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Spies given licence to speed

Secret agents are to be given the right to speed when behind the wheel, under changes of the law expected to be announced today. Currently, MI5 and MI6 officers have to stick to the rules of the road, even when national security is under threat. On Bing: see pictures of James Bond Find out how much a used Aston Martin costs on Auto Trader However, new plans to be announced by transport minister Robert Goodwill will give spies the same exemptions as emergency services.

Top 20 Supercars from the last 20 years

Supercars – you’ve got to love ‘em. For most of us a real supercar is out of reach, but that doesn’t stop us lusting after them, and it also doesn’t stop us having opinions about which are the best. Top car dealers Romans International are playing the ‘Greatest Supercars’ game with an infographic detailing the top 20 from the last twenty years; everything from the Ferrari Testarossa of 1984 through to the Porsche 918 Spyder (which still hasn’t arrived).

Honda Civic Type-R MUGEN (2009) first official pictures

By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 22 June 2009 18:00 Honda's Mugen Motorsports performance tuning arm has released the first official pictures of the company's stripped-out Civic Type-R hot hatch. Details are still sketchy, but let's start with the visual changes. There's a deeper and wider front spoiler (sans fog lights), a new grille, a vented bonnet, plus vents just behind the front wheels.  At the back the Civic's triangular exhausts have been replaced by two huge bazooka tailpipes, which fit beneath a more angular rear bumper, and there's also a double-decker wing to make rear visibilty even worse.