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News: Bentley Grand convertible revealed at LA motor...


With paint originally developed for one of its customers to match a sequin on her haute couture ball gown and a tonneau roof cover that is the largest...
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News: Honda FCV hydrogen fuel cell car to be launched...


Just as with buses, you wait an age for a fuel-cell-powered car to come along, and then two arrive at once. Honda is following in the water trail...
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Video: Kimi Raikkonen drifts a Ferrari F12 around Fiorano...


What happens when you let the Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen loose at the wheel of a Ferrari F12berlinetta on a racing circuit? A lot of drifting...
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First drive review: Mercedes-AMG GT S (2015)


Mid-market sports cars are cash cows for manufacturers, none more so than the Porsche 911. But it's got competition...
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What used 4x4 petrol car will cope with winter weather...


Q. I need a car for short-distance drives that can cope with hills and winter weather. I’d prefer a petrol model with four-wheel drive. It does...
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First Drive review: Kia Soul EV (2015)


The electric Soul shows how far battery technology has come since the tin cans of 2008. Pity about the price...
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Video: Ken Block hits the streets of LA with custom...


Ken Block, the rally driver and self-titled "Hoonigan", has delivered the goods again in his latest Gymkhana video, which sees him ditch the bespoke...
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News: Experienced drivers ‘would fail the theory...


Two-thirds of drivers have forgotten so much of the Highway Code that they would fail their theory test if they had to take it again, new research...
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News: Supercar buyers gazumped if they don’t go big...


Buyers of new cars are used to being encouraged to add optional extras by the salesman, but some high-end dealers are taking the practice to a new...
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News: Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car to go on...


After conquering the hybrid car market, Toyota wants to do the same with hydrogen-powered cars. The new Toyota Mirai will
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The Clarkson review: Volkswagen Golf SV (2014)


The Golf is the car for all drives - but the SV version is strictly for Abraham Lincoln, guardsman and Hiawatha, says Jeremy
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Test your knowledge: What Audi quattro driver was the...


The quattro may have been the car that really put Audi on the map for car enthusiasts, but it couldn't have done it without the star drivers that...