The car industry is filled with many icons; these cars are the crème de la crème of motoring excellence. Such cars include the likes of the S-class, Volkswagen Beetle, BMW M5, Nissan Skyline, Rolls Royce Phantom, Mini and Porsche 911 to mention but a few.

The Audi TT seeks to join this distinguished list and with its eye catching looks, competitive price and high performance numbers, it is certainly deserving of the honour.

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Often when something is talked about a lot it either means its good or bad, in the case of the former comparisons and indeed judgements are made based on what others perceive to be the gold standard.

The Porsche 911 is such a car used as a yardstick to measure if all others are worthy.

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The car industry is a cut throat business and when it comes to improving profit margins as well as attracting new buyers and keeping loyal ones advertising is the only way to achieve this.

Especially when you are battling to stay ahead of competitors just as good as you are.

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Genetics are a paradox not fully understood even by those who spend years studying them. One definite factor that the budding car owner must always consider is interior room, both for the legs and the head.

This is where the chromosomes you get from your parents determine whether you settle for that Porsche 911 or not. So what are those who possess longer than average limbs and still want to have the thrills that come with driving a super-car have to do?

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It is always a challenge to live up to expectations especially when you are being compared to someone else, for the FJ Cruiser this is a daunting task given that it is competing with its older more sophisticated brother the Land Cruiser.

The question is whether it possess the same amount of durability and practicality as its more renowned sibling

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A rampant theme that seems synonymous with the French auto industry is the copious amount of incredulous concept cars that seem to roll out of their R&D departments.

Bucking the trend is Renault who whilst not as large or well known as Peugeot and Citroën have nonetheless followed in the footsteps of their country folk with their own brand of unique concept cars.

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I believe that anything physical is relative and when it comes to the title of world’s fastest car I’m sure I could start an entire movement based on which car is truly the fastest.

After all speed along a straight line is often the method used to measure vehicle speed. However bends and hairpins that require skill and balance are equally important but like i said that is my opinion.

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Stephen King is a man addicted to the surreal and paranormal; his stories combine grittiness, psychological terror and suspense all in one.

Oh! And before you remind me that this is a car blog and I’m in the wrong place, there is a reason for me mentioning Mr. King, and that reason is a car named Christine.

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Henry Ford started a revolution in the early 1900’s when he decided to manufacture cars on an assembly line where cars are built up piece by piece as they move on a conveyor belt.

Needless to say he built up a world renowned brand and influenced all other car manufactures with this unique way of constructing what is arguably man’s best way to travel.

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The mini SUV vehicle segment is experiencing a renaissance period of late. Customers want the performance and space of an SUV but also demand that the car be affordable, comes with reasonable maintenance costs.

Throw in the bonus of being able to park a car without much hassle in tight city spaces and the ability to weave through narrow city streets and you can see why the mini SUV market is such an attractive segment for both manufacturers and car buyers.

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