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One lap of the Web: A Ferrari F40, Sebastian Vettel and random acts of 'squandering'

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- Blood pumping, screaming your lungs out -- do you remember that first joyride during your formative years?

Mercedes GLA 45 AMG (2014) first official pictures

By Ollie Kew First Official Pictures 07 January 2014 10:00 This is, at last, the Mercedes GLA 45 AMG. We’ve seen Visions of the GLA, and a ghastly stickered-up ‘concept’ version, but this is the surprisingly handsome production version of Merc’s super-crossover. Prices are expected to top £43k, outpunching the Audi RSQ3’s ask, and Merc’s other four-pot rockets, the A45 and CLA 45, which start at £38,190 and £42,265 respectively.

London world’s most expensive place to park

REX The average cost to park a car for a day in London is a whopping £42 – making London the most expensive city for car parking in the entire world. This is according to new research by ParkatmyHouse.com, which ranks the UK capital number one, well ahead of the likes of New York, Sydney and Tokyo. On Bing: see pictures of car parking in LondonThe world’s strangest car parks The next most expensive city to park in is Tokyo – a place so notorious for its lack of available parking space the Japanese have an entire class of city cars dedicated to making it easier.