The best built cars in the world?This week, Toyota recalled 4.2 million cars around the world. As its president admits, they are not pretty cars – so now that its much-vaunted reliability record is in question, what is around the next corner for the company?
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Road train on track but driver safety is a concernThe scheme in which cars join each other in a train controlled by a lead driver is due to start being tested soon, writes DANIEL ATTWOOD
Steering US drivers away from supersizeWill the new breed of small cars curb Americans’ appetite for petrol, asks MICHAEL McALEER , Motoring Editor
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Blue hue shows C-Class in an attractive lightSubtle design tweaks and impressive tax savings may not be all that novel, but they make the C-Class 200 an ideal entry point into the premium market
BMW opts for luxury evolutionBMW’s latest 5-Series is effortlessly good, but is it still the benchmark to drive? PADDY COMYN gets behind the wheel to find out
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GOVERNMENT TAX revenue on the sale of new cars fell again in January, despite the number of cars sold rising by 5 per cent. The monthly income from Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) was €63.4 million, down 8.3 per cent on last year and 80.7 per cent on the tax generated from new car sales in January 2008, which was €328.6 million that month.
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- Rural speed limits a real issue
REARVIEW: SLOWER TRAFFIC means fewer road deaths. That’s the core argument from Dublin City Council for the introduction of a 30km/h speed limit. Yet they have singularly failed to demonstrate that city centre crashes contribute significantly to road fatalities compared to suburban and rural roads where limits are wrongly applied. Is this really the most pressing issue for councillors?
When five plus two won't make sevenMICHAEL McALEER , answering all your motoring queries...
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