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80mph limit plans 'to be revisited'

SHELVED PLANS to raise the motorway speed limit to 80mph will need to be revisited, a transport minister said as he declined to say whether he ever broke the current law to drive at that speed. Stephen Hammond said ministers were split on the move - which was unveiled with a fanfare by Philip Hammond in 2011 but then axed from the agenda by successors as transport secretary. Polling suggests a 10mph increase in the maximum allowed on the network would be extremely popular among motorists - and the transport minister recognised "a lot" already drove at the higher speed.

Top Gear U.S. Supercar Road Trip Take 2

Top Gear is filming another U.S. road trip for the next series with a Lexus LFA, the new SRT Viper and the new Aston Martin Vanquish. Just over two years ago, Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May were in the U.S.

GM recalls 2012 Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain for tire-pressure sensor fix

General Motors is recalling 33,964 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers from the 2012 model year to check for problems with the tire-pressure-monitoring systems. The vehicles were built from July 18 to Sept. 6, 2011.