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Ten best SUVs

If you think big is beautiful, then these are the cars for you.

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The three-point seat belt in situ

The man who saved a million lives: Nils Bohlin - inventor of the seatbelt

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Few of us have heard of Nils Bohlin, but whenever we take a car journey his invention makes us safer. As the seat belt hits its half-century, Sean O Grady celebrates his legacy

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Ten Best Luxury Cars

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

It may seem like a sin in these straitened times, but the joy of a car for its own sake remains one of the driver’s great pleasures. These cars may not be the ones you want to pile the kids into to spill their juice and lose their toys in, but these are cars of luxury and distinction.

Rolls-Royce

The ten best convertibles

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Drop your top and let the breeze carry you on a summer adventure with our finest selection of convertible cars.

Taking Jaguars to India

Friday, 17 July 2009

Jaguars announced they are to cease production of the jaguar X-type at Halewood and lose 300 jobs. I’ve a better idea.

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Top Ten Executive Saloons

Friday, 17 July 2009

Volkswagen Golf GTI

The 10 best hot hatchbacks

Friday, 3 July 2009

Sports cars and coup�s might be what every keen driver secretly yearns for but when the reality of day-to-day life hits home many will choose a hot hatchback instead. Combining the practicality of the family cars on which they are based with strong performance and sharp handling it is easy to see the appeal. There has never been a wider range of hot hatchbacks on sale from frantic city cars to 300bhp, rally inspired models. Here are ten of the best.

Tesla Roadster: Top speed: 130mph / Charge time: 3.5 hours / Distance between charges: 220 miles / Price: �94,000

Batteries included: Are eco-friendly cars any good?

Monday, 29 June 2009

Politicians want British drivers to switch over to eco-friendly cars. They're silent and stylish – but are they any good? John Walsh puts pedal to the metal

<b>Smart For Two</b> - Smarts have been around for eleven years now. This second-generation version is slightly bigger than the first; that means it offers a surprising amount of luggage space, but makes parking nose-in to the kerb, the original Smart's party trick, slightly more problematic. A new diesel and a planned electric version promise to make the Smart even cheaper to run.

The 10 best: city cars

Monday, 29 June 2009

Cars and cities don’t mix well but if a bicycle or Oyster card doesn't work for you, several manufacturers offer a choice of cheeky, nippy motors that will at least make all that time spent traffic jamming vaguely tolerable; here are ten of the best. They‘re all good for the occasional out-of-town journey and you may even turn a few heads as well.

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