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Car making mysterious noises? There's an app for that

You may pride yourself on your ability to diagnose a developing engine problem by sound alone, and then replicate said mystery sound, Click-and-Clack-style, to amuse/annoy your friends and coworkers. ClingClanger is a new phone app that's designed for the rest of the world -- those who can't identify piston slap by sound and are startled by the clicking caused by a dying battery. The natural impulse is to simply crank up the radio and hope the noise/problem goes away.

Porsche Panamera Turbo S – Shanghai debut

The Porsche Panamera Turbo S - to be revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show Just as we expected, the Porsche Panamera has turned out to be yet another cash cow for Porsche, following on from the very successful Cayenne and proving conclusively that’s it’s the passenger carrying Porsches that sell the best – and make the money. So far with the Panamera we’ve had everything from the £62k V6 Diesel through to the £102k Panamera Turbo, and we know the Panamera Diesel and the Panamera Hybrid are already in the pipeline. But now comes news of another Panamera variant – the Porsche Panamera Turbo S.

Chrysler PT Cruiser hits the end of the road this summer

One of the original retro cars, the Chrysler PT Cruiser, is getting the ax. Production ends this summer, Chrysler president Tom Lasorda confirmed last week. With its sinister styling that drew comparisons to 1930s gangster rides, the PT Cruiser was a hit when it was launched in 2000.