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But I"ve never been...

But I"ve never been quite so shocked or scared as I was recently when, after a quiet Friday night and eight hours" sleep, I set off for Heathrow Airport at 6am. I gave myself plenty of time for an 11.30am flight - but I nearly didn"t make it. As I drove from residential streets towards the motorways I intended to use, I stopped for a red light. A second or two after the lights turned green in my favour, I pulled away... then had to take life-saving action to avoid being hit by a large, potentially lethal vehicle.



A plastic bridge capable...

A plastic bridge capable of carrying 40 tonnes is to be built across a UK motorway for the first time. The structure, reinforced with fibres, will span all six lanes of the M6 near Claughton, Lancs. The technique has been used by Lotus to make body panels, but only two bridges have been constructed in this way in the UK, and neither crosses a motorway.


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The 150bhp 1.6-litre...

The 150bhp 1.6-litre petrol model goes on sale here in the summer. But, according to Derrick Kuzak, European vice president of product development, an ST TDCi is on the way. "If you look at our rivals, a diesel performance Fiesta is a logical progression," he said.

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The shots reveal the...

The shots reveal the new-look nose, which is inspired by the 9X concept first shown at the German exhibition four years ago. The angular lines are far more aggressive than the current model"s, but designers have not gone overboard with the revisions, in order to avoid alienating conservative buyers.

A spokesman explained: "If we make radical changes, loyal Saab fans tend to be up in arms. However, many are now on their second or third 9-5, and are ready for a subtle tweak here and there."

While petrol engines will remain unchanged, the two current diesel powerplants will be replaced by a single 150bhp version of the 1.9-litre oil-burner from the 9-3. The Swedish firm is also committed to eco-friendly Biomass variants, and intends to bring these to the UK just as soon as the green fuel becomes readily available here.

For the moment, diesel models make up the bulk of 9-5 sales, which are at an all-time high since the car"s introduction in 1997. The facelifted version will go on sale in the UK in November.




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