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Car insurance market condemned by MPs

CAR INSURANCE is a "highly dysfunctional market" in which firms' pursuit of profit has led to higher prices for consumers, a report by MPs has said. In some cases, business practices have not been in the consumer interest and have "inadvertently encouraged criminal activity", the report from the House of Commons Transport Committee said. There was no clearer example of this than "insurance firms' willingness to pay compensation for whiplash claims which they suspect are fraudulent without requiring the claimant to undergo a medical examination".

Video: Autoweek thrashes the 2011 Porsche GT2 RS

Join Autoweek senior editor for motorsports Mac Morrison and road test editor Jonathan Wong as they put the 2011 Porsche GT2 RS through the paces at GingerMan Raceway in southwest Michigan. They take a closer look at what makes the car so special, and they get behind the wheel to find out for themselves. We'll bring you the GT2 RS VBox lap later this week, and stay tuned for Lexus LFA track action coming soon.

Lexus, Honda and Kia reveal teasers for 2014 Detroit auto show

By Ollie Kew First Official Pictures 19 December 2013 17:00 Ahead of the Detroit motor show in January 2014, Lexus, Honda and Kia have all received teaser shots of their new offerings. We’ve rounded the up into one bite-size story to cut to the heart of what we’re really looking at. After previously flashing us a shot of wheel and vent, Lexus has now unveiled a shot on what’s all-but-confirmed to be the new RC-F coupe’s vented bonnet.