoring

Sitting at a set of traffic lights waiting for them to turn from red to green not only seems like an eternity, according to research by Skoda it almost...
Published 02 May 2014
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News: Speeding costs drivers at least £90m a year...

UK drivers paid around £49m in speeding fines and an extra £41m in insurance premiums in the past 12 months, thanks to their speeding habit.
Published 02 May 2014
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News: Nick Clegg urges electric car take-up but drives...

Nick Clegg has, today, admitted he drives an old Ford Galaxy despite this week urging people to drive electric cars.
Published 01 May 2014
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Remembering Ayrton Senna (1960-1994)

He was a racing driver paid to drive faster than his rivals but ask anyone who is fascinated by greatness, and they will be able to tell you where...
Published 01 May 2014
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Lamborghini Huracán launch - as it happened

Driving's James Mills was at the Ascari circuit in Spain on Thursday, May 1 for the launch of the new Gallardo-replacing Lamborghini Huracán.
Published 01 May 2014
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News: Six rundown garages make £700,000 at auction

They might look like six rundown garages to you but to their new owner they were worth paying £700,000 for.
Published 30 April 2014