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  New Peugeot 206 GTi Packs 180 bhp 11 Sep 2002 (News)
  ) and ABS with EBD and Brake Assist. Expected price is around £14,500 which puts it hard against the Clio 172, Leon 20VT, MINI Cooper S and Civic Type R. More at www.peugeot.co.uk
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  Citroen Cuts Top Xsara Prices 21 Jul 2001 (News)
  it is introducing Emergency Brake Assist to the Xsara range and offering cashbacks of betweem £700 and £2,400. This brings the price of the 167bhp VTS to below £14,000 and the price of the 1.4iLX with ABS and EBA to less than £9,000. More
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  New Honda Civic 9 Oct 2000 (News)
  options in all but base 1.4iS. Electric power steering, ABS with electronic braking distribution and air conditioning in all models. Designed to meet Euro NCAP 4-Star crash safety standards. 2-door coupe and 3-door hatch to follow in late 2001. Range to include a 200bhp Type R.
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  VIDEO: Driver given suspended prison sentence after dangerous driving caught on dash cam 5 Mar 2018 (News)
  A driver has been banned and given a suspended prison sentence after his dangerous driving was caught on a dash cam. Harvey Schofield was filmed undertaking a tipper truck, before pulling in front and deliberately braking on the M56 in Cheshire on 30 March 2017. The case
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  Volkswagen unveils all-new Tiguan 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  a caravan friendly 2500kg and feature a range of tech, with online notifications that will warn the driver about traffic delays, parking space availability and road works. Safety equipment will also be better, with automatic city braking, pedestrian monitoring, lane assist and post-collision braking
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  A Grand Monday: Austin Maestro 1.6HLS 5 Jan 2015 (News)
  of the driver’s door. Under the bonnet, the car’s been recently serviced – new oil and filter, spark plugs, distributor cap, plus fresh coolant. The brakes have also been given a bit of TLC with new wheel cylinders and brake hoses. According to the vendor, the automatic choke
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  Auctions America hits big in Carlisle 3 May 2013 (News)
  1959 Chevrolet Corvette (above) 'Big-Brake' fuel-Injected Convertible that made $148,500. The black Corvette, one of only 142 built had been extensively restored and had complete owner history dating back to 1959. Taking the number two spot was a beautifully restored 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
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  300SL Makes European Record at H&H Auction 26 Feb 2003 (News)
  A stunning silver 1959 Mercedes 300SL with good history and desirable disc brake conversion, conservatively estimated at £100,000 to £120,000 sold for a European record price of £174,100 + commission at H&H's Classic Car Auction at Pavilion Gardens Buxton on 19th February
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  £7,995 YRV, Plus 5 Year Warranty from Daihatsu 30 Jun 2001 (News)
  in the £9,440 base model YRV. The YRV Premium model at £10,440 also has air-conditioning, anti-lock brakes, electronic brake force distribution and radio CD, together with the option of Steershift F-Speed automatic (which needs to be switched on with a dashboard button). Included
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  MoT Data for Wakefield 6 May 2014 (News)
  Wakefield isn't a particularly outstanding for MoT pass rates. The most common cause for a failure is lighting and signalling, though it affects 3 per cent fewer cars in WF areas than on average across the nation. The same can't be said for suspension and brakes though, which are 12
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  MoT Data for The Outer Hebrides 6 May 2014 (News)
  The Outer Hebrides, right in the north of Scotland and exposed to the Atalantic, doesn't do too badly in the grand scheme of things, with a fairly average overall pass rate. That said, the common failure items table reveals that braking and steering related problems cause significantly
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  MoT Data for Falkirk and Stirling 6 May 2014 (News)
  Falkirk and Stirling (FK) falls in the lower half of the national table, with a below average overall pass rate. With a lot of twisting country roads in the FK postcode area it’s little surprise that failure rates for suspension and braking components are higher than average
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  MoT Data for Durham 6 May 2014 (News)
  tested in DH postcodes, although suspension and braking issues are about 8% and 9% more common than the national average, respectively. Steering, however, is significantly more likely to cause an problem in Durham, with steering related issues accounting for 4.3% of failures, 27% more
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  Contract Hire HiLux 280 VX Double Cab £200 a month 30 Nov 2004 (News)
  -conditioning, tilt-adjustable steering column, heated rear window and twin airbags, a four-speaker radio/CD player, aero style rear deck, remote alarm, alloy wheels, over fenders and ABS brakes. Also think about the massive BIK tax saving until 2007. This deal is a real price
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  Awesome 450bhp Audi RS6 on sale soon 4 May 2002 (News)
  . Top speed is electronically limited to 155mph. Audi’s Quattro four wheel drive system, Dynamic Ride Control and race bred composite design ventilated disc brakes keep the power under control. More at www.audi.co.uk
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  EC Control Freaks Trying to Impose ISA on Europe 30 Oct 2013 (News)
  through cameras or satellites and automatically applying the brakes. Existing vehicles could be forced to be retrofitted with the devices. But in trials in the UK ISA was proven to be extremely dangerous. Where a 30, 40 or 50mph road crossed a 70mph motorway, drivers on the motorway were
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 31 28 Jun 2013 (News)
  on the last closed-road test-section… the hub was stripped down and a local workshop found to weld it up, and the car was soon running again. Snow was falling and visibility was down to 15 metres. Glen Duthie in the big black 1939 Cadillac La Salle, car 33, cooked the brakes on a mountain descent
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  Kia launches Ray as Korea's first electric car 23 Dec 2011 (News)
  mode.  The Ray EV's automatic transmission offers the driver a choice of two modes while in ‘D' drive.  ‘E' (or ‘eco') mode optimises the delivery of the motor's torque to achieve minimum battery consumption and maximum driving range.  ‘B' (or ‘brake
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  Electric Mini unveiled at London Classic Car Show 19 Feb 2019 (News)
  be fully charged in four hours via a Type 2 connector (although fast charging options are available). Swindon Powertrain say a charge is good for 125 miles and the car boasts a regenerative braking system. Performance is nippy, with the EV mini clocking 62mph from standstill in 9.2 seconds and top
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  Five-star Volvo XC90 smashes the Euro NCAP test 3 Sep 2015 (News)
  the Ford S-MAX and Galaxy, Volkswagen Touran, Renault Kadjar, Toyota Avensis and Audi Q7. However, the new Mazda CX-3 only gained a four-star crash rating along with the Mitsubishi L200. This was because both cars lack standard automatic emergency braking – a feature that’s