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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 27-6-2015 27 Jun 2015 (News)
  This week’s infernal combustion involves lady owners, guest appearances, bubbling overs, ‘drive thru’ penalties and many more outcasts from Telegraph Cars. As usual, emails to Honest John should be addressed
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  Future Classic Friday: Audi A8 20 Apr 2018 (News)
  was first seen in production form at the 1994 Geneva Motor Show. Powered by a 2.8-litre V6 with front-wheel-drive or a 4.2-litre V8 with quattro all-wheel-drive, the A8 was one of the most advanced cars of its time and was available in both short and long-wheelbase formats, with the V8 models costing
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  Tiny 1970s British electric vehicle smashes world speed record 19 Jul 2016 (News)
  . 'Originally the car was designed to drive up to speeds of 40mph. Now it triples the speed within quarter of a mile without any aerodynamic alterations – which is testament to the original design. The original designer John Ackroyd, who spent a lot of budget on the aerodynamics, and went on to work
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  Lamborghini launches stunning £200,000 Aventador 5 Mar 2011 (News)
  and phenomenal handling precision with peerless design and the very finest equipment to deliver an unparalleled driving experience.' It's fitted with an ISR transmission which is unique among road-going vehicles and according to Lamborghini, gives the fastest shifting time (only 50 milliseconds), while
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  Pre-Budget Report gives company car drivers a tax-free option 10 Dec 2009 (News)
  by electricity. A 20 per cent tax payer who is driving a company car worth £20,000 stands to save £264 per year – almost a £500 per year pay rise when Income Tax and National Insurance contributions are taken into consideration. There will also be no need to keep detailed records
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  Speed Cameras Cost Lives 11 Nov 2003 (News)
  : "Speed cameras are a £150 million failure. They do not deter drivers from speeding, are remarkably unsuccessful at saving lives and may well cause accidents of their own. Their presence has meant the removal of police from our roads, so thousands of serious driving offences now go undetected
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  MINI Prices Announced 12 Apr 2001 (News)
  list price of £11,200). With its wheel-at-each-corner design, wide track, low centre of gravity, short overhangs and a torsional stiffness two to three times greater than any other car of its size, MINI driving dynamics should be excellent. A fast steering rack and BMWs state
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  DKW Auto Union Schnellaster F89 for sale 26 Apr 2018 (News)
  .’ The 'Rapid Transporter', capable of achieving a maximum speed of 43mph, was a pioneer of one-box front-wheel drive engineering in its day. What it lacked in speed it offered in space, with an unparalleled cargo area for a van of its size as well as a flat loading floor only 40cm (16in) off the ground
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  Award-winning Porsche 911 Turbo restoration set for Silverstone sale 8 Jun 2017 (News)
  for the restoration was a neglected UK right-hand drive 1981 930 Turbo discovered in a Leeds garage. The 1980s supercar had been gathering dust for 15 years and required a full strip-down and nut-and-bolt restoration
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  Big rise in money-saving ‘black box’ insurance policies 15 Mar 2016 (News)
  active policies they have. There are 455,000 currently, compared to 323,000 at the beginning of 2015. The so-called ‘black box’ policies require a driver to fit telematics to their car, which can monitor driving habits including speed, frequency of travel, distance of travel, and even
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  Famous faces open the London Classic Car Show 19 Feb 2016 (News)
  , made an impressive entrance driving a McLaren F1 – the supercar that is being honoured at the show with a special display curated by its designer Gordon Murray. Earlier, Murray had been joined by Ari Vatanen, the 1981 World Rally Champion, to officially open the four-day event
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: Volkswagen develops Caddy Alltrack 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  and optional four-wheel drive. However, it's not planned to be sold in the UK. We should also point out that the Volkswagen Caddy Alltrack is not intended to rival hardened 4x4s like the Land Rover Defender or Mitsubishi L200, but rather appeal to MPV buyers or commercial
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  Honda Civic in record-breaking 100mpg real world run 8 Jul 2015 (News)
  A Honda Civic Tourer has set a Guinness World Record for fuel efficiency by averaging 100.31mpg during an 8,387-mile drive covering 24 countries. The amazing journey sets the record for lowest fuel consumption in ‘all 24 contiguous EU countries,” with the car
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  Obituary: Brian Lister (1926-2014) 18 Dec 2014 (News)
  returning to work at George Lister and Sons. A keen jazz and motorsport enthusiast, he helped found the Cambridge 50 Car Club with W A ‘Archie’ Scott Brown. Brian bought a Tojeiro race car to enter in sprint events but found he preferred design to driving
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  Rare Bentley R Type Continental Fastback at auction 24 Oct 2014 (News)
  A 1954 Bentley R Type Continental Fastback - one of just three right-hand drive automatic examples produced – could make £900,000 when it goes under the hammer in November. The late D-series car, which carries an estimate of between £800,000
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  A Grand Monday: Mini Mayfair 16 Jun 2014 (News)
  When it comes to buying an affordable and fun classic, few cars can match the archetypical Mini. Full of character, rewarding to drive and surprisingly spacious inside, the Austin Mini represents cracking value for money and there are plenty of fine examples on the market for £1000
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  'Box fresh' Lamborghini Countach up for grabs at Historics 16 May 2014 (News)
  A rare, right-hand drive, ultra-low mileage 1982 Lamborghini Countach LP5000S is to top the lots at Historics' sale on 7 June at Brooklands. The car, which is estimated between £110,000
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Audi Sport quattro concept launched 11 Sep 2013 (News)
  is 113mpg with emissions of 59g/km. It’s been designed with three driving modes – it can operate as an EV or a hybrid for city centre or everyday driving, or Sport mode can be engaged to five the maximum power and performance from both the engine and the electric motor
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Porsche launches 918 Spyder hybrid 10 Sep 2013 (News)
  of 214mph. The hybrid system works by combining a race-tuned V8 engine with two electric motors, one for each axle, making the 918 a four-wheel drive car. The car can be driven solely by the mid-mounted 616PS V8 engine or by the 290PS electric motors. Combined, the powertrains will propel
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Audi launches A3 Cabriolet 10 Sep 2013 (News)
  180PS and 2.0 TDI 150PS. More models will be available in time, though, including an all-wheel drive, high performance S3. Deliveries start in March 2014 and prices should start at around £22,000. The new A3 Cabriolet gets a ‘bigger’ look than the outgoing model