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  First production Mini to star in Queen’s birthday parade 22 Sep 2016 (News)
  621 AOK. 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
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  BMW 3.0 CSL set for ‘Cars & Coffee’ meet 28 Jun 2016 (News)
  is a later Series 3, V12-powered Roadster. The UK-based constructor is most noted for giving Ayrton Senna his first F1 drive, and his car will be prominently displayed at next month’s meeting. Acting as a public preview of the main Salon Privé event (which takes place on 1-3 September), 30
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  Two Jaguar E-type restoration projects head to auction 15 Jun 2016 (News)
  with the glass and wheels still in place. It carries an estimate of between £25,000 and £30,000. The second E-type ready is a 1966 Jaguar E-type Series 1 4.2 Coupe 2+2. The right-hand drive, manual example with a four-speed gearbox is an abandoned restoration project which ran out of steam 15
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  Stunning Lexus LC 500 coupé set for UK debut 3 Jun 2016 (News)
  positive. The production version is hardly less dramatic than the concept, with supercar-like proportions and a 475PS V8 engine driving the rear wheels through a ten-speed automatic gearbox. This is the only version that will go on sale (to start with at least), so no diesel or hybrid
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  Ex-press Lotus Esprit Turbo heads to auction 31 May 2016 (News)
  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. Guy Lees-Milne, general manager at CCA, said, ‘We’re huge fans
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  James Hunt tribute set for this year's Silverstone Classic 28 Apr 2016 (News)
  on 29-31 July. These displays will be curated by his two sons, Freddie and Tom. It’s 40 years since the hard-driving, fast-living sportsman overcame all the odds to win the FIA Formula One World Championship. It was a dramatic feat that was turned into the plot of the award-winning movie
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  Peugeot widens its young person apprentice scheme 17 Mar 2016 (News)
  Peugeot aims to have at least one apprentice in each of its dealerships by the end of 2016, in a drive to get more young people into the motor industry. Currently boasting 300 young apprentices in Coventry based PSA Academy, the programme
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  Duke’s Fiat 500 for sale 10 Mar 2016 (News)
  and in right-hand drive. The car has covered just 1593 miles in 77 years. During the Second World War, the Topolino was transferred to the Duke’s Dublin estate while the Westminster ancestral country estate at Eaton Hall in Cheshire was used as a hospital
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  Geneva Motor Show 2016: Ford reveals Fiesta ST200 2 Mar 2016 (News)
  been tweaked to deliver an additional 15PS and 30Nm of torque over the standard 182PS ST, while the final drive ratio has been shortened to improve power delivery. Technically speaking, the ST200 should be billed the 197PS, but Ford has decided to round up the numbers to give its critically
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  Geneva Motor Show 2016: Citroen launches Rip Curl edition for C4 Cactus range 2 Mar 2016 (News)
  , an electric system to improve traction on dirt tracks or in slippery conditions. This has four modes – normal, sand, snow and off-road. Despite having off-road settings, the C4 Cactus is front-wheel drive only, though it does come with mud
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  £130,000 price confirmed for Honda NSX 1 Mar 2016 (News)
  that the NSX is not really a supercar) - a segment currently occupied by the aforementioned Audi and a Porsche 911 or two. Featuring a twin-turbo V6 engine linked to a nine-speed twin-clutch automatic and three electric motors, the NSX is a hybrid rear-wheel drive super-coupe that’s being
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  Geneva Motor Show 2016: Kia reveals Optima Sportswagon 1 Mar 2016 (News)
  average CO2 emissions. Powered by a petrol-electric setup that allows electric-only driving for 33 miles at up to 75mph, it goes on sale at the same time as the Optima Sportswagon – the latter months of 2016.  Follow the Geneva Motor Show LIVE with our
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  A Grand Monday: Tidy 1983 Honda Accord, £995 15 Feb 2016 (News)
  it could be a lot worse. The car has also been in regular use – driving to and from work for the past six years. Read our Honda Accord road test and buyer’s guide How many Honda
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  Cholmondeley Pageant of Power gets a revamp 15 Feb 2016 (News)
  guests to test drive them in a unique racing environment. This  42-litre Packard Bentley entertained visitors to the 2013 event. James Hall, event
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  Petrol prices will reach 86p-per-litre, say experts 13 Jan 2016 (News)
  and unleaded to 99p-per-litre , but a further 13p price crash would save a typical family driving a Ford Focus - over 10,000 miles - a further £180 a year.  Petrol vs diesel - which will save you the most in 2016?
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  Champions to headline Autosport 11 Jan 2016 (News)
  , two-time World Rallycross champion and former WRC Champion, will be taking to the Live Action Arena to show off his incredible driving skills on the UK’s largest indoor track. Away from the circuit, Solberg will be giving live interviews on the Autosport Stage, entertaining visitors
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  New face on the rostrum for Barons 10 Dec 2015 (News)
  to see and drive so many beautiful classics.’ Helen added, ‘Top of my Christmas list would be a navy blue Mercedes Pagoda. I’d even forgo the heated seats in my SLK for one of those. I would probably even swap my brother for one!’  
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  Government was prepared for DeLorean to fail 14 Oct 2015 (News)
  we have been seeking for this area, is at least an indication of the impact of our industrial development drive.’ The statement was prepared on a contingency basis in case the project failed – but Concannon advised against issuing the statement
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  Last Defender to cost £10,000 – but it’s a pedal car 16 Sep 2015 (News)
  with individual chassis number. It’s constructed precisely to scale and incorporates all of the Defender’s distinctive characteristics, such as protective chequer plating, cylindrical running bars and rugged off-road tyres complete with mudflaps. A spokesman said, ‘The drive assembly
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2015: SEAT unleashes most-powerful Ibiza Cupra ever 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  speed of 146mph, with power delivered to the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. Adjustable damping is also fitted as standard, allowing the driver to customise the handling characteristics with SEAT's user-friendly Cupra Drive Profile system.  Other upgrades