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2018 was best-ever year for electric car registrations

21/01/2019

The electric car market in the UK is the strongest it’s ever been, with 2018 seeing 59,911 pure-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles registered.

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Review: Audi’s A6 Avant continues to be a superb premium load-lugger

15/01/2019

What is it? Audi, despite its myriad of SUV and crossover offerings, still makes produces two estate cars – the A4 Avant and this, the all-new A6 Avant. Though it’s hard to deny the appeal that the four-wheel-drive market is currently experiencing, the everyday estate car is still there for those who want space, practicality and ease-of-use wrapped up in a more road-friendly bodystyle.

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UK Drive: Audi’s updated Q3 gives buyers a well-rounded SUV option

04/01/2019

What is it? The UK’s car buying community is gobbling up compact SUVs at a fearsome rate, with the likes of the Volvo XC40 and Jaguar’s E-Pace showing that people really do like a premium badge and a high ride height more than most things. It’s why this new Q3 is so crucial to Audi, as it’s an offering in a drastically growing segment.

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Road Test of the Year 2018: Audi R8 V10 RWS

31/12/2018

Rules are meant to be broken, or so the old adage goes. When you’re as sensible and Germanic as an Audi engineer though, you can’t expect these things to happen overnight – which is presumably why it’s taken so long for them to get here. Believe it or not, the car you’re looking at is something almost revolutionary for the chaps from Ingolstadt: the first rear-wheel-drive Audi in more than 40 years.

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The best winter-ready roadsters

18/12/2018

If you’re in the market for a convertible, winter is the time to buy. A rise in demand during the summer months pushes prices up, meaning that while the weather outside is frightful you may be able to bag yourself a real bargain.

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Hyundai to invest billions in hydrogen fuel cell technology

12/12/2018

The Hyundai Motor Group is to invest billions of pounds in hydrogen fuel cell technology in a bid to become the world leader in the field.

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Man charged with driving and drug offences after crash on Aberdeen road

06/12/2018

A man has been charged after a crash on an Aberdeen road.

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Highway Patrol officer pushes accident witness out of the way of oncoming Audi

05/12/2018

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper has been caught on video pushing a witness to safety before an Audi, which had span out of control, hit him.

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Nine unusual supercar facts

05/12/2018

Supercars are exclusive, wildly desirable objects that often seem to exist separately from the realms of what most mortals would consider possible.

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First drive: The Audi A1 is everything you want a small Audi to be

21/11/2018

What is it? The Volkswagen Group is brilliant at making the most of what it has – and the A1 is a chief example. Using the same MQB chassis and engine architecture enjoyed by the latest VW Polo and Seat Ibiza, it’s a really premium product that bears only a passing resemblance to its siblings – and every resemblance to its bigger brothers within the Audi range.

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Dutch police experimenting with remotely driving cars into custody

20/11/2018

Autonomous cars are progressing quickly, but soon they could even aid policing, too.

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The best used executive cars for under £10,000

20/11/2018

There’s this idea going around that everybody who wears a suit for a living must have their car on a finance deal. Not so! It’s possible to have something that carries just as much weight in the company car park, is just as comfortable and equally good to drive for just £10,000 if you buy used.

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First look: Audi’s R8 impresses on track

19/11/2018

What is it? This is the latest iteration of Audi’s R8 supercar. You might be forgiven if you hadn’t noticed – after all, the styling changes are pretty subtle, but make no mistake, there are more changes here than just the visual.