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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...
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  MINI John Cooper Works Electric concept revealed
  With Government plans to ensure all new car sales are electrified by 2030, it’s not just the mainstream manufacturers that need to get their skates on – specialist tuners have...
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  Toyota Camry upgraded for 2021
  One of the world’s best-selling cars it may be, but the reception the Toyota Camry has had in the UK since it was relaunched here in 2019 has been lukewarm...
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  Used car prices set to fall
  New market analysis published today by trade valuation experts Cap HPI suggests that used car values could fall by as much as 10% from early 2021 as the market readjusts...
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  First drive: Ford Puma ST
  Welcome to the Puma ST, the latest in a long and distinguished line of ST badged vehicles developed by Ford Performance. The latest addition to the Parkers Car of The...
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  Updated Fiat Tipo gains new engine, new tech, and a new look
  Fiat has updated its most sensible (or, to be cruel, its most boring) car, the Tipo, giving it a fresh new look and plenty of extra tech for 2020. Available to...