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Ford joins the race to foil the keyless car thieves

CAR companies are attempting to plug a serious security flaw in modern cars that allows thieves to steal them in a matter of seconds...
Published 15 June 2015
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The best new convertible cars for the summer

With their hi-tech roof mechanisms, today’s convertibles let us make the most of every ray of British sunshine — and minimise the soaking when...
Published 15 June 2015
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Bloodhound SSC to commence runway trials in November

More than seven years after the project was announced, the Bloodhound SSC supersonic rocket car will blast off for the first time on November 17...
Published 15 June 2015
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Letters of the week, June 14

This week: Motorway "bunching", coffin transporting, Google's driverless crashes, diesel fumes, road tax rants and franchised dealer costs.
Published 14 June 2015
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Clarkson recorded voiceover for Top Gear episode after...

You're fired. . . er, hang on, could you just finish what you were working on? Weeks after being unceremoniously dropped by the BBC...
Published 14 June 2015
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Steve McQueen's Porsche 911 Turbo for sale in $1m auction

The last sports car owned by Steve McQueen will go under the hammer later this summer, and experts predict it will smash the $1m mark
Published 11 June 2015
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It's called Supersport for a reason: our Caterham team...

There is something slightly primeval about Caterham racing. You sit pinned by a six-point harness to an aluminium plate, with a fuel tank just inches...
Published 11 June 2015
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Hitting the gym with Mark Webber before the 2015 Le...

Mark Webber has the hollowed cheekbones of the professionally fit. He looks more like an athlete than any other racing driver I’ve met, including...
Published 11 June 2015
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Test your knowledge: Caterham Cars has left Caterham;...

When Colin Chapman decided that he wanted to take his Lotus sports car company upmarket and take on Ferrari and Porsche ...
Published 10 June 2015
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2015 Honda Civic Type R vs Ford Focus ST, VW Golf R...

There has surely never been a better time to buy a high-performance small car – better known as a hot hatch. If you owned a Peugeot 205 GTI or a...
Published 10 June 2015
2015 VW Passat review by Jeremy Clarkson

The Clarkson review: Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI SE Business...

Motor industry press officers are no fools. If a journalist asks to borrow a car to test, he is sent an all-singing, all-dancing
Published 10 June 2015
James May Ferrari 488 GTB review

James May drives the 2015 Ferrari 488 GTB

The new £184,000 488 GTB is a clever and ruggedly handsome beast. And that could be annoying for James May, who has just ordered its £208,000 predecessor.
Published 10 June 2015