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  Hidden Heroes: Rover 45 2003 Model Year 20 Dec 2019 (News)
  In 2001, MG Rover had launched the ZS - a sports saloon based on the 45 and recognised as one of the best-handling front-wheel-drive cars ever made. It was a testimony to the company’s chassis engineers that they’d achieved this with no budget. With no beans to count, the bean counters realised that MGR was fitting two different suspension set-ups to the HHR (as the 45/ZS was known internally) so insisted that one set up went in the bin.
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  Volkswagen ID Space Vizzion previews electric estate car 20 Nov 2019 (News)
  It uses a 82kWh lithium-ion battery to power a 205kW (279PS) electric motor located on the rear axle. There's also a four-wheel-drive version, with an extra 75kW electirc motor on the front axle to produce a combined 340PS. Volkswagen says the concept car will reach 62mph in 5.4 seconds when all-wheel drive is specified. Maximum speed is limited to 109mph.
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  Ferrari is top of the lots at Autosport sale 16 Jan 2019 (News)
  Other auction highlights included a 1990 AC Cobra Mk IV 'Lightweight', one of 21 genuine, alloy-bodied, lightweight examples in right-hand drive, was the subject of an extended bidding war between telephone and room bidders. The very rare and desirable V8 muscle car sold to a round of applause for £139,500 - almost £50,000 over its lower estimate.
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  Comedy legend Eric Morecambe’s Jensen Interceptor up for auction at NEC motor show 1 Nov 2017 (News)
  After Morecambe’s first heart attack just two months later, the Jensen became famous in its own right as Morcambe recounted the story of how Yorkshireman Walter Butterworth jumped into the driving seat late one evening to drive him to Leeds Infirmary, saving his life. It was during a television interview with Michael Parkinson in 1973 when Eric was telling the story of his rescue in the Jensen that the current owner, a then young Nick Whale, heard his father note, 'That Jensen would be a great car to own one day.'
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  Skoda Octavia vRS (2001-2005) 19 Jun 2016 (News)
  Compared to the later Octavia vRS it is a little soft in corners but out of all the models here, this was the most fun to drive, which makes it a real bargain as a used car. You can get a decent one for around £2500 which is certainly a lot of car for the money and even though the one we drove had a fair few miles on the clock, it felt like it had plenty more life left in it.
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  Ex-Rolling Stones’ classic cars to go under the hammer 6 May 2015 (News)
  They showed me that incredible engine and the double headlights, and I thought, incredible! I fell in love with it. ‘I’d drive it to Keith Richards’ place, miles away in Cap Ferrat, to record Exile on Main Street album, and I’d drive to Paris and back, an eight-hour journey each way. ‘It was so easy to drive,’ Wyman said of the Citroen-Maserati.
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  Save more than £5000 on a new Toyota RAV4 with Drive the Deal 1 Aug 2014 (News)
  Drive the Deal is offering around £1,000 off the new model Aygo and savings of around £5,000 off a new Rav4, plus savings on other models.
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  Misjudged Overtake Caught on Camera 3 Jan 2014 (News)
  SmartWitness has introduced a new innovation to its products, Enhanced Driver Report (EDR) which can gauge the competence of driver over a month's worth of driving data. Marsh said: "They are given a grading from an A to an E, based on a month's worth of driving. Obviously fleet managers will know who their best drivers are but it will certainly help find drivers that are in need of retraining.
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  Latest SEAT offers from Drive the Deal 2 Aug 2013 (News)
  The latest offers from Drive the Deal can save you more than £3000 off a new Leon and £5000 off a top of the range Alhambra.
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  Chevrolet to show two concepts at Frankfurt 16 Aug 2011 (News)
  The electric motors power the car in town, providing quick acceleration and zero-emissions in urban driving. When the driver wants more performance the 1.5-litre engine combines seamlessly with the electric motors, and the drivetrain can be switched from front- to rear-wheel drive. A dual clutch gearbox provides speedy gear changes and reduces fuel consumption, as does an integrated stop/start system.
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  2010 RANGE ROVER PRICES ANNOUNCES AT 2009 LONDON MOTOREXPO 11 Jun 2009 (News)
  Also on show at the 2009 London Motorexpo is the Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e, Land Rover's most fuel-efficient vehicle to date and the world's first SUV featuring intelligent stop/start technology. Visitors to the Land Rover stand will be offered the opportunity to test drive one on a designated on-road route. For more information on any of the Land Rover range please visit the Land Rover stand. To book a test drive or to locate your local Land Rover dealership please log onto www.landrover.co.uk<.link>
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  Auctions Should Get Interesting Next Week 21 May 2004 (News)
  For a start, this rare left hand drive BMW Z8 is entered for Monday’s Top Car sale at BCA Blackbushe. Speculation amongst traders today was it would reach about £50,000, but we’ll just have to wait and see. Generally, the trade is in the doldrums.
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  Toyota Prius Avoids Congestion Charging 16 May 2002 (News)
  From May 2003, London commuters driving in and out of the centre should be able to save a staggering £1,250 in congestion charges simply by driving a Toyota Prius. Because it's a petrol-electric hybrid it's one of the cleanest 'green' vehicles and will be exempt from the £5 a day charge under London Mayor Ken Livingstone's forthcoming congestion charging scheme.
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  Rage Concern: Wrong Answer 14 Jul 2001 (News)
  The reader's unedited e-mail and my unedited reply are as follows:- David Rudnick ('Road Rage 2nd June) bemoans in the fact that in the UK there's no law against using mobile phones when driving, nor will the UK government consider implementing such a law. About six months ago there was a lot of publicity in both Spanish and German magazines down here in Spain about new EU-wide Laws passed banning the use of mobile phones when driving: I remember examples were given of the fines one would be liable to pay if caught phoning on the move not only in many EU countries but also in former Eastblock countries adjoining the EU.
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  Rally legend Miki Biasion heads to Race Retro 7 Feb 2018 (News)
  Biasion came to prominence in the early 1980s, winning both the Italian and European Rally Championships in 1983, driving a Lancia 037. He began competing in 1979, in an Opel Kadett GT/E. Miki was later drafted in to play a key role for the works Lancia World Rally Championship team in the mid-1980s as the squad sought to regroup after previous star driver Henri Toivonen's fatal crash.
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  Driverless cars will be on British roads by 2021 28 Nov 2017 (News)
  . By removing the current legal constraints surrounding how autonomous vehicles can be tested, Hammond hopes the UK will become a global leader in self-driving cars. Hammond's announcement comes after a number of car manufacturers, like Jaguar Land Rover and Ford, began testing driverless cars on public roads. Although, these trials must still have a human in the driving seat in case of emergencies. The government claims that the driverless car industry will be worth £28 billion to the UK economy by 2035, supporting 27,000 jobs.
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  Low mileage modern performance icons line-up at Silverstone Classic sale 11 Jul 2017 (News)
  Finished in Racing Green Metallic with Magnolia hide and fitted with a Momo steering wheel, built in driving lights, and Perspex headlamp covers, it should fetch £20,000 to £25,000. For more information, visit silverstoneauctions.com .
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  A Grand Monday: Hyundai Pony 24 Apr 2017 (News)
  First came the Stellar , an even more Cortina-like large saloon, closely followed by the Excel, its first front-wheel-drive offering. The Excel was sold in the UK as the Pony X2 to help with brand familiarity, and it came with a choice of 1.3 and 1.5-litre engines based on Mitsubishi designs.
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  Ferraris to go under hammer at Race Retro 6 Feb 2017 (News)
  Owned by the vendor from new, it is now offered for sale for the first time in its life. Supplied new to the owner in 1998, this stunning, right-hand drive, UK-delivered example is finished in Rosso Corsa. It has a Nero Black leather interior with black carpets, and features a manual gearbox. The car has a pre-sale estimate of £85,000 to £100,000.
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  Pair of special Lamborghinis to go under the hammer 13 Apr 2016 (News)
  1983 Lamborghini Countach 5000S (estimate £275,000-£325,000). Also offered is a right-hand drive 1983 Lamborghini Countach 5000S of royal heritage. As one of 320 examples made, this particular car was supplied new to Prince Salman Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and spent five years in his ownership in Saudi Arabia.