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May 2011
F1 Style KERS For Volvo Road Cars
Wonderful Wet Racing Pix from HRDC's Monsoonal Mallory
Astonishing Parking Charge Scandal – in The Secretary of State For Transport’s Own Constituency.
Nissan Leafs to get Free Power Ups in London
British Touring Car Racing Proving Hugely Popular on TV
Record Grid For Jaguar E Type Race at Silverstone Classic
90% Vote For Driver Retraining Rather Than Points
Astonishing variety of cars lined up for Cholmondeley Pagaent of Power
The new Kia Picanto to go on sale on June 17
Suzuki adds 1.3-litre diesel to Swift range
BCA Blackbushe Celebrates its 25th Jubilee This Month
Club Racing at Croft This Weekend
New Threat to Car Paint From Volcanic Ash
Shallow Potholes Not To Be Repaired
Motorsport at Crystal Palace Next Weekend
Historics 18th May Action Generates £670,000 of Sales
Chalk and Cheese Classics in Barons 7th June Auction
20th Anniversary of Mazda's Amazing 1991 Le Mans Victory
More Japanese High Jinks at Castle Combe on 30th May
HRDC To Recreate 1963 Touring Car Racing
Aston Martin unveils V12 Zagato
New Mondeo 1.6-litre cuts tax and BIK
Audi unveils new A6 Avant
70% in Favour of Increasing 70 Limit to 80
Renault launches 115g/km Eco2 diesel in an Scenic
Jaguar introduces XKR-S at exclusive events
SEAT Young Driver scheme goes green
Vauxhall confirms new Zafira model
First images of Honda CR-Z MUGEN
Nissan introduces special 370Z GT Edition
Audi confirms prices for its new Q3
May Auction Prices Re-adjust to the Market
Renault Lowers its Average CO2 Once Again
New official mpg test on the way
RenaultSport 2011 Trackday Calender
HRDC Mallory Park 30th May to be Televised
Delta launches 150mph E-4 electric car
Driven: 9-4X the next step in Saab's future
BCA Reports General Fall in Car Auction Prices in April
Ten Ferraris in Historics Brooklands Auction on 18th May
Croft Circuit Presents Official Calendar For 2011 Season
Mazda MX-5 GT On Podium at Donington
Quentin Willson Becomes Driving Force of British Economy
Castle Combe Classics and Sportscar Action Day, Saturday 11th June
Tommy Johnson Jr to Race at FIA 'Main Event' Santa Pod 27-30 May
Kwik Fit and Michelin Launch Free Tyre Insurance During May
Hyundai unveils sleek new i40 saloon
Porsche introduces four-wheel drive Carrera GTS
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Film Star Alvis Speed 20 in Historics Auction 18th May
High Temperatures, Yet Low Convertible Prices at Auction
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Next Charity Car Boot Sales at Castle Combe on 15th May
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Porsche launches limited edition Cayman S Black Edition
Hyundai reveals first image of i40 saloon
Jaguar to build C-X75 supercar
SMMT new car registrations for April 2011 released
Mercedes-Benz reveals the SLS AMG Roadster
Vauxhall de-restricts Insignia VXR
Ford begins shipping new Focus estate
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Volvo launches new S80 and V70 variants
Porsche to launch diesel-powered Panamera
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