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Hypermiling coast to coast - win six months' free fuel!

How hard can it be to drive coast-to-coast across Britain on one tank of fuel, they asked? Not very, we said. So we topped up, left Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England and headed on a road trip to Anglesey on the west coast of Wales.

Mercedes GLA goes subterranean

FOR SUV owners looking to test their cars’ off-road credentials, the obvious place to put them to the test probably isn’t nearly 200 metres underground. But that’s exactly where the new Mercedes GLA found itself as it descended into Winsford Rock Salt Mine, 620 feet beneath the Cheshire countryside. The working mine, which supplies much of the UK’s gritting salt for wintry roads, played host to four standard (apart from extra driving lights) GLA models, which were lowered down into the mine nose first before being let loose in the 130-mile network of tunnels.

Geneva motor show 2009 reader reports

Geneva motor show reader reports By CAR readers Motor Shows 10 March 2009 09:30 CAR sent five lucky readers and forum users passes to give them access to the international media day on Tuesday 3 March 2009. We tasked them with blogging on the goings-on during press day – and to deliver their verdict on the key cars and themes of the Geneva motor show 2009. So what did the competition winners think?