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  Percy Lambert remembered at Brooklands 21 Oct 2013 (News)
  A brass plaque commemorating the life of Percy Lambert gone on permanent display at its original home at Brooklands. Lambert was the first man to drive more than 100 miles in one hour there in February 1913 in a Talbot owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. Lambert broke
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Ferrari 458 Speciale - faster and more extreme 10 Sep 2013 (News)
  aerodynamic efficiency and downforce of any series production car. The driver electronic systems, which make this car so special to drive has also been tweaked. There's a new system called Side Slip Angle, which Ferrari says makes the car easier to drive at the limit. It measures lateral g-force
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day eight 5 Jun 2013 (News)
  the previously arduous days. The needle-match at the front of the two Categories proved to be as competitive as ever, with the Time Trial of the day seeing the Citroen DS seeking revenge for yesterday’s drive by Gerry Crown in the Leyland P76, snatching back 20 seconds out of Gerry’s
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  Mobility Roadshow Moves to Telford 27th-29th June 31 May 2013 (News)
  International Centre on 27th, 28th and 29th June 2013. For the first time in the show's history, test drives will take place on public roads around the venue, offering visitors a more authentic driving experience. The Mobility Roadshow was the first event to offer opportunities to test drive
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  £1,673 to £10,852 Off New Volvos via Drivethedeal 6 Jan 2011 (News)
  XC90, and over £6,000 discount available off a new XC60, these deals are not to be missed.   Volvo C30 D2 [115] ES 3dr £16,703 Saving £1,673 Volvo C30 D4 [177] R DESIGN 3dr £19,800 Saving £2,723   Volvo V50 DRIVe [115] ES
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  Vauxhall Ampera plug-in hybrid to cost £28,995 14 Dec 2010 (News)
  the Ampera will bring the 'reality of a technologically sophisticated, electrically-driven, family car with an uncompromised driving range firmly into the mainstream.' A full charge for Ampera's battery can be achieved in less than four hours via a domestic 240v electricity socket at an average cost
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  X-Trail 2.2DCI 136 Sports, Just £15,999 10 Apr 2005 (News)
  www.motorpoint.co.uk of new and nearly new cars at three sites and in many cases drive-away deals can be done in less than two hours. Sample stocks include:- 04 reg Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 130 Ghia 6-speed, silver, 10,512
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  307 Award and HDI 110 Tax-Beater 4 May 2002 (News)
  invited guests and their families were introduced to the car. Peugeot defeated rivals Toyota, Nissan, Coca-Cola and Unilever. ISP judges, Geoff Posner, Geoff Howe and Cindy Roper described the Summer Parties as "strong events which overcame test-drive inertia to bring the showroom to a family
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  New Honda CR-V 12 Oct 2001 (News)
  in the EU combined cycle. The short-block engine allows a tight turning circle for an SUV of 10.4 metres. Transmission options are a 5-speed manual with floorshift or Honda's Grade Logic 4-speed automatic with dashboard mounted shift lever. A centre clutch in the drive-train leaves the car in front-wheel
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  Megane RenaultSport Snatches Back Nurburgring Record 16 Jun 2014 (News)
  A Megane RenaultSport 275 Trophy-R has retaken the lap record of the Nurburgring Nordschleife for a front wheel drive production car with a time of 7 minutes and 54.36 seconds. This beats a time of 7 minutes 58.4 seconds set by a SEAT Leon Cupra 280 in March 2014
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  Latest Ford offers from Drive the Deal 26 Jul 2012 (News)
  : 1. £350 discount which is conditional upon you taking out finance arranged by the dealer and having a test drive at the dealer who is nominated by us to supply your new car (KA and Fiesta models). 2. £1,100 discount which is conditional upon you taking out finance arranged
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  Drive it Day 2019 3 Apr 2019 (News)
  This year’s Drive It Day takes place on 28 April. It’s an opportunity to get out in our classic and show the nation how much our hobby means to us. We've listed as many events as we know of, but if you know of an event that's not includeed email
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  Second Callum Mk2 in production 5 Mar 2015 (News)
  , ‘The second Mark 2 by Callum is in production, it is going to be a left hand drive car and the body is nearing completion. We should finish the vehicle by the end of this year.’ Each vehicle will be tailored to an individual buyer, who will spend time with Ian Callum to finalise the specification
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  NEC ticket winners announced 10 Nov 2014 (News)
  and their dream drives. Rehan Osman – Jaguar E-type from Browns Lane to Geneva, recreating Norman Dewis’ legendary drive before the car’s official launch at the show in 1961. Clive Sayer - a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS around Goodwood, Brands, Le Mans, Nordschleife and Spa
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  Jaguar Land Rover seeks up to 200 new apprentices 5 Nov 2014 (News)
  Jaguar Land Rover has started its latest drive to recruit apprentices, with up to 200 places on offer. The company already employs 620 apprentices and is the largest provider of apprenticeships in the UK OEM automotive sector. Four year apprenticeships aimed at GCSE level
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  Young male drivers more likely to use their phones at the wheel 31 Jul 2014 (News)
  A survey by Intelligent Car Leasing has revealed that younger drivers and male drivers use their phones at the wheel more often than older and female drivers. 1000 adults were asked if they had held their phones while driving in the last 30 days – 10 per cent of males and 4.5 per
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  VIDEO: Volvo demonstrates the benefit of winter tyres 2 Dec 2013 (News)
  the benefits of winter tyres Volvo fitted one front-wheel drive V40 with them and left another on summer tyres, then drove them in turn up a snow covered ski-slope. The car on summer tyres barely made it past the five metre mark while the car on winter tyres made it right to the top. Volvo also showed how
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  Video: Ford’s self parking car 9 Oct 2013 (News)
  the correct gear, find a parking space, reverse into it and stop. Additionally, should you return to the car and find it impossible to get into the driver’s seat care of someone parking too close the car will drive forwards on its own so you can get in. The technology is still
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  Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Chevrolet launches Spark Bubble 10 Sep 2013 (News)
  wheel drive version of the 1.4 turbocharged petrol Trax. On sale this autumn it has a six-speed manual gearbox and accelerates from 0-62mph in 9.5 seconds. Claimed fuel consumption is 47.1mpg with start/stop with emissions of 139g/km.
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  Volkswagen Golf Mk7 dealer launch events this weekend 11 Jan 2013 (News)
  out all about the latest generation car, take a test drive in the new car and benefit from some launch offers. The new Golf officially went on sale on 7 January, and over the course this weekend (11-13 January), Retailers across the country will be holding a number of special launch