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Dom Joly: Which car options are essential, and which...

You can spend almost as much on optional extras these days as you can on the car itself — from ceramic brakes to carbon-fibre wheels costing £10,000.
Published 28 March 2014
How to drive on a motorway

What are the rules for driving on a motorway?

If you’ve ever been stuck behind a dawdler in the middle lane of a motorway or been intimidated by an aggressive driver almost exchanging paintwork...
Published 28 March 2014
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First drive review: Jaguar XF Sportbrake (2012)

The term we will do our level best to avoid using isestate car. Its not an estate car. Its a Jaguar XF Sportbrake.
Published 28 March 2014
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News: BMW reveals plans for Mercedes GL-rivalling X7

The new X7 will be BMW’s answer to the Range Rover and Mercedes GL.
Published 28 March 2014
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Volvo XC70 Mk 3 review (2007-on)

The XC70 is a high-riding, pumped-up version of the V70 estate car, with a number of off-road systems to aid traction and stability in all conditions
Published 28 March 2014
WHEN DANIEL Witte paid nearly £70,000 for his dream car he wasn’t taking any chances with security. The Sunday Times reader from the West Midlands fitted the Audi RS 4 Avant with a top-rated alarm and parked it on his drive, monitored by two clearly visible CCTV cameras.

Gone in 90 seconds: How thieves hack into and steal...

Thefts of supposedly impregnable keyless-entry cars are on the rise, thanks to devices available on the internet that can be used to program blank...
Published 28 March 2014
2011 Jaguar XF review

Used Jaguar XF review (2008-2015)

Pound for pound, this is the best Jaguar on sale. In the most important areas, the XF matches the abilities of its best mid-size executive German...
Published 28 March 2014
Volvo S80 Mk 2 (2006-2016)

Volvo S80 Mk 2 review (2006-2016)

People don’t really buy big saloons any more unless they’re either German or Jaguars, but if they wanted a large Volvo then the S80 is the car...
Published 28 March 2014
Vauxhall Mokka review

First drive review: Vauxhall Mokka 1.4 Turbo 4x4 Tech...

Where do we stand on brown right now? Fashion diktats change so quickly and memos go astray. Is brown the new white, which was itself once the new...
Published 28 March 2014
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New smarter speed camera on British motorways

POLICE ARE considering enforcing the national speed limit on motorways with a new camera that requires no telltale white markings on the tarmac and...
Published 28 March 2014
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer review

Vauxhall Zafira Tourer review (2012 - on)

When the original Vauxhall Zafira appeared, it revolutionised MPVs.
Published 28 March 2014
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Audi Q5 review (2008-on)

This is the ultimate, middle-of-the-road, easy-listening SUV, guaranteed to make you fit in with the suburban herd.
Published 28 March 2014