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Amica is best buy under 5k says Hyundai

HYUNDAI is claiming that its new Amica 1.1 Atlantic model is now Britain's best buy at under £5,000 with a five-year warranty. Read

Going the extra mile to spoil you

EVERYONE likes a little extra luxury in their life whether it's staying in a five star hotel or eating at a Michelin star restaurant. Read

Honda targets bigger slice of business market

FIVE years' work to establish Honda as a more upmaket brand will be completed when the next Accord model reaches UK showrooms this summer. Read

Improving safety of party cars

THE first phase of a new package of measures to help improve the safe operation of stretched limousines and keep unlawful vehicles off the road has been unveiled by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. Read

Light the blue touch paper and you'll fly

IT'S enough to make a grown man tremble. Read

McNish goes for European glory

ALLAN McNish will bid to claim his first sportscar championship title in Europe when he competes for Audi in the Le Mans Series this year. Read

New Fiesta unveiled

FORD has taken the wraps of the latest Fiesta, which will be aiming to become the UK's favourite small car when it reaches showrooms this autumn. Read

Pocket Rocket

MY, how Suzuki has come on as a car manufacturer in the last few years. Read

Sing away your stress in the car

HAVE mentioned in the past that if women drivers get anxious, frustrated or even angry at our male counterparts dodgy antics, then try and keep calm by singing. It will relax you instantly. Read

Audi have got it covered - or not

FOR a country with such fickle weather it's surprising that UK motorists are bothered about convertibles. Read

Customer data 'must be secure'

CAR dealers need to put systems in place to protect any customer data they hold and be aware of their responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, according to the Retail Motor Industry's National Franchised Dealers Association. Read

Drivers will just love new number plates

MOTORISTS are being urged to invest in new registration plates that will be relevant for just one day every four years. Read

Hair we go with the rules again...

FIRST I had to bin my pink shades, then my high heeled shoes, now I have to get my hair chopped off in a quest to drive safely. Read

HST to make a big impact

LAND Rover is to introduce new HST versions of its Freelander and Range Rover Sport models, which the company boasts will achieve even higher levels of dramatic visual impact. Read

Jaguar's jewel

IT'S somewhat ironic that just when it's on the verge of coming under new ownership Jaguar should produce a world-beating car. Read

Pushing the boat out

SWEDISH car company Volvo is planning to push the boat out at one of Britain's premier leisure-orientated events in Birmingham where it aims to display its prowess on and off the land. Read

Space ace sportage

KNOW for a fact that if you want a roomy, practical, comfortable 4X4, the Kia Sportage does the job. Read

Traffic girl raises £70k

BBC Radio 2's traffic presenter Sally Boazman helped raise more than £70,000 for Transaid, the international development charity by cycling 425km across Kenya's Rift Valley as part of a 21-strong team. Read

Trucks blitz

THE Scottish Government will extend the life of the Strategic Timber Transport Fund until 2011, giving £15m over the next three years. Read

Yaris gets green light

THREE-quarters of car buyers are now searching for the greenest models, according to the UK's leading online classified site. fish4cars says that of more than seven million searches in the last quarter of 2007, three-quarters were for the most environmentally-friendly models. Read

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