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  Vauxhall cleans up Insignia's act
  Vauxhall has updated the Insignia range with an improved low emission ecoFLEX diesel version that’s designed to appeal to business and private users alike. Emissions have dropped from 129g/km of CO2 to 115g/km of CO2, meaning the...
  31 May 2011
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  Frugal used cars for less than £5k
  With more and more of us feeling the pinch these days, everyone wants to save money wherever they can. If you’re clever about picking the right car, you could potentially...
  27 May 2011
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  Britain's most dangerous road is...
  A survey has named the most dangerous roads in Britain and the A537 ‘Cat and Fiddle’ running from Macclesfield to Buxton once again takes the top spot. According the report by...
  24 May 2011
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  Five of the best value sports cars
  1. Mazda MX-5 2.0i Sport Tech   Price: £21,135Power: 160bhp0-62mph: 7.6 seconds Top speed: 132mphWeight: 1173kg Why buy? Mazda’s MX-5 has been in production in one way or another since 1989. It...
  24 May 2011
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  Mondeo masterclass
  Mondeo Man has served Ford well so far: as you read this thousands of executives are pounding up and down the UK motorways in a car that exemplifies the expression...
  23 May 2011
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  Renault Scenic 1.6 Energy dCi 130
  As Renault continues to try to portray itself as a clean and green company, this image isn’t coming from purely focusing on zero emission electric cars but also from significant advances made...
  19 May 2011
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  Peugeot RCZ V Audi TT
  Peugeot and Audi have been battling it out on the diesel front in the Le Mans 24 Hour race for several years. In the past year the two car makers...
  16 May 2011
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  First drive: Chevrolet Captiva
  If you’re a company car driver who picks your own car, statistics say you’ve got a European saloon or hatchback. But what about drivers who have more kids than you can...
  9 May 2011
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  Who's pick of the pick-ups?
  Anyone who drives around in a vehicle that has Barbarian written boldly along the rear of a car is sending out a message to other road users that, in no...
  6 May 2011
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  New trim for Skoda models
  Skoda is offering customers a new trim level called SE Plus on all models right across the range. Available on the Fabia, Octavia, Roomster, Superb and Yeti, the new equipment grade will...
  3 May 2011
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  Living with the Peugeot iOn
  We’ve taken delivery of a Peugeot iOn for a few weeks of electric motoring. The idea of this experiment is to explore whether this really is the low-carbon motoring solution the...
  26 Apr 2011
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  First drive: MINI Cooper SD Hatch
  The addition of the MINI SD (Sports Diesel) to the range isn’t about re-inventing the popular model, but more tweaking and adding another feather to the cap of one of...
  26 Apr 2011