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Forget Jack Frost this...

Forget Jack Frost this Christmas - frost-jacking is the term given to a new type of car crime foxing police. Thieves are stealing cars that have had their engines left running to defrost the windscreen. Greater Manchester Police recently reported 14 cases in one morning. The force is urging people not to leave their cars ticking over unattended.



What"s the performance...

What"s the performance car badge to watch out for in 2007? That"ll be VXR8. While Vauxhall is yet to officially announce the name of its new V8-powered sports model, Auto Express has learned that the firm"s replacement for the Monaro coupé will be called the VXR8.


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Motorists really will...

Motorists really will have nowhere to hide, as it"s fitted with four lenses - three digital still cameras, plus a video capture system. These enable it to patrol up to four lanes of traffic at a time - current camera systems can only monitor part of a wide carriageway.

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Comprising material...

Comprising material made of extremely thin strands of fabric, carbon fibre is mostly made of carbon atoms, hence the name. The microscopic particles are bonded as crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fibre, making it very strong for its size. Several thousand carbon fibres are twisted together to form a yarn, which may be used by itself or woven into a fabric.

The fibre can also be combined with a plastic resin in a mould to make larger sheets. With a density lower than steel, these are ideal where keeping weight down is important. The sheets are also usually referred to as carbon fibre ò€“ even though technically theyò€™re a composite ò€“ which is used to make car body panels.




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