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Renault at Geneva Motor Show 2010: Fun is back on the menu

Renault at Geneva Motor Show 2010: Fun is back on the menu

Dacia confirmed for UK launch in 2012

Dacia confirmed for UK launch in 2012

Renault at Geneva Motor Show 2010: Fun is back on the menu (short version)

Renault at Geneva Motor Show 2010: Fun is back on the menu (short version)

Renaultsport specialist network appointed

Renaultsport specialist network appointed

One-in-three gamble of driving in SA

Uninsured drivers are putting an unfair burden on insured motorists and their insurance companies, says Alexander Forbes Risk and Insurance services.

This'll perk you up - a car that runs on coffee!

Meet the Cappuccino. It runs on coffee but won't be restricted to the filter lane or take the grind out of commuting - and the bean-counters won't like it.

Fiesta time for Citroen with 1-2-3 in Mexico

Citroens have taken the first three places in the Mexican rally after dominating the gravel stage from the start.

'We'll show you!' - Toyota plans public test

Toyota plans to hold a public test of its technology to disprove allegations that an electronic defect can cause runaway crashes - and you can watch it live!

FEATURE: Online insurance drove me round the bend!

When I was growing up, says MAURICE GRAN, most of the TV commercials were for paraffin or margarine - essentially the same product, now I come to think of it - but now there's online car insurance.

Monday's gossip column

Lewis Hamilton says he considered leaving Formula 1 plus other gossip and rumours

Lorenzo aims to make final test

Jorge Lorenzo hopes to have recovered from his hand injury in time for the final MotoGP pre-season test.

Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut

Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by his World Rally Championship debut for Citroen after finishing 30th in Sweden.

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Pilots Say ‘Adios’ To Support Suspended Controller

Pilots are rallying behind Glenn Duffy, the air traffic controller suspended after allowing his kids to issue instructions to airliners at JFK airport, by ending their transmissions the same way Duffy’s son did — by saying “adios.” The Federal Aviation Administration has come down hard after the incident was made public last week, launching an investigation [...]

Postal Service Gets a Bright Idea for EVs

The postal service likes the Bright Idea and wonders if it would make a good delivery truck. The U.S. Postal Service has invited Bright Automotive to put an electric drivetrain in a standard-issue mail truck. Once the truck is ready to roll, the postal service will add it to its fleet for real-world testing in the [...]

VW Bus Celebrates 60 Years. Again.

Today is the 60th anniversary, again, of one of the most recognizable and beloved vehicles to ever clatter down the road. The exact anniversary of the Volkswagen Type 2, known affectionately as the Microbus or just the Bus, is open to interpretation. Volkswagen says it’s 1947, when Dutch VW importer Ben Pon first sketched the design. [...]

10 Perfect ‘Snowicane’ Cars, Picked by You

> The masses of Autopia readers have spoken. After enduring a pummeling at your hands over our choices of the best snowicane cars, we invited you to tell us what you’d drive when the drifts are taller than you are. And damned if you didn’t come up with an impressive [...]

Hydrogen ‘Clipper In the Clouds’ Is A Diamond In the Sky

When product designers at Seymourpowell sought to design a new luxury aircraft, they didn’t have a need for speed in mind. In fact, the Aircruise concept takes design cues from a high-end hotel, inviting guests to stay awhile. It’s hard to believe less than a decade ago, travelers routinely crossed the Atlantic in under three hours [...]

Ford’s First EV Isn’t Sexy, But It’s Smart

Ford’s first mass-market electric vehicle isn’t a sexy sports car. It isn’t a sleek sedan. And it isn’t cool compact. It’s a van. A delivery van, to be exact, designed specifically for fleet use. It isn’t the sexiest way to break into the electric arena, but it’s a smart move for Ford and a logical [...]

My, You’re Looking Smart: “Style Your Smart” Picks Winners

Smart announced the winners of their “Style Your Smart” worldwide design contest today, picking four designs out of 50,000 entries. The winner of the €1,500 first prize, Tamir Shefer of Jaffa, Israel, plastered the Smart with beady-eyed, cow-nosed human faces reminiscent of an upbeat Dilbert cartoon. According to Smart, the design is “urban and human friendly [...]

Tell Volvo How to Get Naughty

Unless the kids are acting up in the backseat of the XC70, “naughty” is the last word that comes to mind when you think of a Volvo. The folks at Volvo want to change that with a new ad campaign and they’re looking for help from those of us with naughty minds. Advertising agency Arnold Worldwide [...]

Underwear Bomber Wouldn’t Have Brought Down Flight 253

The so-called underwear bomber wouldn’t have brought down Northwest Flight 253 if he had succeeded in detonating the bomb in his pants, according to the results of a test conducted for the BBC. A controlled test using a decommissioned Boeing 747 found the plane would have landed safely in Detroit. The plane’s fuselage was not breached [...]

Peek Inside Porsche’s Super Hybrids

It’s become clear Porsche is all-in with hybrids. The company rolled into the Geneva Motor Show with the 918 plug-in hybrid supercar concept, which followed right on the bumper of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid slated to compete in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. For the faithful fearing the dilution of a company built [...]

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