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New Mercedes A Class recalled for faulty air bag

The new Mercedes A Class is being recalled for an Airbag fault The new Mercedes A Class is a cracking little car, and offers much more style, performance and joy than the boxy little original A Class. On the market for less than a year, the new A Class has been a big success story for Mercedes-Benz with 100,000 orders on its books by the end of 2012 as buyers fell for the appeal of MB’s first really credible compact car. And that appeal was wide, with everything from frugal diesels to the range-topping A45 AMG, which offers the promise of not just stunning performance from its 335bhp, but decent economy and practicality when you’re not in the mood to blat.

Aston Martin Rapide – First Official Image

Those clever chaps over at Car Magazine have managed to get their hands on what they claim to be the first official images of the Aston Martin Rapide, the Aston Martin answer to the forthcoming Porsche Panamera. Not that you’d ever guess where they came from, with all those ‘Car Magazine’ watermarks plastered across the picture! The Aston Martin Rapide has been ‘Coming’ for what seems like forever.

The Guardian calls Cars UK “The Petrolheads’ favourite web site”

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has common-sense views on speed cameras, cyclists (although perhaps not Boris), speed limits and traffic calming. Which the Guardian doesn't like one bit Being proclaimed the Petrolheads’ favourite website by the Guardian – not a newspaper renowned for its love of cars – we’ll take as a compliment. Although it was meant to be disparaging.