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Super-rich, super-frugal: how some of the world's wealthiest...

As the rich and powerful left Davos at the weekend you might have imagined them in Lamborghinis and limos, but the elite are increasingly choosing...
Published 27 January 2015
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Back with a bang: Andy Wilman, Top Gear executive producer...

Greenwich Mean Time, Eastern Standard Time, Central European Time, er, Top Gear Standard Time. As you leant back in your armchair, opened a beer and...
Published 27 January 2015
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Letters of the week, January 25

This week: Smart motorways, parent-and-child parking (again), and illegal foreign cars.
Published 27 January 2015
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Car of the Week: McLaren 650S Le Mans

In the 20 years since McLaren last won the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race, a lot has happened. Values of the F1, the car that powered to the chequered...
Published 27 January 2015
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News: Report shows new car buyers can save thousands...

Want to save money on a new car? Be prepared to travel. The cost of identical models of some new cars varies by more than £5,000 depending on where...
Published 27 January 2015
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News: Speed limiters may be made compulsory for new...

Devices that stop cars being driven above the speed limit could become compulsory on new vehicles, along with “black box” accident data recorders.
Published 27 January 2015
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News: More claims for pothole damage but less compensation...

The number of drivers who complained to councils about pothole damage to their cars surged to 50,000 last year, a rise of five 5% on 2013, yet total...
Published 26 January 2015
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Video: 30ft 'Big Stig' embarks on European road trip...

Travelling to Poland this week? Then keep an eye out for Big Stig, the lesser-known super-size version of the mysterious driver in white Nomex. Big...
Published 26 January 2015
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News: 'Record number' of cheats hire lookalikes to...

Record numbers of learner drivers are being caught attempting to cheat the driving test by hiring lookalikes, according to figures from the Driver...
Published 26 January 2015
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News: Renault takes on Nissan Qashqai with a family...

Eight years after the launch of the Qashqai, the car that attracted hundreds of thousands of drivers to the family SUV market, Nissan’s sister company...
Published 26 January 2015
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Ten amazing bits of car technology we take for granted

Every morning millions of motorists jump into their car and rely on essential components such as the lights, wipers and heater to ensure their drive...
Published 24 January 2015
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Video: Ken Block shows us round his outrageous Ford...

Ken Block doesn’t do things by halves: when he wants to go for a drive, he has the streets of San Francisco shut down and proceeds to tear up the...
Published 23 January 2015