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New service! Buy a single issue of CAR online

CAR this month trials a new service letting you buy a single issue of CAR Magazine via the website – at the same price you’d pay in a shop. Previously you’ve only been able to take out an annual subscription to the printed magazine online, but we’re testing a new, more flexible system to see if there’s demand to buy single issues. Wherever you see the special McLaren button below, you can click through to a simple form listing your postage details and payment options.

Rolls-Royce Ghost (2009): the actual production one

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 06 September 2009 22:12 Rolls-Royce calls it the RR4, it'll be called the Ghost in showrooms and we were calling it the baby Roller. That nonsense will have to stop now we've seen the final production version of the new Rolls Ghost, due to be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. It's vast!

Minicars perform poorly in crash tests, study says

Minicars made by Toyota, Honda and Daimler AG did poorly on frontal crash tests with mid-sized automobiles, prompting an influential safety organization to suggest consumers consider buying larger cars that have comparable fuel economy. The Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit and Smart ForTwo all collapsed upon impact into the space around the driver dummy, according to the study released today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Drivers in all three vehicles faced high risk of head and leg injuries after test collisions at 40 miles an hour, even after airbags inflated, said the non-profit group funded by auto insurers.