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  Latest Volkswagen deals from Drive the Deal 12 May 2012 (News)
  Drive the Deal is offering savings on brand new Volkswagen models, with reductions of thousands off popular models, including the Golf and Polo.
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  4x4s spotted in the classifieds 20 Jul 2011 (News)
  The snowy and icy weather of last winter lead to a massive increase in the number of 4x4s being bought as people sought to conquer the poor weather with all-wheel drive. With increased demand comes increased prices, though, and so people paid a premium during the colder months
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  Nissan Leaf Voted European Car of the Year 29 Nov 2010 (News)
  – and with the imminent market introduction of four additional electric vehicles from our Alliance partner Renault – Nissan LEAF represents a significant first step toward a zero-emission future.” Nissan LEAF is powered by a compact electric motor in the front of the car, which drives the front
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  Jaguar unveils the stunning C-X75 supercar 30 Sep 2010 (News)
  that nods to Jaguar's past while pointing the way for the firm's future. The C-X75 is a 330km/h (205mph) four-wheel drive supercar that's capable of running in purely electric mode for 110km (68 miles) on a six-hour domestic plug-in charge. The innovative, lightweight micro gas-turbines
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  Forgotten classics set for Beaulieu 22 Jan 2020 (News)
  and 1980s. The exhbition will take place at the International Autojumble over the weekend of 5-6 September. Bringing back memories of family holidays, driving lessons, baking hot vinyl seats and beige colour schemes will be the long-lost first cars, family wagons, rarely-seen saloons
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  Bugatti Type 57 Atalante is top lot at Revival sale 16 Sep 2019 (News)
  , one of just 26 right-hand drive versions of the French luxury grand tourer, realising £184,000. Further notable results included a 1975 Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer, one of only 58 right-hand drive UK-supplied cars, which made. £247,250. While a 1924 Bugatti Type 23
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  Hidden Heroes: Volvo 760 Turbo 26 Apr 2019 (News)
  Prime Minister John Major used to be seen regularly driving one through his Huntingdon constituency, which defines in one sentence what the 760 stood for.  The 760 wasn’t universally loved. While it was unarguably well made, if not the best made car in the world, its styling
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  Drivers paid £41 million in bus lane fines last year 16 Nov 2018 (News)
  ) for driving in a bus lane is £60, reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days. This money goes straight to the local council and is usually spent on local transport projects. While car drivers are banned from some bus lanes 24 hours a day, others only apply during certain times. These are indicated
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  Geneva Motor Show 2018: New BMW X4 will be larger, lighter and more powerful 14 Feb 2018 (News)
  their engine’s power to the road via an eight-speed Steptronic transmission and xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive as standard, while Experience Control lets the driver choose from Sport, Comfort and Eco Pro set-ups. High-powered models will also get a Sport+ mode that will provide sharper gear changes
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  Ex-Barry Sheene 1985 Toyota Supra heads to auction 21 Jun 2017 (News)
   swapped two wheels for four to join Team Toyota GB to drive the Hughes of Beaconsfield works Supra in the 1985 British Saloon Car Championship, now known as the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Races at the time were televised and while Barry Sheene’s
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  Silverstone Classic 2017: JPS BMW 635CSi to make European debut 7 Jun 2017 (News)
  will be piloted by none other than Jim Richards - its original driver. As a seven-time winner of the legendary Bathurst 1000 race and multiple Australian touring car titles, Richards is well known to motorsport fans. Richards first got behind the wheel of the BMW 635 CSi in 1983, driving
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  Future Classic Friday: Ford Focus RS 28 Apr 2017 (News)
  with a limited-slip differential, but even with this concession, the RS’s propensity towards torque steer was immense. It was a hoot to drive quickly, but not a very refined experience. Drive one today and it's still a massive laugh. Even better, because it’s a Focus, It’s also much more
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  Recreated 1903 Stanley Vanderbuilt Cup Steamer heads Historics 20th May Ascot Classic Car Auction 20 Apr 2017 (News)
  . Of “unsurpassed quality” the result features a new boiler rated to 600psi and a 30HP motor driving the rear wheels. There isn’t another one and consequently it is estimated at £140,000 to £160,000. Further down the list in a sale with lots to interest everyone are three classic
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  Record number of Jaguar XJ220s set for Silverstone Classic 24 Mar 2017 (News)
  . This summer's event will see the largest gathering of Jaguar XJ220s. Although originally conceived to feature a V12 engine plus four-wheel-drive, the showroom XJ220 model arrived with a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 developing 542bhp, delivered to the rear transaxle via a five-speed manual gearbox
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  Future Classic Friday: Ford Ka 17 Mar 2017 (News)
  as a portable lunch box. As a basic city car, it was terrific.  Six years after its launch, the Ka became even more fun - the 1.6-litre SportKa was a real hoot to drive, the soft-top StreetKa variant, built and styled by Pininfarina, was an interesting take on a city-bound soft-top and there were
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Mondeo Mk 1 6 Feb 2017 (News)
  Escort, which was justifiably lambasted for its crashy ride and dull, lifeless handling, the Mondeo was a complete transformation. The chassis balance and steering were sensational - drive a Mk1 today and you'll be surprised at just how well sorted it still feels. Aside from the usual Ford bugbear
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  Four BMW Bubblecars in Historics 26th November Auction 17 Oct 2016 (News)
  1957 to 1959 using parts from the Isetta bubblecar and the 582cc flat-twin engine from BMW's R67 motorcycle delivering just under 20HP. A four-speed manual gearbox was standard giving the 600 a top speed of 100kmh (62mph). All are left hand drive. Stirling Moss once owned one and used it around London
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  Peking-Paris crews prepare for Russia 28 Jun 2016 (News)
  across the border to a waiting truck to head to Novosibirsk, utilising the rest day in the garage.’ Among these was last year’s runner up in the classics category Peter Lovett and Tim Smith in the 1965 Porsche 911. Major suspension issues made the car ‘near on impossible to drive
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  A Grand Monday: Volvo 480ES for £800 17 Dec 2015 (News)
  in 1986. Not only was it not square – indeed, it was as far removed from the traditional boxy Volvo as you could possibly get – but it was also the company’s first foray into front-wheel-drive, built upon a platform that would go on to underpin the return-to-dowdy
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  Stars come out as veterans take on London to Brighton challenge 4 Nov 2015 (News)
  .   The 119th Anniversary Run, sponsored by Bonhams, set out from Hyde Park at day break and headed 60-miles south through foggy London town to sunny Sussex seafront. For only the third time in more than half a century, this year’s route took participants – all driving cars from the pre-1905