New Renault Twingo price & specs – costs from £9,495

New Renault Twingo price & specs – costs from £9,495 Following its arrival at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the all-new Renault Twingo has now gone on sale in the UK with a choice of two petrol engines and costing from £9,945. First engine choice is a 3-cylinder 0.9 litre Dynamique TCe 90 – which develops 89bhp and 100lb/ft of torque – and comes with 99g/km emissions and official economy of 66mpg. The Twingo Dynamique TCe 90 can get to 62mph in 10.8 seconds.

Road funding must increase, say MPs

THERE needs to be a big increase in Government funding and a change of approach for England's major road network if predicted traffic increases are correct, according to MPs. But any move towards using road charging to pay for the extra funding couldn't be achieved without broad agreement among politicians and motorists, said the House of Commons Transport Committee. In a report the committee added that it was "not convinced" by the case for establishing the Highways Agency, the body responsible for England's motorways and major A-roads, as a Government-owned company.

2011 Ford Explorer set to debut new curve-control technology

During our first test drive, Dave Messih speeds around a curve at 50 mph. His foot never touches the brake, and the 2011 Ford Explorer prototype we're in knocks down a barrier of safety cones. OK, that's fun.