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Crashed in the 70s, owned by a Hell's Angel and traded for a trike: The Lotus Cortina with a chequered past that could sell for £50k at auction
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Petrol at its cheapest since 2010: Asda cuts 2p off a litre of unleaded as average pump price heads towards the £1 mark
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Being a Bond villain for an hour: ROB HULL takes a spin in the Jaguar C-X75 - the never-to-be-sold car used to chase 007 through Rome in Spectre
James Bond has his work cut out this time around, as he and his Aston Martin are going up against the 850bhp C-X75 supercar in Spectre - and we've driven it. But what is driving a car that Jaguar says is priceless - and just one of seven ever made - really like? Our motoring reporter Rob Hull finds out.
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Vehicle breakdown cover can seem like an unnecessary luxury - until your car breaks down on a cold winter's night and you are left stranded on a motorway hard shoulder. At this time of year the number of breakdown call-outs rises dramatically as temperatures plummet, putting additional strain on both car batteries and engines.John Hesp's (pictured) bank provides cover for his DeLorean.
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Is the old girl still running? New website to check MOT and mileage lets you see if cars you once owned are still on the road today
Ever wondered if the favourite car you ever owned is still on the road today? A new website designed to provide transparency on the condition of used cars lets you check if it still is. Simply enter the registration number and car make and you can find out how many miles the it has done and if it passed it's latest MOT test.
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Volkswagen UK boss admits cars fitted with defeat device DID cheat EU emissions tests
VW has admitted UK cars fitted with emission 'defeat device' did cheat EU tests and says the majority of the 1.2 million affected models can be corrected with a software update. However, some models will take longer to fix. VW UK boss apologised 'sincerely and unreservedly' to customers during questioning by the transport select committee on Monday.
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If a hot rod with metal panels, an exposed engine and glass windows in the floor isn't enough to draw you in, an all-new two-seat sports car, a hydrogen-cell powered vehicle and a talking robot astronaut should do the trick. All of these Toyota creations take centre stage at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.
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Bentley unveil their new 4x4: The stunning 187mph Bentayga
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Come for a ride in a classic Fiat Dino Spider
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Range Rover Evoque becomes only car to ride London Crossrail
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Land Rover's new VIRTUAL windscreen gives drivers 360 vision
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Now that's an expensive car crash! Aston Martin once driven by Sir Stirling Moss and worth £20million in smash with classic Jaguar XK120 and Austin Healey 100
Hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage was caused when the Aston Martin DBR1 (inset) was crushed in a crash during a race of supercars from the 1950s in Wiltshire. The classic, which finished 2nd at Le Mans in 1959, was ignominiously returned to the paddock at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, on the back of a recovery truck.
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Has Bentley delivered the ultimate 4x4? New Bentayga will hit 187mph and costs as much as TWO Range Rovers
British luxury car giant Bentley has unleashed its first ever 4X4 and pledged that the £160,000 Bentayga will be 'the most powerful, luxurious, and exclusive sports utility vehicle in the world'. Bentley hopes the new Bentayga will prove one of its biggest sellers by capitalising on the boom in luxury 4X4s among the world's super-rich.
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It's the $144,000 'nondescript' electric SUV that Tesla desperately hopes will make firm profitable again... and claims 25,000 have been pre-ordered
The launch of the luxury Model X represents a milestone for the loss-making Silicon Valley automaker during a period of high spending and modest growth, because it can now boast a second model in production beyond its Model S sedan, launched in 2012. 'I think we got a little carried away with the X,' CEO Elon Musk told reporters ahead of a launch event near the company's Fremont factory, where luxury Model Xs have been moving down the production line in recent weeks, nearly two years behind the company's original schedule.
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Birth of a new generation of classic cars: Golf GTi joins 1970s and 80s sportscars to muscle E-Types and Gullwings out of the fastest risers
Lesser known classic cars have seen the biggest gain in price during the last six months according to the latest index from expert valuation firm Hagerty. In the index, it says 23 cars have seen their value increase by more than 30 per cent and with three exceptions, these motors are all 1970s and 1980s classics, with the majority valued at under £100,000.
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