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'Stopping it will be the most difficult thing' — Scots company's crucial role in Bloodhound SSC 1,000mph attempt

A Scottish company will make the wheels for the British world land speed record attempt car, Bloodhound SSC. (...)


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The light fantastic — the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

This is not a car for people who don't like attention. It's not a car for people who do like comfort. And it's certainly not a car for people who don't earn telephone number salaries. (...)


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January offers chance to cash in on a quiet used car market

The recession has hit car sales hard. Our motoring editor looks at the opportunities for a bargain in 2012. (...)


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Review: Kia Optima

Kia has really pulled its socks up in recent years and now, under former Audi design chief Peter Schreyer, they're producing some of the best looking cars around. (...)


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Review: Focus Estate has bags of space

Ford's Focus is Scotland's third-best selling car (the Corsa and Fiesta are No. 1 and No. 2, since you ask) and with good reason — the latest version is terrific. (...)


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Review: Seat Alhambra

The majority of cars that advertise themselves as seven seaters should really be billed as seating two large adults, three small adults and two children. Rarely do I come across one where I'd like to spend more than a couple of minutes in the third-row seats. (...)


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Review: Renault Grand Scenic

Way back in the 1980s, Renault began the trend for people carriers with the Espace; 25 years on, their MPVs remain among the most popular in a now crowded market. (...)


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Review: Kia Picanto

This is the Picanto, Kia's popular little city car. Though it was facelifted in 2008, this is the first fully new model since it was launched in 2004. The old car wasn't at all bad, but this one is much better. (...)


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Review: Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring

I'm flying along the tarmac in the Corsa VXR Nurburgring, my foot to the floor. I whip through a double bend, using both sides of the road and skidding slightly before regaining control. Then it's a race up through the gears again until the needle says I'm doing 100mph and it's time to brake for the next corner. (...)


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ITO Road Casualties map gives new insight into danger of A9

The full horror of the carnage on the A9 is laid bare in an interactive map showing 10 years of casualties on Britain's roads. (...)


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Range Rover remains in a class of its own

With the blanket coverage of the stunning, Scottish Car of the Year Award-winning, Evoque, Land Rover are clearly concerned people will forget they make any other cars. (...)


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Review: Ford Mondeo 1.6 EcoBoost Titanium X

The Ford Mondeo is starting to grow a little elderly. (...)


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Review: Lexus CT200h

The CT200h takes Lexus — the luxury arm of Toyota — into new territory. (...)


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Review: Jaguar XF SE 2.2 diesel

Jaguar have done the sensible thing and put a small(ish) diesel engine into their slick and stylish XF. (...)


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Review: Kia Rio

What a way Kia have come. (...)


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Review: Mercedes C220 CDi Saloon

A wee whiley back I drove the estate version of the Mercedes C-Class, in 250 CDI format (review here). This time round it's the smaller-engined C220 CDI in saloon guise. (...)


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Review: BMW 1-Series

BMW's new 1-Series goes on sale on September 17 priced from £19,375. (...)


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Maserati's new GranCabrio Sport has looks and power — for a price

Maserati's stunning drop top, the GranCabrio Sport, goes on sale in October with a price tag to match its looks — £102,615. (...)


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Review: Fiat 500

Some of the most stylish and characterful cars on sale right now are modern re-imaginings of old classics. (...)


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Mazda Black Edition comes in any colour — unless it's black

Like the AMG Black Series, Mazda's Black Edition MX-5 and Mazda2 do not actually come in the colour black. (...)


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