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Kia Rio Mk3 review (2011-on)


Britain needs the Kia Rio. Not because we’re desperately short of decent superminis – in fact we have a surfeit – and not because the Rio is...
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First Drive review: Seat Ibiza (2015)


The launch of this revised Seat Ibiza is not about a stylish new look or a radical line-up of engines that will go easy on the planet and a driver's...
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Trailer for new Top Gear episode featuring "missing"...


A trailer for the "missing" Top Gear footage from series 22, featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, has been released by the BBC
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Car of the week: Vauxhall Astra


It may not appear to be the sort of car that would “break the internet”, but last week pictures of the new Vauxhall Astra were leaked online
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John Mayhead's Classic Car Challenge


John’s task is to buy, restore and sell classics over a year to turn a £2,500 pot into a car worth £20,000. Can he double the value of a 1970...
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First Drive review: Renault Kadjar (2015)


The Kadjar purports to be a socially acceptable crossover but is so beefy and capable it is more like a road-monstering SUV.
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DVLA website overwhelmed after new digital licence...


Motorists and car hire firms have been left in the lurch after the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website struggled to cope with demand...
Jaguar Land Rover patent clears way for eye-activated rear wipers

Jaguar Land Rover patent clears way for eye-activated...


Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is working on a rear-window wiper that is activated when the driver looks in the rear-view mirror
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Le Mans countdown: our guide to the world's toughest...


Cars hitting 200mph in the dark, gentleman racers taking on F1 stars, and thousands of British fans: it could only be Le Mans
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Google’s driverless cars in new collision


Crash, bang, Google: the internet search giant has admitted that another of its self-driving cars has been in a collision
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London ‘pollution penalty’ may hit diesel cars...


Drivers of diesel cars could be hit with a “pollution penalty” every time they enter London
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Letters of the week, June 7


This week: Guy Martin, Dartford toll, motorway bunching, speed limiters, diesel buses, and a coffin query.