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Chevrolet unveils Spark Woody Wagon

The guys at Chevrolet are feeling a bit chipper this morning, after turning one of their Spark superminis into a ‘woody’. For those too young to remember, the 1960s was the heyday of the woody, when young dudes would drive … Continue reading

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Should car makers get cash bail-outs?

Hundreds of US citizens protested against the £50 billion bail-out of the American car industry today. Demonstrators outside the Detroit Motor Show are against the cash injections given to GM and Chrysler. But is it fair for car makers to … Continue reading

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Chevrolet Spark drives us bananas

Chevrolet tried an imaginative method of drawing our attention to the virtues of their new Spark while we were on the launch last week. Me and co-driver Tom Webster tackled their challenge to see how quickly we could pack several … Continue reading

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Which of the Sultan’s 3,000 cars would YOU blag?

Forget his 1,788 room mansion. Forget the private aeroplane with gold-plated furniture. Forget his Oxford Law degree – this man has more than 3,000 cars. THREE THOUSAND. If driven all at the same time, his planet-eating collection would melt the … Continue reading

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Our Cars of the Year: BMW M3

Junior Writer Vijay Pattni’s Car of the Year is the BMW M3. With British boxing dominating the sports headlines at this time of the year, it was almost fitting for BMW to unveil its most anticipated model with one of … Continue reading

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KITT ate all the pies

Yes TV fans – Knight Rider is back, and so is his trusty car, KITT. The show returns in February in the US but while a trim young actor takes on the starring role from David Hasselhoff, the new KITT … Continue reading

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Heavy Metal Thunder

Carrying on our music theme from yesterday’s post on singing in our cars, I received a CD in the post from Chevrolet, boasting ‘some all-time classic driving tunes’. Now I like a bit of rock – Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, … Continue reading

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