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Audi A8 L wafts in with W12 power
Audi A8 L wafts in with W12 power

Best estate for a growing family
Honest John suggests a pair of estate cars for carrying the offsprings' paraphernalia.

New Honda Jazz automatic
Honest John clarifies the supply of right-hand drive Honda Jazz cars.

Election 2010: what really matters
Find out where the political parties stand on cars and transport

Easy access required
Honest John advises on a car with a smaller engine that's easy to get in and to exit.

Fiat diesel problem
Honest John explains why some Fiat diesels can take on a mind of their own due to particulate filter problems.

Which seven-seater car?
Honest John suggests a range of cars that seat up to seven people.

Replacing an old Ford Fiesta
Honest John advises on a replacement for a trusty, but rusty, Ford supermini.

Toyota pays £10m fine to US
Toyota has agreed to pay a maximum $16.

What's the point of James May?
Honest John leaps to the defence of the Top Gear presenter.

Best car to fit three child seats
Honest John recommends a car for a rapidly growing family.

Are diesel particulate filters a rip-off?
Honest John responds to a £400-plus bill to rectify the DPF on a Peugeot.

Car bodywork protection
Honest John suggests treatments that will keep a Honda's paintwork in top condition.

Toyota agrees $16.4m fine over disclosure delay
Japanese group to pay biggest fine imposed on a carmaker for failing to notify US authorities promptly about defective accelerator pedals in more than 2m vehicles

Easy-to-use satellite navigation
Honest John advises on the simplest in-car satnav systems.

Is Golf a good deal?
Honest John advises on whether Volkswagen's hatchback is a good used buy.

More fines for speeding
Honest John responds to a reader who is horrified by new proposals to control the speed of cars.

Classic car for the countryside
Honest John advises on an interesting car that's easy to maintain.

VW reveals an electric taxi
VW has revealed plans for a mass-market electric taxi as part of plans to sell several electric vehicles from 2013.

Ex-England captain's Porsche for sale
A Porsche Cayenne previously owned by ex-England captain David Platt is for sale on Auto Trader. read more

Eastern promise
Citroen reveals massive luxury limo concept to impress the Chinese. It’s a hybrid, naturally…

JLR hits out at factory rumours
Tata Motors Europe CEO Carl-Peter Forster has hit out at a report claiming Jaguar Land Rover was set to reverse its decision to keep one of its Midlands plants open.

Lotus Elise 1.6 review
Lotus claims its new 149g/km Elise is the sports car with a conscience, but is it still a hoot to drive?

Hark, the first Moto Guzzi of spring
Firing up an old motorcycle rescued from the scrapheap is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of warmer weather.

Audi Q7 gets faster, cleaner
Audi Q7 gets faster, cleaner

Video: Focus RS500 is alive
Ford drip feeds details of its hardest hot hatch to performance junkies – next stop, video…

JLR 'to keep third plant open'
Jaguar Land Rover is considering a U-turn on its decision to close one of its Midlands plants by the middle of this decade, due to rising sales and a new management team, according to a report.

Schu to get new Merc chassis
Michael Schumacher will race with a new Mercedes chassis at the next Formula One race in Barcelona.

Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion car review
When we first drove the latest Golf Bluemotion in Germany, we were blown away by its low fuel consumption and emissions.

Mazda MX-5 car review
The Mazda MX-5 is 20 years old this year. As the model has evolved, how closely has it remained true to the original car’s ethos of providing maximum fun for minimum outlay?

Mitsubishi sued for terminating contract
Egyptian sales company seeks $900m in damages from Japanese carmaker, which it says 'unfairly' ended a distribution arrangement

Mitsubishi sued for terminating contract
Egyptian sales company seeks $900m in damages from Japanese carmaker, which it says 'unfairly' ended a distribution arrangement

Mahindra and Renault end joint venture
The decision to end the partnership to make sedans for India's domestic market came after Renault's Logan failed to take off when it was placed in a higher tax bracket than its rivals

Investor eyes on Fiat's road ahead
Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of Fiat , is due to report the group's first-quarter earnings on Wednesday , but the market will focus on the carmaker's...

GM purchasing head is seeking to mend fences
General Motors' monthly briefing on the carmaker's purchasing activities saw about 450 car parts makers from around the world involved. The call, which included...

Toyota recalls 870,000 more vehicles amid cable concerns
Toyota has recalled another 870,000 vehicles in North America, this time over concerns that their spare tyres could fall onto the road due to a corroding cable. Adding...

New Seat Alhambra revealed
The new Seat Alhambra has been spied for the first time - completely undisguised.

Citroen Metropolis revealed
This is the Citroen Metropolis, a big luxury saloon that will be formally unveiled at the Shanghai Expo next month.

Ariel Atom V8 nears production
Ariel is close to finalising the specification of its high-performance Atom V8 as the car enters the final stages of its development.

Audi v BMW v Mercedes
The BMW X1, Audi A5 Sportback and Mercedes C-class estate are very different cars, yet they share a price and a target market.

Suzuki/Nissan tie-up to end
Volkswagen’s tie-in with Suzuki means that the joint project on the Suzuki Alto/Nissan Pixo will come to an end at the end of the current car’s life cycle.

Renault Twizy won't go to Merc
The Renault Twizy two-seater, due on sale next year, will almost certainly remain a Renault-only model and will not be part of the new collaboration with Daimler.

Micra pricing 'very competitive'
The new Nissan Micra will be “priced to be extremely competitive against the competition”, according to a Nissan source.

Kia to launch Magentis estate
The new Kia Magentis, the Korean firm’s answer to the Ford Mondeo and Skoda Superb, will come to the UK — and it will even offer a budget large estate variant, Autocar has learned.

Lambo to focus on weight
Lamborghini will focus on weight reduction and torque enhancement, rather than increasing outright power, in the development of its future models.

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