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Video: Motorcycle-riding Bulldog waves at passing biker

Welcome to internet stardom, Sweets the dog. This YouTube video of the English Bulldog riding on the petrol tank of her owner's motorcycle, apparently...
Published 17 October 2014
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News: Luxury and supercar makers hesitate over SUV...

At first glance it would seem a no-brainer for car makers: if you don't already sell an SUV (sport utility vehicle), build one and get it on the market...
Published 16 October 2014
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News: Land Rover sculptures take over London's South...

Wander down to the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank this week and you’ll be met by two giant sculptures stretching more than seven metres...
Published 16 October 2014
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Test your knowledge: Who played the original Top Gear...

Whisper it... Top Gear's Stig is a character played by a normal, human racing driver. More than one, in fact. That's right, contrary to what Top Gear...
Published 16 October 2014
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News: Audi teases new concept car ahead of LA Show

All eyes will be on Audi at the Los Angeles motor show next month as the first car to be penned by Marc Lichte, its new head of design, will be unveiled...
Published 16 October 2014
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News: Steph Jeavons arrives in Malaysia on her round-world...

Last March Driving met Steph Jeavons, a 40-year-old grandmother from Colwyn Bay in North Wales, just before she set off to ride around the world on...
Published 15 October 2014
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News: Crash driver found thanks to her phone’s Find...

A woman's Find My iPhone app became a “find me and get me out of here!” app after a policeman used her iPad to locate her when her car plunged...
Published 15 October 2014
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Guy Martin on his Volvo: the fastest car in Britain

The daredevil Guy Martin, superbike rider, engineer and holder of countless speed records, has had Porsches and Astons but says none can match his...
Published 15 October 2014
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News: Lexus UK recalls almost 10,000 cars over fuel...

Lexus is recalling almost 10,000 UK-registered vehicles manufactured between January 2005 and September 2010 to fix a possible fault with their fuel...
Published 15 October 2014
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News: BMW M4 convertible ad banned for encouraging...

An advertisement for the BMW M4 convertible has been banned for encouraging drivers to put their foot down.
Published 14 October 2014
Video: Audi RS 7 laps Hockenheim at up to 149mph – without a driver (updated)

Video: Audi RS 7 laps Hockenheim at up to 149mph –...

While Google’s self-driving car creeps around the streets of Mountain View, California, feeling its way carefully into the future, an Audi RS 7...
Published 14 October 2014
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News: Rescue centre struggles to find a home for dog...

A dog with a morbid fear of cars has spent almost all of his life in a rescue centre because he won’t go anywhere near them when people offer him...
Published 14 October 2014