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The end of Ford’s 2.5-litre turbo
Ford’s characterful five-cylinder engine is to die. The 2.5-litre turbocharged appears in a number of Ford products, from the Kuga SUV and S-Max people...
Rabble-rousing about petrol prices
Labour's Lindsay Hoyle is ignorant of the facts when he fingers fuel barons for pump prices when his government is to blame
In the run...
Petrol prices heading for record high of £5.40 a gallon, AA warns motorists
The AA and RAC are urging the chancellor to postpone a planned 3p hike in petrol duty, due on 1 April
Motorists should brace for...
Petrol prices remain high as wholesale costs fall
Average cost of petrol remains at 112p a litre with some paying 124.9p despite wholesale price dropping over 34p in January
Motorists are still paying...
Halfords to create 1,000 jobs as it moves into car servicing and repairs
• Car-parts chain buys Nationwide Autocentres chain for £73.2m
• Repairs market booming as recession means cars getting older
Car-parts chain Halfords has snapped up Nationwide...
RIP: the innocent age of motoring
For me driving lost its romance long before Toyota's troubles – a lifetime of breakdowns, flat tyres and dodgy garages saw to that.
Is the...
Toyota issues global recall of hybrid cars
Toyota is to recall almost half a million hybrid cars worldwide, including 8,500 of its Prius model in the UK, in the latest blow...
Toyota announces accelerator repair process for cars, and models affected
Which models are affected by the recall in the UK?
The following models built during the listed dates:
Aygo automatics only (Feb 2005 - Aug 2009),
iQ...
Cost fears drive down car usage
RAC survey reveals habits are changing as careful owners try to save money
Cash-strapped motorists are cutting back on their driving costs by using their...