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New York 2012: full A-Z guide
We've been live at the New York motor show bringing you all the latest show news and pics as it happened.

FT Wealth indices: March 2012
The latest movements in the markets for fine wine, historic cars and art

VW Up wins World Car of the Year award
The Volkswagen Up has won this year’s World Car of the Year award, the baby hatchback beating off competition from the BMW 3 Series and Porsche 911 that also made the final three, and 34 models in total.

VW Up wins World Car of the Year title
Volkswagen's Up city car has taken the top honour in the World Car of the Year awards.

Trouble matching claimed economy
Honest John hears from a reader who is struggling to match the claimed economy figure of their Volvo XC60.

The Ford Mondeo with 180,000 miles
Honest John hears from a reader who has covered 180,000 miles in their Ford Mondeo and is concerned about the car's dual-mass flywheel.

A seven-seater for all occasions
Honest John helps a reader who wants to replace their 2006 Nissan Pathfinder.

How to find a good used car
Honest John receives an excellent tip from a reader who has found a useful way to track down good used cars.

Panda diesel or Aygo petrol?
Honest John weighs up the pros and cons of the Fiat Panda and Toyota Aygo.

What's the obsession with low-profile tyres?
Honest John explains why manufacturers fit their cars with low-profile tyres.

Hiring a camper van for a festival
Honest John helps a reader track down a camper van to hire for a music festival.

The 2012 New York International Auto Show in pictures
The 2012 New York International Automobile Show in pictures.

Squeeze brings home an age of austerity
The new financial year brings into sharp focus the mood of fiscal austerity. Hard on the heels of last month’s 2012 Budget, many changes that the Chancellor announced in the 2011 Budget are only now coming into force. They will ratchet up the pressure on family finances and give a hint of what we can expect when further tax changes eventually come into force. In a week of some encouraging economic news, the changes stand as a sharp reminder that we are still in tough economic times.

Terrafugia Transition flying car goes on show in New York
US company Terrafugia shows off a prototype "flying car" at the New York International Auto Show.

Swearing’s a crucial tool in the macho world of politics
People in politics swear a lot. This is an idea that could once have been considered shocking but in recent years it has been widely suspected, entering mainstream popular consciousness as a truism thanks to The Thick of It, the political satire created by Armando Iannucci, which featured politicians and their puppet-masters trading some of the most vigorous and entertaining combinations of curse-words ever screened on television.

In pictures: Jaguar's F-type
Images of Jaguar's new F-type in disguised prototype form. The two-seater goes on-sale in 2013.

Jaguar to launch follow up E-Type after 40 years
Carmaker's first sports vehicle in four decades, to be made at Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham, will compete with Porsche Boxster and Mercedes SLK

7-seat Toyota Prius+
Toyota has unveiled its latest hybrid model, the Toyota Prius+.

Let Cameron do God but not as a preacher
It was either a brave move or one with a whiff of desperation. After his most miserable fortnight as Prime Minister, David Cameron this week seemed to find God. Making the case that Easter means more than just Mini Eggs, he called the festival “a time when, as Christians, we remember the life, sacrifice and living legacy of Christ”.

Grassing up hosepipe users is so unneighbourly
The very idea of a Hosepipe Hotline for neighbourhood informants makes my blood boil. Good job it’s just my blood, obviously. Because if there were a lot of surplus boiling water slopping about, then, really, someone ought to report it. It might be dangerous. Is there someone we could call about it?

March's top 10 selling cars - in pictures
New car sales in Britain rose by 1.8pc last month, with almost a fifth of annual new sales taking place in March due to the introduction of new 12 registration plates. Here are the month's top 10 selling cars.

Jaguar's new F-type sports car
Jaguar's new two-seater sports car will be called the F-type and go on sale in the summer of 2013.

New York motor show - latest pics
It's springtime in the Big Apple, and the sun is shining, so eccentricity can probably be excused.

New Jaguar F-TYPE
The Jaguar F-TYPE sports car has been confirmed for series production.

Car registrations rise in key month
Surge in activity among private buyers drove registrations 1.8 per cent higher in March, surpassing expectations

Mercedes-Benz SL in pictures
Images of the new Mercedes-Benz SL, which rivals the Jaguar XK and Porsche 911 Cabriolet.

Mercedes-Benz SL review
High tech, glamorous, expensive and exclusive, Mercedes-Benz's SL has always been a rich man's plaything. Is this, the sixth version any different?

New York show: Shelby 1000
Mighty 1,100hp Mustang found cowering under a sheet in the show foyer but PH gets the inside line

New York show: SRT Viper revealed
The Viper is back and faster, louder and more brash than ever - hurrah!

New York show: Mercedes SL65
Got insecurities about a mere twin-turbo V8 in your AMG SL? 630hp V12 SL65 is the answer...

PH2 Blog: Ducati Panigale S Tricolore
Our man Jon has got his hands on a Panigale and track time at Bruntingthorpe - check by for updates!

PH2: Suzuki Hayabusa vs Radical SR3 RS
Same engine, two very different vehicles as our man on two wheels pits himself against four

Join PH at the Le Mans Classic
Traditional PH camping delights for lovers of Le Mans, old school style

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche - 1935-2012
Porsche mourns the designer of the 911, who's died at the age of 76

New York show: best of the rest
You've seen the headline cars - here's the rest of the metal on show in NYC

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