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News: Mercedes unveils bulletproof, explosion-resistant...

The worst assaults on their vehicle most S-class drivers are likely to experience will be flies hitting the windscreen at 70mph, or, if parked in...
Published 05 August 2014
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Buying guide: 10 cars for superboomers

ON THE high streets and the internet, in the art galleries and the mountains earnest young clipboard holders have identified a new species of consumer...
Published 05 August 2014
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Paper maps surrender to sat nav

The days of the dog-eared road atlas in the glove compartment are numbered: 2014 is expected to be the first year in which the majority of drivers...
Published 05 August 2014
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News: Driverless cars to be tested in Britain. Scapegoats...

Tests of driverless cars will begin on UK roads next year but the motor industry has let slip a key condition: they will still need drivers...
Published 05 August 2014
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News: Lexus joins forces with Will.i.am for NX launch...

Strawberries and cream, gin and tonic, pop stars and new cars - some matches are made in heaven. There are always exceptions to the rule, though...
Published 04 August 2014
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News: Hennessey bids to take Guinness fastest car record...

It claims to make fast cars faster but with its latest creation, Hennessey may have just made a fast car, the fastest of all.
Published 04 August 2014
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First drive review: Lexus NX (2014)

The Lexus NX has an identity crisis, unsure whether to pitch itself at hi-tech hipsters or play safe for an older crowd...
Published 04 August 2014
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News: Switch off your engine when parked or face fine...

Islington Council is fining drivers who leave their car’s engine idling unnecessarily.
Published 04 August 2014
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Greased lightning: Tiff Needell drives Formula E pure-electric...

Tiff Needell turns it up to 6 as he charges round Donington Park in the prototype Formula E car.
Published 04 August 2014
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News: Man builds toll road to help motorists avoid...

A businessman has built a mini-bypass to allow frustrated motorists to avoid a blocked road, and is charging them £2 to use it.
Published 04 August 2014
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Citroën C4 Cactus review (2014-on)

Despite sounding like something cowboys do their best to avoid in the desert, the oddly named Cactus is a new small family car from Citroën.
Published 01 August 2014
Lamborghini Countach vs Huracan

Are supercars getting better? Lamborghini Huracán...

“When you want to be somebody, you buy a Ferrari. When you are somebody, you buy a Lamborghini.” Legend has it, these are the words of Ol’ Blue...
Published 01 August 2014