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  Volvo online sales only by 2030
  By 2030 customers will only be able to order new Volvos online – and they’ll have to be electric. The online and electric only model is a new commercial strategy for...
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  VW backs high-powered petrols with new Tiguan R
  Volkswagen is backing high-powered petrol engines with its latest model – the Volkswagen Tiguan R. The R is the first standalone performance version in the SUV’s 13-year history and is...
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  All-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class revealed
  We’ll forgive you for thinking you’ve seen this before, but you’re looking at the first official pictures of the all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon and Estate. No really, it’s box fresh. With...
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  Electric Citroen e-Berlingo joins range
  Hold the front page, it’s another 50kWh, 136hp electric car from the Peugeot-Citroen half of newly-formed automotive supergroup Stellantis. This one is the Citroen Berlingo; already a very capable, sensible...
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  Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to sanitise and clean your car
  Modern cars are surprisingly well-engineered to help in the battle against germs and grime – the muck you can see is easy enough, but many vehicles now have antimicrobial coatings...
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  Citroen C3 Aircross toughens up for 2021
  Best known for its antics on the popular Amazon Prime Video show The Grand Tour, with Clarkson behind the wheel, the Citroen C3 Aircross has been a big hit for...
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  Long live MPVs: hybrid power for Ford S-Max and Galaxy
  Given the ever-growing popularity of SUVs, you’d be forgiven for thinking the more traditional MPV has had its day. Not so, it seems, as Ford has launched hybrid versions of...
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  Nine out of 10 drivers affected by potholes in 2020
  According to road safety charity IAM Roadsmart‘s latest annual Safety Culture Report, 89% of drivers have been affected by potholes during 2020. The issue of poor road maintenance is now...
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  Car emissions: AIR Index offers real-world info for buyers
  A new and simpler way of showing the emissions ratings of all cars has been launched. The AIR Index is said to be more reflective of real-world driving and gives...
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  Prices confirmed for hybrid Toyota Highlander 7-seater
  In a consummate display of line-up completion, further details of the Toyota Highlander – another hybrid-powered large family SUV from the Japanese firm – have been confirmed. While the recently revealed Yaris Cross fulfils that...
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  Buying cars during lockdown: 36% of buyers won’t let it affect their plans
  More than a third of drivers are pressing ahead with their plans to buy a new car as soon as possible, regardless of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) national lockdown, which...
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  MINI facelift for 2021: first look, spec and prices
  If the original MINI was known for staying still for decades, the same accusation cannot be levelled at the new MINI. Just two years after the current generation made its...
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  Car price increases still likely with post-Brexit trade deal
  After years of wrangling, a tariff-free Brexit trade agreement came down to the final hours of talks between the UK and the European Union, preventing an expensive switch to World...
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  Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for drivers during third lockdown
  The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced tough new Tier 5 lockdown restrictions across England, bringing it inline with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Although the message is to stay...
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  All-new Jeep Grand Cherokee: posh SUV is no Yank tank
  If you placed a bet on the first all-new car of 2021 being an SUV, you won’t have made a massive return on your winnings following the reveal of this...
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  The biggest and most read stories on Parkers in 2020
  As we reach the end of the 2020 journey, it’s safe to say the year has been a frustrating and arduous trek. The COVID-19 road trip has been one with...
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  Winners and Sinners 2020
  Visit any news website in December and you’ll find a retrospective review-of-the-year article, full of things you’d forgotten had happened, and others you’d rather have forgotten. Unsurprisingly most of those lists...
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  Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice: MoT testing stations remain open
  England is now under tough new measures to arrest the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). With it there is a tough set of measures that fall under Tiers 1, 2, 3...
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  Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice: Are car service centres still open?
  If you’re looking to to get your car serviced Tier 1-Tier 4, garages will be remaining open, with no plans to close. ‘We’re following government guidelines and staying open, stay...
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  EU-built cars set to be 10% more expensive after Brexit
  If you’re hoping for some light-hearted respite from the Coronavirus pandemic, the fact that the UK is hurtling out of the EU without a trade agreement won’t be the relief...