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  • Crash sites to be inspected sooner

    All crash sites involving a death or serious injury will be inspected by an engineer and garda within 48 hours to investigate if the road is dangerous, under a new national programme.
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  • Working out who is actually the greenest

    The introduction of a new car emissions tax system is just around the corner, but policing CO2 motor ratings is not easy, writes Donal Byrne

  • Strained relations continue in McLaren camp

    Relations in the McLaren camp have been strained for some time, with lead driver Fernando Alonso in the centre of the action, reports Maurice Hamilton

  • Foreign luxuries irresistible to US buyers

    US luxury car buyers are going for foreign brands, write Bernard Simon and John Reed

  • The road to the clouds

    A Land Rover trip to Argentina leaves Paddy Comyn enthralled and energised, if not a little worse for wear

  • A cleverly versatile motor

    SecondHandSense/Honda FR-V: Like the four-wheel-drive, the MPV, or multi-purpose vehicle, is a well-established part of today's car market. Given their popularity, it seems ironic that the shortcomings of MPVs are often overlooked, or forgotten. Their handling is usually poor and their ride often unimpressive, but the most obvious problem with them - and this is critical considering the needs of the buyers they are aimed at - is their often lamentable boot space.

  • A scam of revolutionary proportions in California

    PastImperfect: the strange story of the Dale

  • Soft roader gets a bigger and harder edge

    FirstDrive: Nissan X-Trail Nissan has called time on the X-Trail being classified as a so-called "soft roader". While its sales were always strong, the arrival of the Qashqai meant that Nissan had to reposition the X-Trail away from its road car, if rugged-looking, roots. The previous version was firmly a tarmac traveller, suited to the school run. This new model continues to fit that bill, but this time it has been given more off-road mettle.

  • US officials 'regret' staff car advice

    A US government department has been forced to eat humble pie for apparently advising its 67,000 employees to buy Japanese or South Korean cars.

  • Help Desk

    Michael McAleer answers your questions
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  • Off their trolleys in deepest Seattle

    Mind the trams I'm guessing by now most of you have heard tell of the furore over the naming of the new tram system in Seattle. If you have, please be patient with me during this slight glitch in our timetable, while I explain the gist of it to the latecomers. It won't take long. The rest of the column will be along in a minute.
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  • Find the right rhythm

    A diesel coupé? Surely not. But the diesel BMW 6-Series might just be the educated choice. Paddy Comyn reports

  • Putting Saab on the shopping list

    Saab's revamped 9-3 now runs on ethanol and, says Conor Twomey , together with tax savings, it makes quite a useful sales pitch
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  • Navigation made simple for bikers

    Sat-nav systems can help, writes Conor Twomey , but they have their dangers

  • Motorbike News

    NEW KAWASAKI NINJA Kawasaki has tempted bikers by revealing photos of the new 2008 Ninja ZX-10R. The most noticeable differences to this new beauty are a change in the fuel injection with two injectors per cylinder and a change in the size of the front disc brake, which is 10mm bigger.
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