Audi A8 (2010): the latest spy photos

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 10 September 2009 09:56 This is the new 2010 Audi A8, scooped on test in Europe sporting a very BMW-style swirly whirly disguise. The A8 won’t be at next week’s 2009 Frankfurt motor show, and we’re expecting to see it at a later date in 2009 around November time. Audi has already issued a teaser sketch of the new A8’s headlamp, but now we can see the full dimensions and shape for the first time.

Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake spy video

The new Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake caught on video The Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake – the CLS Estate – is close to production reveal, and we have video of the CLS Estate out testing. The car world thought Mercedes had gone mad when it launched the CLS to a world that thought a four-door coupe a niche too far. But Mercedes were right, and the E-Class based CLS when on to be a strong seller.

Hands-free car phones 'should be banned'

THE USE hands-free mobile phones while driving should be banned. This is the view of road safety charity Brake that says four in ten drivers (38%) admit to using hands-free phones in the car despite research that shows talking on a hands-free system is just as dangerous as using a hand-held mobile phone. Drivers who use a mobile phone while driving are four times more likely to be involved in a collision that causes serious or fatal injuries.