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Smart MHD micro-hybrid CAR review

Rated 4 out of 5

Andrew Noakes, 16 July 2008 12:02

The Smart Fortwo MHD has been available in Europe since October 2007. MHD is Smart-talk for a stop/start system and stands for Micro Hybrid Drive. UK versions of the 61bhp and 71bhp Smart will have MHD from October 2008, while the punchier 84bhp and Brabus models will have it in 2009. Time for CAR to take one out for a ...

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London's £25 congestion charge scrapped

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Ben Pulman, 08 July 2008 09:30

The UK's £25 congestion charge is no more following a consent order that legally brings a formal end to any court proceedings between Porsche, Transport for London and the London mayor. In his pre-election plans Boris Johnson had always stood against the proposed charge – a huge hike from today's £8-a-day charge. Once in power, Johnson’s legal team advised him ...

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Gordon Murray Design T25 (2012) first pictures

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Ben Oliver, 04 July 2008 11:40

These are the first pictures of the radical new T25 city car from legendary McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray. The gift-wrapped full-sized model was unveiled last night at an event to mark the first anniversary of Gordon Murray Design, the Surrey-based outfit creating the car. 'This is the biggest revolution in motoring since the Model T,' says Murray. 'It is ...

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TfL: 'We won't launch £25 C-charge'

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Ben Pulman, 14 May 2008 17:04

The £25 London congestion charge for gas guzzlers is likely to be scrapped within the next few weeks, CAR Online has learned. A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) said it ‘wasn’t expecting to implement’ previous mayor Ken Livingstone’s proposed increases planned from 27 October 2008. That means the judicial review filed against TfL and the London mayor could also ...

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Porsche officially challenges London mayor and TfL

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Ben Pulman, 03 April 2008 10:14

Porsche has officially filed a judicial review challenge against the London congestion charge increase. It follows TfL and the London mayor’s rejection of Porsche’s request for changes to the proposed £25-a-day charge. London mayor Ken Livingstone and TfL will now have 21 days to acknowledge the filing and a further 35 days to ready their defence. A judge will then decide ...

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Porsche vs London mayor: latest

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Ben Pulman, 11 March 2008 17:23

Porsche is on a collision course with the authorities planning London’s proposed £25-a-day congestion charge – and it emerged today that the two parties could end up in court. Lawyers acting for TfL and the mayor’s office have rejected the sports car maker’s request for changes to the tax, which is set to treble from today’s £8 charge. Porsche said ...

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G Wiz i

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Tim Pollard, 05 December 2007 09:30

A new Reva G-Wiz? It looks just like the old one! All the changes on the new G-Wiz i are under the skin, you see. This latest edition - distinguished by the de rigeur 'i' badging - benefits from the latest enhancements to the electric running gear to make it faster, go further, and crash more safely. Reva Electric Car ...

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VW Space Up concept

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Ben Pulman, 24 October 2007 10:30

Up, up, and away… Yes, the Volkswagen Up is back. The Tokyo Motor Show today saw VW unveil a second iteration of their new small family car – a third model will be shown at the LA Auto Show in November 2007. Called the Space Up!, the rear-engined car is a stretched version of the three-door we saw at the ...

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Fiat Panda Aria and Grande Punto Abarth SS

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Guy Bird, 17 September 2007 02:50

Aria goes green, Abarth gets sporty, 500 goes large… Fiat’s signature white stand featured both ends of the car spectrum: From the eco Panda Aria concept to a new even sportier version of the Grande Punto, the Abarth SS prototype. It arguably had the best show stand gimmick at Frankfurt too – a giant Fiat 500 model the size of ...

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Volkswagen Up!

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Ben Barry, 11 September 2007 09:54

Volkswagen Up!: the lowdown Volkswagen today unveiled what it hoped will be the modern-day successor to the Beetle: the Up! concept, a small city car targeted at the young, the cash-poor, and the environmentally aware. Available with either a rear-mounted two- or three-cylinder engine, a production, rear-wheel drive Up! is expected to go on sale in global markets by 2009 ...

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