Category Archives: Cars

Special-edition Mito for Maserati

Maserati has teamed up with Alfa Romeo to create 100 special-edition Mitos. The limited run will be dispatched to Maserati dealers across Europe to be used as courtesy cars.

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The UK’s speed camera hotspots

New research has revealed the top three areas for speeding convictions. Do you live near a speed camera hotpot? Here’s the full list:

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Wrong number

Ever since the first registration number was issued in the UK way back in 1904, car owners have paid daft sums of money to secure something tasty, to make their car stand out from the crowd. While an expensive car … Continue reading

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Underwater caption competition

We’ve had some weird and wonderful caption competitions here at Auto Trader – even some photos of cars on water – but none under water. Until now. This is the Rinspeed sQuba – a car which can drive across land … Continue reading

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Cheap and cheerful

Kia is about to launch its new supermini, the Venga, in the UK. Having just driven it, I can confirm that while it isn’t class leading, it is thoroughly competent both dynamically and in terms of build quality. This is … Continue reading

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Send us your pothole pictures

After a cold snap, roads can be left full of potholes, which can damage your car. We want to see just how bad these can be – so send in your pictures of potholes great and small.

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Audi’s ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ victory

Audi has been granted full control of its ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ slogan, following a seven-year legal battle. In a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice, Audi has won the right to extend the slogan’s trademark protection to include … Continue reading

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Audi R8 Spyder – why is it brown?

We love the Audi R8 here at Auto Trader – especially the gorgeous new drop-top Spyder. But we can’t help noticing the ‘interesting’ colour on the Audi R8 Spyder. Why would they make it brown?

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Fiat 500 goes pink

“It’s the limited edition Fiat 500 that customers have been asking for ever since the popular city car was launched in 2008 – the 500 Pink has arrived.” Yes, that’s right, Fiat says a limited run of 500 pink Fiat … Continue reading

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What’s the point?

Dozens of new models join the new car price lists each year, and at Auto Trader we cover them all. But sometimes we’re invited to drive a new car and we can’t help wondering why it exists. As car makers … Continue reading

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