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Every seven-seat SUV and MPV reviewed and rated

If life feels a little like a travelling circus and getting the family out of the door and into the car is a conjuring act that would put to shame...
Published 16 April 2015
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News: Three come along at once as VW launches R, GTD...

If you’re thinking of buying an estate car, then three might just be the magic number: Volkswagen has revealed three new versions of its popular...
Published 15 April 2015
Vauxhall Corsa VXR review

First Drive review: Vauxhall Corsa VXR (2015)

Like high-top trainers, fluorescent T-shirts and questionable facial hair, the small but potent hot hatch seems firmly back in fashion. This is good...
Published 15 April 2015
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Video: Teenager recruits 11 Hyundai cars to write giant...

Communicating with someone on the International Space Station, which orbits the globe at 17,500mph and an altitude of 200 miles
Published 14 April 2015
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First Drive review: Audi Q7 (2015)

While Surrey’s tree-lined roads may be the toughest test many new Audi Q7s will face, the SUV can cope with far worse including the sand and potholes...
Published 14 April 2015
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Ready to roll: why car makers are bringing back spare...

Our revelation that car makers had quietly been replacing spare wheels with cheap puncture repair kits hit a national nerve, and a motorists’ backlash...
Published 13 April 2015
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First Drive review: Ford C-Max (2015)

MPVs have always had an image problem. Even in their early days they were seen as boring; a sign that the driver
Published 13 April 2015
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News: Mini reveals its version of Google Glass with...

Mini hopes that more drivers will want to put on augmented reality glasses and let technology help with everyday driving duties
Published 13 April 2015
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Philip Glenister reviews Audi A3 Sportback e-tron (2015)

So, some joker at The Sunday Times has deemed it sensible to lend a perfectly good brand-new Audi to the car designer Ant Anstead and me so we can...
Published 13 April 2015
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News: Nürburgring slams brakes on racers with speed...

One of the world’s best-known racing circuits has introduced a speed limit on safety grounds, banning drivers from going faster than 124mph at certain...
Published 13 April 2015
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News: UK sells half a million cars in busiest month...

Almost half a million cars were sold last month — the highest number in a single month since 1998 and the highest March total since records began
Published 13 April 2015
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News: Tractor sets 88.88mph record on snow

A four-time world rally champion has added a speed record to his already impressive CV by tackling a course at an average of 88.88mph
Published 13 April 2015