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13 July 2012Quiet rural roads face 40mph limits
Exclusive: Speed limits on swathes of country roads set to be cut to 40mph under Government plans to reduce road casualties.
read moreFiat to expand 500 small car range
Full-fledged ‘brand within a brand’ planned with family of models that includes a small sport utility vehicle
read morePeugeot shares skid to 23-year low
Carmaker burning through €200m cash a month and will need to cut another 6,500 jobs in France
read moreAston V8 Vantage to Le Mans
Welcome to the first ever Auto Trader Weekender. We know you’ve got a bit more time to explore and search the UK’s biggest stock of classifieds at the weekend, so we thought we’d give you a bigger feature to reflect that.
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read moreBugatti Grand Sport Vitesse review
We get to grips with the new 255mph Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse, the world's fastest convertible.
read moreFirst drive review: Volvo V40 D4 SE Nav
The Volvo V40 represents a huge leap forward for the company, and comes close to offering everything that the more established rivals manage
read moreChoreographers revealed to be least safe drivers
Dancing teachers, haulage contractors, landscape architects and funeral directors accrue most motoring convictions.
read moreJames Bond events at Beaulieu
Inspired by its Bond In Motion exhibition, the National Motor Museum has a series of 007-themed events through the summer.
read moreWatchdog: Owners' fury at unreadable speedo
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13 Jul, 2012
Furious Kia Sportage owners are complaining that the kilometers per hour signs on their speedos are too faint to read
read moreRenault Alpine to cost £40k
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13 Jul, 2012
Renault boss confirms that the production version of the Renault Alpine A110-50 concept will cost £40,000
read morePagani Huayra video review
Our Formula One expert reports from a wet weekend at Silverstone, where Mark Webber won the British grand prix.
read more50 shades of black rubber
How much time do you spend sourcing the correct tyres for your cars, and who gives you the best deals?
read moreMercedes S-Class Cabriolet on way
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11 Jan, 2013
Mercedes is to introduce 10 new models in the next three years, including an S-Class Cabriolet based on the 2006 Ocean Drive concept
read moreVideo: man flips out of sunroof during crash
This may well be the luckiest man alive. Or the unluckiest. Prepare to say a rude word
read moreLondon’s Games will still be a huge success
The past few days have made clear, if anyone had forgotten it, that the Olympics are almost here. Unfortunately, with the first officials and competitors arriving this weekend, the worries over the closure of part of the M4 and the failures in recruitment of security guards are not a positive start to the Olympic period. Yet it is important to remember that in most respects, London is very well prepared for the Games. There is no real reason to think they will not be a huge success.
read moreAlan Johnson: Government is to blame for this Olympic security fiasco
How on earth did it come to this? It has been seven years since London won the race to host the 30th Olympiad. Over the succeeding years, so much has been done by so many people to produce a fantastic event. There is widespread agreement that London’s preparation of venues has been supremely well organised. But now we learn, just two weeks before the start, that there are major flaws in the security arrangements for the Games.
read moreFlyovers are so outdated — we need tunnel vision
Thank goodness the embarrassing M4 closure at the Boston Manor flyover seems more or less over. With the Olympics looming, it was the last thing we needed after the shutdown earlier this year of the Hammersmith flyover, and five months of repairs that were needed: that brought delays and frustration for thousands of drivers daily.
read moreSmart ramps up ForFour/Twingo testing
Renault’s next-generation city car will share a platform with Smart’s four-seater
read moreLondon's great parks deserve more respect
When Bruce Springsteen plays the Hard Rock Calling festival tomorrow, his audience will have to hope that Hyde Park doesn’t turn into Thunder Road.
read moreFacelifted Freelander spied
Exterior changes are mostly limited to new tail and headlights, which will switch to LEDs
read moreFacelifted Land Rover Freelander spied
New Freelander's exterior changes are mostly limited to new tail and headlights, which will switch to LEDs
read moreNew F1 Race Stars game revealed
Official Formula One arcade game comes over all Mario Kart. This could be brilliant…
read moreLondon 2012 Olympics journey planner: Tfl unveils its social media strategy
Transport for London will operate a range of new social media platforms to assist and inform commuters before and during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
read moreLondon 2012 Olympics journey planner: TfL unveils its social media strategy
Transport for London will operate a range of new social media platforms to assist and inform commuters before and during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
read moreSpecial edition SEAT Mii
SEAT has launched a special edition Mii called the Vibora Negra edition.
read moreBugatti Grand Sport Vitesse review
We get to grips with the new 255mph Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse, the world's fastest convertible.
read morePorsche 918 Spyder to get Race Track package
Around one in five 918 Spyder buyers are expected to go for the pared down version of Porsche's new hypercar
read moreEuropean Mitsubishi plant sold for one euro
The European home of the Colt and Outlander is sold to clear the way for a satellite Mini plant
read moreMen-only parking bays; unparalleled brilliance?
Parking bays designated for male drivers only have been introduced in a German parking complex
read moreVolvo "in serious discussions" to make S60 Polestar
The 500bhp Volvo S60 Polestar concept could yet see the light of day according the Volvo UK's boss
read more10 exciting new cars still to come in 2012
There are some great new cars to come in the second half of 2012, including the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.
read morePic of the Week: McLaren 12C Spider
Sunshine, an empty road and a drop-top supercar. Lovely
read moreRingside Seat: Safety at the 'ring
Some common sense might reduce the risk, but tourist days will always be dangerous. So should that stop you?
read moreSOTW: Jaguar XJ6 LWB
Shed fancies the chauffeur treatment this week, with a stretched XJ
read moreSports car makers to govt: help us drive down cost
Brit sports car industry says complicated emissions and crash regs are causing crippling costs
read moreM4 opens again
London closure is over, but weight restrictions still in place
read moreNew 'Ginetta-esque' Dare on the way
New classically curvy Ginetta G40 rival to come from the folks who originally founded Ginetta Cars
read moreFirst drive review: Hyundai i30 1.6CRDi 110 Active Tourer
The Hyundai i30, Korea’s impressive second generation Golf-chaser is now available as a spacious estate
read moreFirst drive review: Hyundai i30 1.6CRDi 110 Active Tourer
The Hyundai i30, Korea’s impressive second generation Golf-chaser is now available as a spacious estate
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