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Volvo V60 Polestar set for production

Weekend trips to Ikea will never be the same again, as Volvo has just confirmed that the V60 Polestar will be going into production. So when you absolutely, positively have to be home in time for tea, the Volvo V60 Polestar is the car for you. Just think of all that extra time you could spend building your flat-pack furniture.

CAR tech: who's to blame for your car's terrible fuel economy?

In early 2013 Audi lost a case brought by the Advertising Standard Agency (ASA) because of ‘misleading’ fuel economy figures used in an advert, after a customer complained they couldn’t get anywhere near the 68mpg quoted. The court case once more exposes the yawning gap between officially sanctioned mpg figures and those experienced by owners. A recent study by the Independent Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) looked at cars sold in the UK and Europe, and discovered the difference between official mpg figures and real-world driving had grown from 8% in 2001 to a barely believable 21% in 2011.

Honda brings the goods to the Geneva motor show

The Civic Type R will hit the stage and hopefully give us some insight to what some of the styling elements of the 2015 production model will look like. The front spoiler is specifically designed to add downforce, while the aggressively styled vertical side wings help reduce drag and improve overall airflow. "The Type R represents Honda's racing spirit.