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German Green Party vows to introduce 80mph speed limit on autobahns

Published 15 July 2020
By Kieran Ahuja
A speed limit of 130KPH (80mph) will be introduced to Germany's autobahns should the country's Green Party come to power at next year’s elections
Eight-year old boy crashes his mother's Volkswagen Golf on the autobahn

Eight-year old crashes mum's car on autobahn

Dortmund Police has released details of a startling crash caused by a child who took his mum's Volkswagen for a drive in the middle of the night.
Published 06 September 2019
Car Clinic: My Nissan X-Trail will not shift into seventh gear

Car Clinic: My X-Trail won't shift into seventh

My 2015 Nissan X-Trail will not shift into seventh gear in automatic mode, which I think is reducing the fuel economy. Why?
Published 16 March 2017