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  Most powerful Audi vehicle ever to muscle into Frankfurt International Motor Show 7 Sep 2007 (News)
  As a result, the motor can reach 62 mph from zero in 4.6 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph, spread over a modern 40:60 front-to-rear torque. In addition, drivers can take advantage of the car's power by stocking up its 1,660 luggage capacity. "The new biturbo, ten-cylinder super Avant - the eagerly awaited successor to the revered original RS 6 quattro of 2002 - will open for UK ordering from November for an OTR price expected to be in the region of £75,000," Audi commented.
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  2002 Polos Now Available to Order 14 Dec 2001 (News)
  Trim specs are designated E, S, S a/c, SE and Sport. All models have power steering, ABS, twin front and twin side airbags, a three year warranty and a twelve year no perforation warranty. Many options are available, enabling buyers to have their new Polo built to their specification.
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  First production Mini to star in Queen’s birthday parade 22 Sep 2016 (News)
  Designed by Alec Issigonis, the car had its engine installed transversely with the gearbox in the sump and featured front wheel drive. Its price from new was £537 and its top speed was 72mph. The car will be driven in the Parade by Martin Williams, one of the mechanics at the British Motor Museum.
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  Ex-press Lotus Esprit Turbo heads to auction 31 May 2016 (News)
  A 1992 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE 'High Wing’ could make up to £26,000 when it heads to auction. The Esprit, which is one of just two factory press cars, will go under the hammer at Classic Car Auctions’ sale on 18 June. As such, this is the very model that adorned the covers and inside pages of motoring when the car was launched 40 years ago. A right-hand drive manual example, finished in Calypso Red with leather interior, it has just over 59,000 miles on the clock.
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  Ford announces 'most fuel-efficient car yet' 1 Dec 2009 (News)
  Among these features is Low Tension Front End Accessory Drive. This makes uses of an alternator bracket and pulley system to reduce belt friction, leading to less consumption. Ford Auto-Start-Stop is a function that automatically shuts down the engine when the car is idle - which the carmaker said can save up to five per cent in carbon emissions.
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  Mutt Motorcycles unveils RS-13 125 22 Jun 2018 (News)
  The bike is completed with LED taillight, flat black Renthal bars and aluminium mud guards that are also finished in satin black Most of the mechanicals are sourced from Chinese licence-built Suzuki parts, while the 12PS fuel injected 4-stroke single cylinder is linked to a five-speed manual transmission. Mutt is promising a thumping soundtrack, thanks to the bike’s large black heat treated stainless steel exhaust “The RS-13 is indeed just the bones. We took our tried and tested rolling chassis and added some super wide Continental tyres, cut the rear of the frame nice and short with a stumpy little rear mudguard and put a hand made diamond stitched seat to park your ass on,” said chief Mutt mechanic Benny Thomas.
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  New Face for BMW 3 Series 29 Jun 2001 (News)
  The BMW E46 3-Series saloon and Touring models are to get a facelift as from September. The subtle nip and tuck includes a new kidney grille, lower front and rear valences, a new headlight and indicator design and inclusion of the side repeater indicators into the swage lines behind the front wheel arches. Coupes and convertibles remain as they are.
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  Hyundai Getz With Airconditioning Just £5,995 15 Feb 2005 (News)
  Other standard equipment on the Getz 1.1 SE includes anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake Force Distribution, power steering, stereo RDS radio/CD player, electric front windows, three 3-point rear seat belts, central locking, driver and passenger airbags, engine immobiliser, 60/40 split rear seats, height adjustable steering column and front seatbelts as standard. 3-door £5,995; 5-door £6,495. 5 year warranty. 3 years RAC assistance.
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  450PS Porsche 911 GT3 RS Announced 19 Aug 2009 (News)
  The new 911 GT3 RS features Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) which, for the first time, has been purpose-built and specially set-up to further improve the sporting behaviour of the chassis. With a wider track not only at the rear but also on the front axle, the body of the new 911 GT3 RS is widened accordingly. For the new car, the use of additional wheel arch covers increases the span across the nose. Beneath these pronounced front arches sit 9-inch wide wheels with 245/35 ZR 19 sports tyres, and 12-inch wide wheels with 325/30 ZR 19 sports tyres sit at the rear.
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  Classic Christmas advert: Minis have feelings too 15 Dec 2014 (News)
  Occasionally, very occasionally, a car advert comes along that melts the hearts of even the most cynical of viewers. The kind of advert that makes people just a little bit dewy-eyed, particularly at Christmas. And this is it - the Mini television ad from December 1986.
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  Take a break: Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 launch advert 25 Mar 2014 (News)
  And this wonderful advert really does encapsulate the ambition and pride Vauxhall had for its news car, which really did do much to revolutionise the repmobile market. Yes, as FWD saloons went, it was conventionally engineered, but its solidity and all-round competence did rather a lot of GM's fortunes.
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  Last Ever VW T2s Arrive in UK 9 Jan 2014 (News)
  More on the T2 and on Danburys conversions: VW T2 Car by Car entry  
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  James Bond Lotus sells for £616,000 at RM 11 Sep 2013 (News)
  RM's blockbuster London sale, held in conjuction with the St James' Concours, saw this fabulous Lotus Esprit 'Submarine'  car used during the fliming of the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me sold for £616,000. The car was dubbed 'Wet Nellie' on the set, the Lotus was used to incredible effect in the film.
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  Hyundai models 'will not break the bank' 25 Jun 2009 (News)
  People looking at buying a car that will not break the bank may want to consider a model from Hyundai. The manufacturer has claimed its range has been extremely popular with scrappage scheme customers so far and suggested this is because its vehicles represent great value for money.
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  Big V6 for Less Than 1.6 Repmobile 16 Jun 2001 (News)
  On sale from 2nd July, KIA has launched the biggest new car bargain currently available in the UK. A 166bhp 2.5 litre V6 saloon for just £12,995 on the road. The new KIA Magentis is 4,720mm long with an interior volume of 2,832 litres and a boot capacity of 386 litres.
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  Prices All Over The Place At Auction Today 11 Oct 2002 (News)
  When you get traders telling you that prices for the same car can vary by £1,000 one day to the next you know the market is on the edge of a cliff. On the one hand, traders are still buying to firm orders. On the other, cars are simply going to the highest bidder and vendors are glad to get them gone.
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  Cabbie jailed after MGB death crash 23 Jan 2015 (News)
  Crowder went on to suggest that most road users often drive more respectfully when they’re near to classic cars, yet owners and users of older cars should still take extra care when out on the road, 'They need to drive in a manner which respects modern vehicles and they need to know the risks.' Last summer saw another fatal crash involving a classic car, when Lincolnshire resident Anne Pattrick was killed after being flung from a Ford Anglia 105E in which she was a passenger.
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  Bryan Johnson to Race Mini Cooper at Croft 28 Jul 2014 (News)
  Bryan is self-confessed ‘car nut’ whose first experience of high-octane action came at Croft when he went to watch an MG race at the North Yorkshire venue in the mid-1960s. “I was 17-and-a-half when I got my first car – a Ford Popular, sit-up-and-beg style and with only three gears,” he recalls. “That August, I was in my home village of Dunston near Gateshead with not much to do, when somebody said there was racing on at Croft – so on a rainy day and with just one windscreen wiper on this Popular, myself and two friends headed down there.
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  Bargains from LandRover Worldwide 12 Jan 2005 (News)
  Full details on the website Model choice, all at £20,499 OTR: Td5 Auto ES – Chawton White TD5 S - Maya Gold – Alloys – Front & Rear A/C TD5 Auto S – Epsom Green 4.0V8 ES Auto – Epsom Green 4.0V8 XS Man – Zambesi Silver These bargains and many more at www.buymynewcar.co.uk
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  Local Business Backed Racing at Castle Combe This Weekend 10 Jun 2013 (News)
  Also back in class A is Melksham's Ed Moore, keen to find his old form again. Corsham's Will Di Claudio still leads the Castle Combe Saloon Car championship, in association with National Windscreens, but his task gets tougher every meeting, with success ballast added for each win in his class C Peugeot 106. This time he will be on the maximum allocation of 60 kilos, a heavy burden for the little car.