Nevertheless, sometimes, you just can't avoid it, as was the case of a duo of journalists trying out the new Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 during the hot hatchback's launch event in Cape Town, South Africa.
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The announcement follows a global decision in 2010 to re-introduce the Datsun brand as part of the Japanese company's "Nissan Power 88" mid-term plan, which calls for an 8 percent global market share and 8 percent operating profit by fiscal year 2016.
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Last month, Toyota told us that it plans to bring a thinly disguised concept version of the car named the 'GT86 Open Top' to next month's Geneva Motor Show to "gauge the public reaction to the idea of an open-top GT86", adding that "testing of a prototype version of the car is already underway".
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Russell George from Prestbury told reporters that while driving his car on Sunday evening, he noticed a police van "swerving wildly across the road" and decided to take action.
"The van turned into Victoria Road, and drove into oncoming traffic," said George, according to Allfrica. "At one stage, he stopped. I got out of my car and asked him what he was doing."
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And while it's true that most people learn to deal with it one way or another, there are some drivers that simply refuse to let it go like the Ferrari 458 Spider owner in Manhattan who ran over a NYC cop's foot with painful results or the man you're about to watch in the video that follows past the break.
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For this year's event, the producers of the show have prepared numerous stunts that will culminate with the Top Gear Live stunt team aiming for a further World Record by attempting to successfully complete a double loop-the-loop feat with a single seater buggy.
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