Spies Given Green Light To Speed

IF YOU’RE familiar with James Bond’s antics you’ll know that he didn’t much care for rules and regulations. Now there’s one less bit of red tape for all fictional and real James Bonds, as spies are to be given a "licence to speed" for the first time, under changes to motoring laws. Currently, officers in MI5 and MI6 have to abide by the rules of the road even when national security is under threat.

Audi Q5 facelift now official

Audi Q5 facelift Audi has officially revealed the facelift for the Q5 at the Beijing Motor Show. Minor cosmetic tweaks and engine revisions.  We revealed the 2012 facelift for the Audi Q5 at the weekend, although Audi hadn’t actually got round to doing it themselves. But now they have so we can update with the official details and extra photos of the not much changed 2012 Q5.

Honda Civic Type-R (2006): first official pictures

By Dimitri Pesin First Official Pictures 14 September 2006 07:12 The lowdown Honda's ultimate Civic – the Type-R – is unveiled today (Thursday 14). Set to go on UK sale in March 2007 for around £18,000, this Type-R attempts to mate the outgoing hot hatch's high-revving, wild child drivetrain with a more mellow driving experience – when the mood takes you. Indeed, Honda is billing the new car as a 'refined superhatch', a concept Ford and VW have nailed successfully with the Focus ST and Golf GTi.