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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
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News: Nissan shows how quiet its Leaf is, just as EU...

A week after EU officials decreed that electric cars must make a noise Nissan has released a video demonstrating how impressively quiet its Leaf electric...
Published 30 April 2014
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Top 10 classic and future classic Citroën designs

Marking 80 years of the Traction Avant, we bring you the 10 most stylish and forward-thinking Citroëns ever.
Published 30 April 2014
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Right, Mr Bond, I expect you to floor it

Now that Britain’s spooks can legally break the speed limit, the former head of MI5 Jonathan Evans learns how to go on a hot pursuit and beat off...
Published 30 April 2014
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News: Google’s self-drive car motors towards its...

Google claims its driverless car's software can now detect hundreds of distinct objects simultaneously
Published 30 April 2014
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News: British car maker Trident launches 68mpg diesel...

A diesel car that can do over 190mph, sprint from 0-62mph in less than 4 seconds and cover 2,000 miles between fill-ups has been launched by an independent...
Published 29 April 2014
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News: Subaru BRZ or Toyota GT86? Simple: BRZ now £1,100...

Deciding between a Subaru BRZ or a Toyota GT86, its twin rival, has got easier after Subaru slashed the BRZ’s price, making it just over £1,100...
Published 29 April 2014