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SEAT Leon Twin Drive Prototype surfaces in Barcelona

VW’s Spanish arm SEAT today unveiled their vision of the future, with the SEAT Leon Twin Drive Prototype unveiling in Barcelona. The Twin Drive concept is simple, but quite promising. It offers an electric motor for running around town, but switches to a diesel or petrol engine when out of town.

Koenigsegg One:1 loaded up for the Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Koenigsegg One:1 ready to load up for Goodwood We revealed last month that the Koenigsegg One:1 – Koenigsegg’s new MegaCar – would be heading for its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. But Koenigsegg – and it’s UK dealer, Supervettura – aren’t just turning up with a single One:1 static display. Oh, no.

MOT test gets tougher for diesels

THE MOT TEST for cars with diesel engines is set to become much tougher from February 2014 due to new rules about exhaust filters. Diesel-engined cars fitted with an exhaust filter as standard when new will now be checked to make sure it is still present. Any car found to have had the filter removed will be automatically failed and required to have a new filter fitted.