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Insurance costs to be affected by Ford’s new technology?

Ford, giving new direction to those who want to drive safely, has revealed one of the biggest new innovations in safe driving. This new Obstacle avoidance system, currently being tested in Germany, will take over the steering wheel automatically in order to avoid a collision that is detected via 3 …

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Volvo C30 – The Journey

It’s true, the last Volvo C30 has come off the production line. Join Automotive Blog team to say farewell to the much loved Volvo C30 and take a look back on its journey and success. Volvo C30 will certainly be remembered as one of the most striking designs (and most …

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Motor Industry In A State Of Flux

2012 was a very strange year for the motor industry. Some car makers did well whilst others languished at the back of the pack. The results of the overall figures for the year are surprising. Astonishingly, sales of new cars were actually up by five percent over the previous year …

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Automotive Industry And The Social Media

If the internet has shown the motor industry one thing, it’s this: once something has become a trend then it is already too late to take any useful advantage from it. To run a successful campaign on the web requires some of that famous blue-sky, left field, off-the-wall thinking much …

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The 10 Best Business Cars For 2012

Company car tax bands are changing for the New Year meaning automakers are making some efficiency-focused alterations to their best selling business models, upping fuel economy and lowering emissions to improve that all important company car tax determining efficiency rating. So, based on the business-biased diesel models, here is our …

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Why endurance racing is the winning formula

Traditionally, endurance racing has always been the cauldron of competition that has forged the future of road car technology. The gruelling struggle against both fellow competitors and the cruel mistress of reliability that is round the clock racing breeds performance – but performance that lasts. For example, dual-clutch gearboxes, disc …

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More People Clean Car weekly Than Attend Church

According to research recently conducted by Kwik Fit more people spend time pampering their car on a Sunday than attend a regular church service! The study reveals that 6.2 million proud motorists (19%) religiously check and clean their ride at least once a week compared to the 4.9 million who …

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BMW i – Born Electric

BMW are launching two new concept vehicles, the i3 and i8 which have been designed to meet the changing needs of the ever evolving city. BMW I stands for visionary vehicles and mobility services, inspiring design and a new understanding of premium that’s strongly defined by sustainability. The BMW i3 …

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The Mazda Effect

 The Mazda 6 is a very popular model of car and it was reported at the end of last year that Mazda had produced two million units of the model. The car, which was launched in 2002, has proved extremely popular and is still on sale today, nearly ten years …

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Petrolhead…?

The likes of Messrs Clarkson, May and Hammond are often referred to as “petrolheads” and Wiktionary defines a petrolhead (in or from the UK) as “A car enthusiast”. So if you met a young man who wanted to build, from scratch, a brand new and unique supercar and drive it …

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