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IN THE HEADLINES
Test drive: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Whilst retaining an inimitable look, the Jeep Wrangler has found a family vocation with this new, more comfortable, 4-door version.
WHAT'S NEW
The Mondeo, Ford's new family saloon
More spacious than its Escort and Orion predecessors and boasting a more upmarket trim, the new Mondeo 2.0-litre TDCi 140 PS DPF Titanium X combines high-tech equipment and driving pleasure.
ON THE MARKET
Automobiles "made in China" arrive in Europe!
It was bound to happen. After the Japanese and Koreans, it's now the turn of the Chinese to market their cars on the Old Continent. Their principal asset: unbeatable prices...
TWO-WHEELER
Vespa GTS 250 and 125
Piaggio is now offering a 125 version of the sportiest Vespa. At the cutting edge of modernity, the GTS range combines style, performance and riding pleasure.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
The impact of automakers on road safety
The number of road deaths has fallen by 40% in 5 years. Automatic traffic radars have no doubt played a role, but this spectacular decline must also be credited to vehicle technical progress.
Latest tests drive
Audi R8 4.2 FSI R Tronic coupé
Three-door BMW 1 Series
BMW 5 Series and 5 Series Touring
Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 Di-D
The new Audi A5
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DESTINATIONS
Gourmet addresses in Metz and the surroundings
With the arrival of the Eastern TGV, Reims is now poised to become a genuine European crossroads, affording an opportunity to discover the very fine cuisine by Christophe Dufossé, the city's great chef, and the superb products from the surrounding area.
Slide show: Saint-Etienne's Cathedral in Metz
Saint-Etienne's Cathedral was built initially from two separate churches connected by a shared vault, which explains the building's atypical shape. At 123 m long, it is one of France's major Gothic cathedrals.
NEWS
TGV Est travelogue
We have tested for you the East European TGV from Paris to Reims. You'll read about all the new features in this new generation of TGV and will find reports on the main towns served.
WEEKEND IDEA
Slide show : Manufacture des Gobelins (Paris)
The Galerie des Gobelins, built for tapestry exhibitions in the grounds of the Manufacture des Gobelins, was closed in 1972 and has just reopened after 13 years renovation.
Latest destinations
Versailles without its chateau
Grandes Eaux Musicales at Versailles
Gstaad and the Vaudois Alps
A tour through Campania
Procida's lesser known beauty
The Manufacture de Sèvres
Vaux-le-Vicomte's gardens
Vaux-le-Vicomte, masterpiece of the French Baroque style
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