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UK drivers becoming more aggressive

DRIVERS in the UK are becoming more aggressive, with 61% saying they use their car’s horn at least once a month. They are using the horn in anger at other drivers rather than its proper purpose of warning other drivers of your presence. A study by Flexed shows drivers are also using more anti-social tactics than before, with 33% of drivers admitting to changing lanes multiple times in traffic jams to try to get further ahead.

Audi A4 Black Edition, A5 Black Edition & A4 Technik launch

The Audi Black Edition - available on A4 and A5 The whole ‘Black Edition’ thing is a big seller at the moment. We had Jaguar launch the Black Pack for the XKR a couple of months ago and yesterday slapped a Black Pack on the XF. And now Audi want to play with the announcement of an Audi A4 Black Edition and an Audi A5 Black Edition.

U.S. set to raise fuel-economy standard

Government regulators will get their prize of higher fuel-economy standards, and automakers will get the certainty of a national emissions standard, under new rules to be proposed Tuesday by President Barack Obama. The fleet average fuel economy for automakers will rise to 35.5 mpg in 2016 under the president's proposal--10 mpg more than today's mandate. At the same time, the president's proposed rule will cut carbon emissions, thought to be a key factor in global warming.