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2008's Worst Selling Cars in the UK

Rupert submitted on 9/19/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:49:36 AM

Times are hard in car showrooms across the land but some sales teams are fairing worse than others. And if things are grim now they look to get worse before they get better, with the SMMT forecasting a 10% drop in sales for the remainder of the ye...

24 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Toyota Prius proves a gas guzzler in a race with the BMW 520d

Rupert submitted on 3/16/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:49:21 PM

The Toyota hybrid is hailed as an eco-paragon, so how does it fare against a big BMW? To find out our correspondents go on a run to Geneva. The Prius, like the iPod, is more than a piece of clever technology. It symbolises something bigger – a res...

25 user comments | Category: Misc News

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EuroNCAP Crash Tests Pick-ups -- With Some Deadly Surprises

Rupert submitted on 2/27/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:17:04 PM

EuroNCAP, which recently begun testing crash-worthiness of pick-ups due to more consumer demand, has been shocked by the terrible performance of 2 heavy, large vehicles. The Nissan Navara, a pick-up of the same size as the Ford Ranger, scored a mis...

6 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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Europe's 10 Best Selling Cars

Rupert submitted on 1/23/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:16:04 PM

As the dust settles on 2007 it's time to look back at who were the winners and losers of what turned out to be a surprisingly healthy year for car sales. According to figures from industry data firm JATO Dynamics, the overall European market grew ...

30 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Jail for 172mph Porsche motorist

Rupert submitted on 9/24/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:24:52 PM

The fastest driver ever caught in a routine speed check in the UK has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. Timothy Brady, 33, of Earls Crescent, Harrow, north-west London, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to dangerous driving. Brady was cloc...

10 user comments | Category: Misc News

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A Sad Day for Motorsports - Colin McRae Killed in Helicopter Crash

Rupert submitted on 9/16/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:46:31 PM

Former world rally champion Colin McRae is believed to have been killed along with three others in a helicopter crash near his home in Lanarkshire. The helicopter, which police believe was owned by Mr McRae, 39, came down onSaturday afternoon in J...

11 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Car Sales in June by Marque for the UK

Rupert submitted on 7/5/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:00:46 PM

The SMMT says: New car registration growth sustained in solid June Total year-to-date registrations up two per cent to 1,267,299 units Year-to-date diesel registrations rise by 5.9 per cent to 490,283 units June total new car market was ...

1 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Blinkered by the Badge - a Story of Comprehension, Lexus and Audi.

Rupert submitted on 5/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:17:17 PM

I owe the Cadillac Escalade some thanks. The Escalade was the car that brought me to Autospies, it was my first comment, laughing at this massive, chrome swathed pudding of a car. Somebody tried to change my opinion of Cadillacs, citing genuine Frenc...

15 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Audi Q7 4.2 TDI Review

Rupert submitted on 5/12/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:55:27 PM

When you’ve spent a gazillion Euros developing the world’s most powerful V8 diesel engine it would seem economic suicide not to use it in as many models as possible. This, and the fact sales of the Q7 have far exceeded Audi’s wildest forecasts, makes...

11 user comments | Category: Reviews

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The UK's 20 Most Reliable Cars

Rupert submitted on 5/10/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:56:33 AM

20. MINI One/Cooper 19. Subaru Forester 18. Vauxhall Corsa 17. Ford Focus 16. Hyundai Getz 15. Skoda Octavia 14. Audi A4 13. BMW 3 Series (Last Generation E46) 12. Subaru Impreza 11. Honda CR-V 10. Toyota Avensis 9. BMW 5 Series (Current M...

23 user comments | Category: Misc News

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The Ten Least Green Cars

Rupert submitted on 3/30/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:51:46 PM

Here is a list of cars that would make Chancellor Gordon Brown a happy man. Because these are the least-green cars you can buy; run one of these and you will need an extra mortgage to keep your pride and joy on the road. The twist is, it is not our ...

3 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Top Ten Footballer's cars

Rupert submitted on 3/28/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:32:37 PM

Lads’ mag Nuts has unveiled its latest ‘Stars and their Cars’ report, which takes a look at the most popular cars driven by Premiership football players. For the third year running, the BMW X5 tops the list as the most popular car sitting in the gara...

33 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Japan Steals the Show in "Most Reliable Cars in Britain" Survey

Rupert submitted on 1/24/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:35:33 AM

Japanese cars are the most reliable motors on the market, according to a new study. Mazda and Honda top the list with less than nine per cent of their vehicles suffering a mechanical fault over a year. In all, Japan boasts seven of the top ten manuf...

9 user comments | Category: Misc News

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First Drive: BMW 3-Series Convertible by MSN UK Cars

Rupert submitted on 1/22/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:50:03 PM

You just don’t mess with a winning formula on a whim. If, like BMW, you have a history of building stylish convertibles it takes a lot of nerve and good reason to change the recipe. But even BMW couldn’t afford to ignore progress, so the new fourth ...

22 user comments | Category: Reviews

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The R-Class - Flop of the Year?

Rupert submitted on 1/21/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:47:21 PM

While reading my latest Top Gear magazine, I was shocked to see the latest deals that are available on new cars. Among them was the R class 320cdi, with a massive 10000 pounds off list price, bringing it down from 39000 to 29000. That makes it cheape...

43 user comments | Category: Misc News

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