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Thursday

Wonders! Range Rover unveils most expensive model ever costing £140,000 - with first class airline style seats and champagne chiller

The new Range Rover, which will be available in a premium Autobiography Black version, will be delivered to UK customers in August 2014 and cost £140,000
 The new Range Rover, which will be available in a premium Autobiography Black version, will be delivered to UK customers in August 2014 and cost £140,000
The most expensive and luxurious Range Rover ever created by the British 4X4 firm is revealed today – with a right royal £140,000 price tag to match.

Monday

New! Piece of road furniture on tight corner causes havoc for bad drivers who keep striking it

In the way: Drivers are forced to veer on to the other side of the road as they try to avoid the bollard In the way: Drivers are forced to veer on to the other side of the road as they try to avoid the bollard
A bollard is thought to have caused damage worth 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' after being hit by dozens of drivers.

Friday

Cadillac called The Duchess, made for Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, set to fetch £500,000 after 60 years out of the public eye

This car, built for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1941, is set to sell at auction for up to £500,000 after 60 years out of the public eye
 The King's Cadillac: This car, built for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1941, is set to sell at auction for up to £500,000 after 60 years out of the public eye
A historic Cadillac built for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor is expected to sell for the princely sum of up to £500,000 after surfacing for the first time in 60 years.

Thursday

Know where your car goes if you leave it at the airport? See This Wonderful Tracker

An airport passenger who decided to track his car after leaving it with a 'secure parking area' discovered it had actually spent a week in a muddy field - surrounded by scores of other vehicles
 An airport passenger who decided to track his car after leaving it with a 'secure parking area' discovered it had actually spent a week in a muddy field - surrounded by scores of other vehicles
An airport passenger who decided to track his car after leaving it with a firm offering a 'secure parking area' discovered it had actually spent a week in a muddy field.

Wednesday

A real beast: Getting to grips with a Yeti

Two versions of the new Yeti are available for the first time - the standard and the more rufty-tufty Outdoor
 Two versions of the new Yeti are available for the first time - the standard and the more rufty-tufty Outdoor
You can’t seem to move for Yetis at the moment.

Sunday

Amazing! Could this be the end of dents in the door? Ford develop car that parks itself while the driver waits outside

Robocar: Squeezing out of car doors in narrow parking spaces may one day be a distant memory thanks to a new technology
 Robocar: Squeezing out of car doors in narrow parking spaces may one day be a distant memory thanks to a new technology
Every driver will be familiar with being forced to contort their body to squeeze out of the door after parking in a narrow space.

Historic British sports car maker Morgan faces backlash after ousting the founder's final family member from the board

Sleek: The firm is known for its distinctive-looking sports cars such as this one
 Sleek: The firm is known for its distinctive-looking sports cars such as this one
The flamboyant former boss of British sports car maker Morgan has been ousted from the board of the company which has borne his family name for more than a century.

Thursday

There is nothing sensible about Jaguar's new super saloon - but is it just an £80,000 souped-up Mondeo?

Power, power and more power is the Jaguar XFR-S's calling card. There is simply oodles of the stuff

 Power, power and more power is the Jaguar XFR-S's calling card. There is simply oodles of the stuff

Jaguar XFR-S                                            ★★★★

I was so close to attaining my motorbike licence a few years ago.
What happened? The day before the test I phoned to cancel.

Wednesday

The Kuga with a kick: Ray Massey reviews the latest Ford

Ford Kuga: Frugal but willing two-litre TDCi diesel engine develops 163bhp and is linked to an all-wheel-drive 'power-shift auto' six-speed automatic gearbox which helps keep driving fun and fuel bills down

 Ford Kuga: Frugal but willing two-litre TDCi diesel engine develops 163bhp and is linked to an all-wheel-drive 'power-shift auto' six-speed automatic gearbox which helps keep driving fun and fuel bills down

Classic Ferrari 250 GTO becomes most expensive car in the world at $52m

Driven personality: Car collector Paul Pappalardo in action in his Ferrari 250 GTO during the Shell Ferrari Historical Challenge at the Coys Festival at Silverstone in Northamptonshire in 1998

 Driven personality: Car collector Paul Pappalardo in action in his Ferrari 250 GTO during the Shell Ferrari Historical Challenge at the Coys Festival at Silverstone in Northamptonshire in 1998
It cost £6,000 when new, but has since seen a 533,233.33 per cent increase in its value.

Sunday

How going green became a status symbol: Hybrid cars are more popular than eco-friendly detergents because they are 'more visible' to other people

Korean researchers found that older people might choose to spend a more money on a hybrid car
 Korean researchers found that older people might choose to spend a more money on a hybrid car (such as the Prius pictured) as it boosts their self esteem and image. Prestige, price and quality are major influences on older people's decisions to buy 'pro-environment' vehicles, they said
Some people buy environmentally-friendly products because they are concerned about their impact on the world but others only do so because it fits with the

Friday

Can't decide on the colour of your new car? Now there's one with heat-sensitive paint that changes hue depending on the weather

A Nissan Skyline R33, pictured, was coated with heat-sensitive paint by UK bodyshop Auto Kandy.

A Nissan Skyline R33, pictured, was coated with heat-sensitive paint by UK bodyshop Auto Kandy. When cold water is poured onto it, the car changes colour. The paint is what's called thermochromatic. As the temperature goes up, the pigment in the paint becomes colourless, revealing the base coat underneath
Heat-sensitive paint job changes colour on contact with water

Wednesday

Why the new Flying Spur is the big, fat Bentley that makes me go grrr...

A Bentley should be as good to look at as anything that dares climb out of it, which for decades was indisputably the case, but not any more
 A Bentley should be as good to look at as anything that dares climb out of it, which for decades was indisputably the case, but not any more

Bentley: posh but not posh,  don’t you think? Isn’t that the masterstroke? I’ve had several, and – as you’ll be well aware – I’m not posh at all.

Tuesday

The Tube of the future? 21st century vision of London train goes on show

This is a full-size concept model of Inspiro
 This is a full-size concept model of Inspiro - a driverless train that is more energy efficient than current models in use with more creature comforts for commuters that will go on show at an exhibition in London

A futuristic train that could on day become the future of underground rail travel has been unveiled.

Monday

Stars and their cars! Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis and more in the top 10 motors driven by Premier League players

Expensive cars come with the territory of being a Premier League player. The status, the spending and the brash tinted windows are all part of the package. 

Thursday

No Mr Bond, I expect you to drive! Original Corgi models of 007's Aston Martin DB5


Six James Bond toy cars designed by Corgi have been found in their original packaging nearly 50 years after they were intended for sale.
Six 49-year-old James Bond toy cars designed by Corgi have been found in their original packaging The models of Bond's Aston Martin DB5 were kept by a sales rep from the firm who should have distributed them to toy shops.

Tuesday

The new celebrity must-have - an armour-plated car that delivers electric shocks!

The £200,000 Escalade is capable of withstanding bullets, bombs and chemical attacks
 The £200,000 Escalade is capable of withstanding bullets, bombs and chemical attacks
With a name like ‘Scary Spice’, you’d imagine the singer Mel B would drive something a little more challenging than a run-of-the-mill family car.