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I"ve been predicting...

I"ve been predicting it, and – surprise, surprise – my prophecy has been realised. It’s now official: the great pretender touted as the alternative to the car has finally priced itself out of the market. For money and other reasons, we the public have decided that nine times out of 10, we prefer car cabins to rail carriages. And that’s official, too. Rail watchdog Anthony Smith has been reported in recent days as saying that rail travel “is for the rich”. He’s so incensed that he claims consumer protection on rail fares is “weak” and passengers are often left “with no choice”.



Although it"s small...

Although it"s small, it"s a big seller! The one millionth MINI - a Cooper S - has rolled off the line at the manufacturer"s Cowley plant in Oxfordshire. When BMW relaunched the famous UK brand in 2001, it planned to make 100,000 models a year. But huge demand has led to 240,000 leaving the factory every 12 months.


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Italian giant Fiat is...

Italian giant Fiat is ramping up its motorsport ambitions as it considers an official entry into the World Touring Car Championship.

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The launch is 12 months...

The launch is 12 months earlier than originally planned, and it"s been brought forward because the nerves are jangling at Audi - the move is aimed squarely at upstaging the forthcoming all-new 3-Series. "Beating BMW on volume, image and customer satisfaction are all part of our mission statement," Rose added.

We revealed pictures of the new A4 saloon and estate in issue 814, but have now learned it will make its world debut at next month"s Paris Motor Show and go on sale here before Christmas. Every body panel has been changed apart from the roof, the engines have been pulled back four centimetres to aid weight distribution and the suspension has been reworked.

Rose also told us a four-seater coup탩 based on the A4, with stand-alone styling and unique engines, should appear on forecourts in 2006. The same year is pencilled in for Audi"s answer to the X5. Possibly badged A7, the SUV was seen in concept form as the Pike"s Peak at last year"s Detroit exhibition. The production version will have a higher roofline and an MPV-like interior.




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