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News: James Dean killed in his Porsche Spyder 59 years ago today


Fifty-nine years ago today (September 30), a promising young Hollywood actor gunned his nine-day-old Porsche 550 Spyder, a car he nicknamed the Little Bastard, out of a dealership in Los Angeles,
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Infiniti Q50 review (2013-on)


The Q50 saloon gets a boost with a new 2-litre turbo petrol engine, but is it enough to beat German rivals like the 3-series?
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News: Hyundai launches salesman-free dealership in...


Arthur Daley would spin in his grave. Hyundai is opening a retail centre where customers can choose and by their new car without once speaking to...
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News: Tewkesbury celebrates having roundabout of the...


It is the location of an impressive road bridge designed by Tomas Telford and the theatre where Eric Morecambe died, and now Tewkesbury has a third...
Ford Mustang 390 GT Fastback Bullitt races Dodge Charger, by The Sunday Times Driving

Faster than Bullitt: 1968 Ford Mustang vs 1968 Dodge...


Steve McQueen made the Ford Mustang a movie star, but could it really hunt down a Dodge Charger? Nick Rufford and Ben Barry hit the track to find...
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News: "Starter interrupt" device disables cars on loan...


Is this the end of the repo man? Drivers who fall behind with repayments on a car loan are discovering lending companies have a more effective —...
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First drive review: Ford Mustang (2015)


For a car we’ve never been able to buy, the Ford Mustang has a mystical grip on British hearts.
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News: Vauxhall recalls 3,000 Adam, Corsa and Corsavans...


Vauxhall is recalling 3,000 Adam, Corsa and Corsavan models registered since May 2014 after it identified a fault that could lead to a total loss...
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News: Wireless charging for S-class hybrid just 18...


A CAR that can be charged like an electric toothbrush will be sold in Britain in about 18 months.
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What small and cheap but smooth car to replace my Citroën...


I am newly retired and plan to swap my Citroën C5 for a smaller, inexpensive car. I have owned three C5s, mainly because the hydropneumatic suspension...
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Why is my Volkswagen Scirocco engine cutting out?


It seems impossible to stall my 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco when I start the engine from cold, but after being on the road for a while the engine sometimes...
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Will a roof box increase my car's fuel consumption?


I need to buy a roof box for my 2003 Audi RS 6 to accommodate my family’s expanding paraphernalia. I regularly travel in France and Germany and...