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  UK's first all-electric charging station opens, with plans for 100 more 9 Dec 2020 (News)
  ." The station opened less than a month after Boris Johnson announced plans for the UK to ban the sale of new combustion engine vehicles by 2030.   While vehicles charge, drivers can also
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  Group B heroes head to Race Retro 29 Jan 2019 (News)
  , driven by Konrad Bartelski, Britain’s most successful world cup downhill skier, with co-driver Neil Wilson, and sponsored by Penthouse Magazine. This car was runner up in the championship with a class win behind John Weatherley and Ronan Morgan in the later works Citroen Visa Chrono Evolution
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  New £2000 diesel scrappage scheme set to be announced 20 Apr 2017 (News)
  polluting cities in the UK before it takes place nationwide. In a survey of 20,055 members, the AA reported that almost 70 per cent of those asked strongly agreed with a diesel scrappage scheme. Edmund King, AA president says, "A new scrappage scheme would be popular with seven in 10 drivers
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  £2.9m for Ex-Works Racing Aston 29 Jun 2015 (News)
  . Sale price of Aston Ulster is one of the highest amounts ever for a pre-war British sports car. It also competed in the 1936 French Grand Prix outing, driven by none other than the brilliant ‘Dick’ Seaman – one of the greatest British pre-war racing drivers
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  Royal Maserati returns home before auction 5 Mar 2015 (News)
  used by drivers looking to make it into Formula 1. This car was also a star in Ron Howard’s movie ‘Rush’, which depicts the rivalry between racing drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. The rivalry started in 1970 at Chrystal Palace racing circuit in London, where James Hunt in his Lotus
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  Government ploughs £10m into ‘driverless Range Rover’ 4 Dec 2014 (News)
  involvement includes the donation of a Range Rover as the basis for a partially autonomous vehicle, as well as providing its substantial engineering clout to certain aspects of the project. According to a statement, JLR will “develop and test new Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) technologies
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  Paris Motor Show 2014: Volvo reveals all-new XC90 2 Oct 2014 (News)
  will consist of new petrol and diesel engines and the new powertrains will be 2.0-litre, four cylinder units linked to an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The XC90 gets the option of electronically controlled air suspension, with the choice of five modes, including one where the driver is free to tailor
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  Paris Motor Show 2014: All-new Hyundai i20 revealed 2 Oct 2014 (News)
  . Every model will be fitted with electronic stability control (ESC), along with Hyundai’s emergency stop signal (ESS) system, which activates the hazard warning lights if a driver suddenly brakes heavily, warning drivers of following vehicles of the car’s rapid deceleration. Hill start assist
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed: Jaguar Project 7 takes a bow 10 Jul 2013 (News)
  . The Project 7 is based on the F-Type , but is more focused as a driver's car, featuring a raft of visual changes to emphasise the car's link with its maker's competition history, is is so-called because Jaguar won Le Mans
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  Paris Motor Show 2012: Toyota reveals Auris prices 25 Sep 2012 (News)
  , automatic lights, electric folding door mirrors, heated front seats and driver’s seat lumbar support. Excel models also come with a new park assist system. It will steer the Auris into a parallel parking space using ultrasonic sensors to work out whether the space is big enough. All the driver
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  Fiat announces prices for revised Punto 30 Jan 2012 (News)
  version based on the Easy level grade called GBT. Standard equipment on all models includes remote central locking, electric front windows, driver and passenger airbags, window airbags, a CD stereo, electric power steering and a height-adjustable driver seat. Easy models add a leather steering
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  Sebastien Loeb Wins in Citroen DS3 First Time Out 7 Mar 2011 (News)
  Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena, who have been unbeaten in Mexico since 2006, yesterday racked up their fifth consecutive victory and in doing so, scored a maiden win for the Citroën DS3 WRC. Loeb and Elena are now in second place in the Drivers’ World
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  Ford to debut new B-MAX at Geneva 28 Feb 2011 (News)
  measuring up to 2.35 metres in length. Sitting 11cm taller than Fiesta, the B-MAX also provides extremely generous accommodation for its occupants. Drivers benefit from a higher 'command' seating position, while rear seat legroom and headroom is significantly improved
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  MINI unveils new Rocketman Concept 23 Feb 2011 (News)
  complete with their sills, enabling the driver and front passenger to climb in right next to their seats which also makes getting to the rear seats easier. The front-hinged doors have a double-hinge joint, which also allows a large opening angle when space is restricted, ideal in tight car parking spaces
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  Life After Scrappage From Hyundai 25 Jan 2010 (News)
  the more expensive models.   It’s not only old car drivers who can benefit. Happy Returns (at participating dealers) will allow those who were savvy enough to buy a Hyundai using scrappage another chance to pick up an unbeatable deal and own
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  SEPTEMBER OFFERSFROM SEAT 13 Aug 2008 (News)
  arrives with an impressive array of comfort, style and safety features included. Even entry-level S 1.2 versions include the likes of a height- and reach-adjustable steering wheel; height adjustable driver’s seat; speed-sensitive electrohydraulic power steering; electric front windows; driver
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  Longitudinal S-Tronic Coming to Audi A4 and A5 22 Mar 2008 (News)
  be fitted to new A4, A5, Q5 and more models in the future First Audi models equipped with latest S tronic transmission destined for the UK in late 2008 Lightning fast, virtually seamless Audi S tronic gear changes will soon be within the grasp of drivers of the all-new A4 Saloon
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  UK’S BIGGEST MOTOR SHOW: LONDON, JULY 2008 12 Dec 2007 (News)
  throughout the Show - Kidz Car Zone - fun-packed entertainment for the drivers of tomorrow - Drift School - a chance for visitors to be driven sideways around a demanding circuit by professional drivers These innovations will appear alongside all-new versions of the most
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  Survey Shows Work Pressure Leads to Speeding 10 Dec 2007 (News)
  by the insurer, has shown that high numbers of employees are speeding and using their mobiles when driving for business, with many feeling under pressure to do so. (Since using a hand held mobile while driving has been made a specific offence, 175,000 drivers have been prosecuted
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  Something for Everyone at Auction Today 10 Jul 2002 (News)
  Car of the day had to be the 1996N reg XJ6 4.0 Sport in the photo. It was in staggering condition for a ’96, never mind one that had done 115,000 miles. No stone chips except on the drivers side of the screen and it didn’t even look like it had ‘had paint’. The only sign