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Driving School

School's out for Kate Robertson, who just passed her driving test.

She passes ... but not fast enough

Despite frayed nerves and some errors along the way, student driver cinches her G2 road exam

Advice for the test: Don't hit anyone

Before her upcoming driving test, Kate Robertson's friends share lessons they learned by trial and error

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Reviews

2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI V-0
Credit: Audi

What would Warren Buffett drive?

Surely the king of value investors would appreciate Audi's steal-of-a-deal sexy super-car

Compact Jetta goes big

Roomy new small sedan priced right to compete in crowded segment

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Car Life

close-up of a car being washed

The dirt on cleaning your car

Machines to vacuum, wash and detail

Granddad keeps on trucking

Collector still drives vintage 1919 tanker ‘to visit the grandchildren’

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Auto News & Features

2011 Ford Explorer

Ford's flashy urban jungle launch for Explorer

New York City media blitz for outdoorsy SUV

Toyota recalls more than 416,000 sedans in U.S., Canada

Steering problems cause three accidents among Toyota models, mostly Avalons, some Lexus models also included

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It's Covered

Ontario’s insult to injury

Drivers injured in auto accidents are about to see their coverage capped at $3,500 for minor injuries

You beat the ticket. Now beat the insurer

Getting a traffic ticket dropped is only half the battle. The next step is to make sure your insurance company takes notice

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Drive Video

Fellow IndyCar racers Danica Patrick and Ryan Hunter-Reay say Venezuelan Milka Duno drives so slowly and erratically, she's a menace.

Indy driver a 'menace'

Fellow IndyCar racers Danica Patrick and Ryan Hunter-Reay say Venezuelan Milka Duno drives so slowly and erratically, she's a menace.

How to boost your car

In eight easy steps, Petrina Gentile shows how to use a set of jumper cables to get a dead car battery going again

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Green Driving

FILE: Volkswagen To Cut Up To 25,000 Temp Jobs-Paper

VW pursues electric car domination

Reveals its green plans while striving to be world’s number one auto maker

Sticker shocker: $41,000 for Chevy Volt

Company aims to boost its small-car sales and win over eco-conscious consumers with electric-gas hybrid

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Used Cars

2007 Ford Sport Trac
Credit: ford

Hiatus didn't help beefed up SportTrac

Ford SUT back by popular demand but with mixed results

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Motorcycles

The Royal Enfield Bullet Classic Military

Legends of the past rise again

Never say die: Triumph, Norton, Royal Enfield, Ural and Indian

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Motorsports

Brad Keselowski (12) flips after being nudged by Carl Edwards, top, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

Drawing the line in hard racing

NASCAR’s ‘Boys have at it’ policy lets things go too far while IndyCar veers hard in the other direction

McMurray pulls in win No. 3 for his boss

Only the third driver to win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year, the NASCAR driver is in good company

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Auto Shows

Dancers perform at the Chinese auto maker BYD's booth at the Beijing auto show. Chinese automakers announced ambitious plans to expand abroad as global producers unveiled new models at the Beijing auto show aimed at boosting sales in China's fast-growing market.

China's auto makers aim for ‘green' niche

BYD Inc., partly owned by Warren Buffet, hopes to start selling its e6 model this year to compete with the electric Volt and Tesla's Roadster

Flash, nods to recession at NY auto show

With cars ranging from $11,900 for a Smart fortwo to $518,800 for an exclusive Rolls-Royce, there was something for everyone in New York

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Car Tips

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How well does ‘coasting’ work?

Driver is inclined to put car in neutral to save on fuel, but our expert says not to do it

One more radar lover gone

No one likes to get a speeding ticket but there are good reasons why the ‘traps’ are set

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