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Birmingham battles in bulldog fashion
Behind all the flag-waving and hyperbole about the "Great British Car Show", this year's exhibition at Birmingham truly illustrates the troubled state of the car industry there, writes Michael McAleer , Motoring Editor
5 points for using mobile
Drivers using hand-held mobile phones behind the wheel this summer face five penalty points, a fine and a court appearance from next Tuesday, Patrick Logue reports
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Driving ambitions
So. you think it's a waste of time voting on transport issues in the local elections next month. It's time to think again, writes Kieran FaganDestination Dublin
The bard once famously wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." What is in a name? Would Ferraris be as beloved if the company was founded by a man named Enzo O'Toole?Madrid, at 97, is still a hard act to follow
It's hard to compete with a Spanish royal wedding but that was the task facing the organisers of Madrid's international auto show last week. Our brief visit to the Spanish capital suggested that they were coping admirably but then motor shows have been held much more frequently, starting in May 1907.A stable of prancing horses
It's a motoring mecca. Teresa Cole visits a museum in San Marino full of historic FerrarisGM gets near a decision on Europe shake-up
Plans by General Motors to strip its European Opel, Vauxhall and Saab subsidiaries of responsibility for engineering and manufacturing should be finalised about July 1st, the US carmaker said last week.BMW tweaks Mini convertible
The Mini story has been one of huge success for BMW, and the German firm is confident that its fashion icon of Britishness will continue to go from strength to strength.SECOND-HAND SENSE
Buying a used Peugeot 406: It is only when you look back on the history of the Peugeot 406 that you realise just how long it has been around - eight years - and it is only when you see its new replacement, the 407 - that you realise just how dated the 406 has become.PastImperfect
From the archives of Bob Montgomery , motoring historianRoadDesk
Routes to avoid around the country during the week aheadMarqueTime
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Michael McAleer answers your queries
Mondello gets some spectacular action
A searing and dusty Sunday saw over 19,000 fans converge at Mondello's racetrack for the fifth round of the British Superbike Championships (BSB).MotorBikes
Miles ahead of the rest: We have seen, more and more over the past 35 to 40 years, how especially in motorcycling terms, the "workshop of the world" has gravitated towards the Far East. Where once British bikes led the world, for the greater part of most riders' lifetimes the centre of gravity has been in Japan, China and other, smaller Far Eastern countries.MY BIKE AND I
Joe Foley, alarm installer
Peugeot 407
There's life in the old dog yet, perhaps. The three-box format of saloon cars (bonnet/cabin/boot) has taken a bit of a beating of late. Never the most innovative format, it's the car design that's quickly mastered by four-year-olds with crayons and paper.
He ain't heavy, he's...
A terrible thing is happening to me. A terrible thing altogether, writes Kilian Doyle
