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Festival of Speed 2010 preview
Festival of Speed 2010 preview

Le Mans 24 Hours: pre-race report
The world's greatest endurance race is a grudge match between Audi and Peugeot.

Saab 'to use BMW/Mini engines'
Saab could use BMW and Mini engines to power its next generation Saab 9-3 and new 92.

New sliproad design a cause for concern
Honest John advises a local resident worried about changes to a nearby sliproad.

Le Mans winners in pictures: 1991 - 2009
Whoever takes the chequered flag at this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours will join a long list of winners. In this, the second of two special picture galleries, we celebrate the teams and drivers who have conquered all to win the world's most famous motor race.

What car for a woman's touch?
Honest John tries to get in touch with his feminine side to help a reader in search of some summer fun.

People carrier please, but not a Fiat
Honest John helps a reader who wants a multi-purpose vehicle that can seat three in the rear.

Le Mans winners in pictures: 1924 - 1988
Whoever takes the chequered flag at this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours will join a long list of winners. In this, the first of two special picture galleries, we celebrate the teams and drivers who have conquered all to win the world's most famous motor race.

Tyre roar is a bore
Honest John thinks that worn tyres could be responsible for excessive motorway noise in a Honda Civic.

Driving like a van man is the answer
Honest John advises a reader who is struggling with visibility problems in her Peugeot.

Fiat 500 fresh from service
Honest John explains to a Fiat owner why the oil on his recently serviced 500 diesel has blacken very quickly.

Which car is best for mobility scooter access?
Honest John guides a reader in search of a car suitable for carrying a battery-powered mobility scooter.

Mini v Porsche: it's not on
Porsche snubs Mini, doesn’t come out to play and invites Mini to Sebring, Daytona, Le Mans instead…

Noisy tyres are wearing me down
Honest John helps a reader choose what low profile tyres will best reduce road noise in his Lexus IS250.

Used car more trouble than it's worth
Honest John helps a reader find his consumer rights after buying a faulty secondhand car.

Citroen lacking in spare parts
Honest John explains why Citroen has stopped selling some optional extras in the UK.

Condensation causing problems for Skoda owner
Honest John blames a plastic door membrane for condensation problems in a reader's Skoda Fabia.

What car to replace Vauxhall Meriva?
Honest John gives a reader some advice on what supermini to replace his ageing Vauxhall Meriva with.

Blowing a gasket on Rover 25
Honest John advises a reader whose Rover 25 is leaking coolant.

Mazda diesel problems not part of a recall
Honest John helps a reader to clarify recall rules for UK cars.

Wide Boy: big BMW M3
German tuner force-feeds BMW M3 much carbon fibre. Larger-than-life GT2-spec racer is created.

Ford Mondeo: now more efficient
The Ford Mondeo has been given a range of new engines for improved fuel economy, lower emissions and more performance.

Get the latest Auto Trader news updates
Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 can now keep up to date with all the latest news and reviews, as they are published on Auto Trader.

Plans hatch for next Saab 9-3
Talking exclusively to Telegraph Motoring, Saab's chairman, Victor Muller, hints that the company's new 9-3 could return to its hatchback roots.

Le Mans 24 Hours - does it still matter?
How does endurance racing shape the cars we all drive? Brian Laban investigates the greatest race of them all.

More bad news for electric car buyers: they'll plummet in value
Telegraph Motoring's Mr Money warns early adopters of electric car technology that it could cost them in the long run.

Say it with a bumper sticker
Much as we've all come to revile it, I suppose the "I slow down for horses" bumper sticker was of some value when it first appeared.

Cars of the future revealed
A radical Jaguar XK shooting brake concept and a 1+2 Mini city car were among the designs on show at the annual Coventry University Automotive Design degree show.

Peugeot takes Le Mans pole
Peugeot stamped its authority on this year's Le Mans 24 Hours by cementing the first two rows of the grid in final qualifying.

Ford Mondeo gets new engines
Ford is giving the Mondeo a mid-life powertrain revamp, slotting in its Ecoboost turbocharged petrol motor, improving the diesel line-up and offering its dual-clutch Powershift transmission on the car for the first time.

Special edition Peugeot 107 Millesim
The new special edition Peugeot 107 Millesim offers a sat nav-enabled smartphone and road-tax free motoring to celebrate the company’s bicentenary.

Honda resumes Chinese car production
Honda resumed auto production at its factories in China's southern Guangdong province after striking labourers at a component supplier returned to work

Hard core, hard to crack
Whisper it, but is there a hard core of insider trading that simply won't go away, however loudly a watchdog barks? The Financial Services Authority would never say...

GM backs away from drive to end use of 'Chevy'
General Motors was forced into an embarrassing U-turn yesterday, distancing itself from an internal memo that had instructed employees to stop using "Chevy" as an...

Hello Kitty bike boom helps lift Halfords' sales
Demand for Hello Kitty-themed bicycles has helped increase annual sales and profits at Halfords as the bicycle and car accessories retailer begins the rebranding of...

Strike force
If Li Xiaojuan has her way, the rest of the world will no longer be able to take cheap Chinese labour for granted. The 20-year-old, who works on the production line at...

Chevrolet admits Chevy error
Chevrolet has conceded that its memo telling employees to stop calling the company Chevy was "poorly worded".

Paris motor show: VW Passat
A bigger and more sharply-styled VW Passat is in the final stages of testing ahead of September’s Paris motor show.

Ferrari F1 team signs 11-year-old
Ferrari has signed 11-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll to its Driver Academy programme.

Rolls expects growth in China
China is expected to overtake the UK as Rolls-Royce’s second biggest market, according to the firm’s new CEO.

Impreza STi to go diesel
The Evo’s old rival, Subaru’s Impreza STi, is also set to offer a diesel model in its next generation — but it’s still likely to have a petrol-powered variant too.

Next Evo goes diesel hybrid
Mitsubishi is planning a radical overhaul of its Lancer Evolution by changing the next incarnation into a diesel hybrid.

Cygnet 'key to Aston's future'
The Cygnet, Aston Martin’s rebadged and retrimmed Toyota iQ, will play a key role in the firm’s future as it tries to meet emissions regs.

Six new Astons uncovered
Aston Martin will launch six new models over the next six years, including replacements to the DB9, Vantage and Rapide, as well as new models including the Lagonda and Cygnet.

Aston Martin DBS updated
The Aston Martin DBS will be updated later this year - and the latest car updates have been spied testing at the Nürburgring.

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