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  New safety rating set to confuse
  From February 2009, cars will be awarded an overall score out of five stars, based on the outcome of safety tests for the protection of adult occupants, child occupants and...
  10 Nov 2008
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  New VW Passat gets greener
  The Volkswagen Passat is now even greener with the launch of the Bluemotion 2 model. It emits less CO2 and has improved fuel economy. The previous Passat Bluemotion used a 1.9-litre TDI 105 engine...
  6 Nov 2008
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  Top safety rating for five-star Golf
  The new Volkswagen Golf has passed the Euro NCAP safety rating with flying colours, scoring a maximum five stars. The Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash test agency awarded the Golf,...
  27 Oct 2008
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  Greener people carriers launched
  The new eco version of the SEAT Alhambra has higher mpg and lower CO2 than ever before. It makes it one of the greenest seven-seat people carriers around. The Alhambra previously performed...
  21 Oct 2008
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  City bankers forced to sell, sell, sell
  Global economic uncertainty and crashing stock markets have forced owners of expensive cars – such as Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche and Jaguar models – to consider downgrading to something more...
  16 Oct 2008
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  Clio owners ignore bonnet warning
  The notice advises owners of second-generation Clios, manufactured between 1998 and 2005, and all Clio Campuses to get their bonnet mechanisms checked by authorised dealers, following numerous reports that the...
  13 Oct 2008
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  Gordon Brown: "I want fuel price cuts passed on, and passed on quickly"
  Gordon Brown has demanded that prices at the pumps comes down further, despite a number of supermarkets cutting prices this week.  Asda and Morrisons have cut petrol prices by 1p per litre,...
  10 Oct 2008
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  Car Buyers misled by 'green' Lexus adverts
  Lexus has been forced to withdraw an advert with misleading environmental claims for the third time since May 2007. The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) upheld a complaint regarding an advert (pictured)...
  8 Oct 2008
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  Parker's best value new cars
  Kia Ceed (07 on) From £10,940 Parker’s reviewCeeds for saleValue your Ceed Those who think that Kia is merely a manufacturer of cheap cars will be pleasantly surprised by the Ceed. It’s a...
  6 Oct 2008
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  Meet next year's best cars today
  Late 2008 and early 2009 sees a wave of new cars hit showrooms. Many are designed to take the bite out of the credit crunch with high mpg and low road...
  3 Oct 2008
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  Nissan Pure Drive
  Nissan will make its greenest models stand out for buyers early next year with the launch of a new Pure Drive label. The badge will be fitted to all Nissans that produce...
  2 Oct 2008
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  New road tax powers for the DVLA
  The Government authority was handed more clout under a legislative shake-up, meaning officers can now take action against untaxed vehicles parked off the public road, such as in council-owned car...
  2 Oct 2008