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Citroën Lacoste concept pictures and video
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TomTom Fair Pay Insurance to reward good drivers
Or punish bad ones.... 8 February 2012 15:00 GMT TweetTomTom is to jump into the car insurance game. Not by offering policies, you understand, but by teaming up with broker Motaquote and providing the technology behind a new insurance product, which bases premiums on driving behaviour.
So, rather...
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Marge Simpson and Mr Burns team up for TomTom Simpsons fun
Smithers! Release the hounds 1 February 2012 11:08 GMT TweetHomer isn't the only Simpson character available to guide you home now - Marge and Mr Burns voice packages are hitting TomTom too.
A deal between Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division and Locutio...
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Fiat 500 TwinAir Plus review
REVIEW Two-cylinder beast 25 January 2012 15:19 GMT TweetWe try not to get too hung up with engine size, the torque curve, 0-60 times and the like here at Pocket-lint. But for this Fiat 500 TwinAir review, forgive us if we make an exception to our own rule. Why? We hear you ask. Well, this 500’s only...
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Citroën Lacoste concept pictures and video
HANDS-ON Sporty and fun 23 January 2012 14:37 GMT TweetLike so many concept cars, you're not going to see this Lacoste tie-in rolling down your local high street any time soon. Really, this car is designed to inspire the people who are responsible for the Citroëns you will buy, to keep them fresh and to...
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Best Android navigation apps
FEATURE Get home safe 23 January 2012 12:58 GMT TweetOne of the best things to come out of the smartphone revolution was that we got to throw away all those bits of paper in our pockets along with the 10 minutes before we left home of poring over maps trying to work out where we were going to go. GPS-enabled...
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Philips and BASF develop OLED panel car sunroof
In prototype stage 20 January 2012 15:36 GMT TweetConsumer electronics and technology firm Philips has teamed up with chemical specialist BASF to develop OLED panels that can be used in future cars for automatic sunroofs. The hexagonal panels are transparent when switched off, allowing for a clear...
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Cadillac ATS pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON A Cadillac worth buying for UK roads? 13 January 2012 10:46 GMT TweetA Cadillac on Pocket-Lint? Half the team has gone to Detroit and Las Vegas this week, so we figured you'd forgive us if we indulged our inner American, donned a Stetson and put some country and Western on the stereo. But it's just that kind of cheesy,...
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Acura NSX concept pictures
Honda plans to build another NSX soon 13 January 2012 10:31 GMT TweetOther than the Lexus LF-LC, the car that has caused the greatest excitement here in Detroit is the Acura NSX. If you're not familiar with Acura, it's Honda's premium brand - relating to it in the same way Lexus does to Toyota. But worry not about that,...
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Toyota NS4 pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON The next generation 13 January 2012 10:13 GMT TweetWith the influx of electric cars, the Toyota and Lexus environmentally-friendly image halo - built up thanks to its leadership in hybrid cars - is under threat. So it’s no surprise to see this "NS4" concept appear in Detroit, and be badged with...
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Lexus LF-LC concept pictures and hands-on
The talk of the town 12 January 2012 16:16 GMT TweetThere is one car's name on everybody's lips in Detroit: the Lexus LF-LC. This stunning, lipstick red super-sports car is sadly not bound for production anytime soon, but it does give us several clues to a Lexus-flavoured future. And we - along with...
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Ford Fusion pictures and hands-on
It will be the new Mondeo in the UK 12 January 2012 14:20 GMT TweetYou’re looking at the new Mondeo. So why is it called Fusion? It might have a name that in Europe we know in the Ford lexicon as belonging to granny’s shopping hatch, but in America, Ford’s mid-large car is known as Fusion. Under...
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Audi A3 interior pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON CES 2012: Executive luxury in a family car 12 January 2012 12:03 GMT TweetIt tells you everything you need to know about where the car industry is at, that Audi chose to show its new A3 interior here in CES, rather than at Detroit earlier in the week.
And, in a word, it is stunning. It’s easy to get caught...
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Garmin Android app uses your smartphone to update your nuvi GPS
CES 2012: Satnav gets connected 9 January 2012 12:00 GMT TweetGarmin has launched a new app for Android users that allows them to piggyback off the smartphone's data connection to provide live services data like traffic updates to their up until now unconnected Garmin nüvi device.
The...
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Pure Highway 300Di review
REVIEW All we hear is, Radio ga-ga.... 2 January 2012 19:54 GMT TweetPure recently unveiled its latest attempt to get on the road with you - the Pure Highway 300Di; a professionally installed car radio system that will help you with the jump from analogue to digital broadcasting in your car. If the Highway moniker rings...
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Range Rover Evoque Coupe Prestige SD4 review
REVIEW Our new favourite 29 December 2011 15:35 GMT TweetOur time with the Range Rover Evoque on the UK launch in Scotland gave us the impression that it is quite a special car. But many cars that impress in isolation lose their shine when subjected to the mundane chores of everyday family life.
This...