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April / May 2011 | driving 17 18 10 14 6 8 5 In the driving seat
Do drivers need fewer sticks and more carrots
News
The latest road safety and motoring news
Letters Driving readers sound off
Are you ready for test?
How to prepare for the DIAmond advanced tests
Overtaking
Driving puts the advice of the Highway Code into practice
16 Are you sitting comfortably?
The importance of a good seating position
Cut it out How start-stop systems work The Snake Pass
Driving on the UK’s most chal- lenging road
58 56 48 38 32 28 4 Firing Up
Welcome to the new-look Driving magazine
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These fuelish things
Looking behind the headlines at the cost of petrol
Down to the last drop
Eco-driving responsibly to make the most of your fuel
Making your new car add up
How to minimise the cost of buying and running a new car
Postcards from the edge
The Geneva Motor Show suggests that the car industry is back from the brink
Reviews
A bumper crop of road tests features the Audi A6, Seat Alhambra, Vauxhall VXR8, Chevrolet Orlando and Skoda Superb Estate GreenLine II
Undercover hooligan
We step back in time to drive the controversial Lotus Carlton
Classified ads How start-stop systems work
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