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Letters of the week, January 4

This week: tailgating, scrapping paper licences and winter driving
Published 06 January 2015
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Can franchised dealerships justify charging high rates...

Q. My wife’s 2006 BMW 320d estate was serviced by a local BMW dealership, which also changed a rear lightbulb. The bulb cost £2.50 but the fitting...
Published 06 January 2015
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Driving's star cars of 2015

From the first Ford Mustang for British drivers to a rip-roaring Mercedes, a pin-up Alfa convertible and a Honda Civic with a dark side, the year...
Published 05 January 2015
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Does the fuel on sale at British forecourts have to...

Q. When our VW Golf had a recent service, the garage found a minor problem with erratic acceleration. The technicians asked us where we bought our...
Published 05 January 2015
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Meet Adrian Newey — Britain's 10-time F1 champ

Adrian Newey has more F1 wins to his name than any other living designer. Now he’s giving you the chance to see the cars that have driven him...
Published 05 January 2015
News: Self-driving Audi A7 takes 550-mile trip from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas

News: Self-driving Audi A7 takes 550-mile trip from...

The ultimate road trip for many motorists would be coast to coast across America in a Mustang with the hood down. For the engineers at Audi, however...
Published 05 January 2015
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1,000mph Bloodhound SSC rocket car is the ultimate...

What youngster hasn't giddily unwrapped a new model car kit left under the Christmas tree or handed over for their birthday? But even the most advanced...
Published 05 January 2015
2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II review

First Drive review: Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II (2015)

In the revamped baby Rolls cosseting reaches such heights that you may wish to ditch the chauffeur and drive yourself...
Published 05 January 2015
Honda EV-STER

News: Honda S660 details revealed in brochure leak

Details of the Honda S660, a mini sports car that was previewed as the EV-ster concept (pictured above) at the 2011 Tokyo motor show, have been revealed...
Published 05 January 2015
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The Clarkson review: Lexus NX 300h Premier (2015)

When a new Mercedes comes along, you know before you’ve even opened the door what it will be like. All Mercs feel broadly similar until the company...
Published 05 January 2015
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Car of the week: MG GTS

It may cause MGB owners to splutter into their string-backed leather driving gloves, but MG is hoping to hook a new generation of young buyers with...
Published 05 January 2015
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News: Porsche unveils smartwatch face app

Not all of us have the chance to get behind the wheel of a Porsche Cayman GTS or 911 GT3 RS, but a new, free digital watch face can give smartwatch...
Published 02 January 2015