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Clarkson, Hammond and May announce new car show with Amazon Prime


Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May confirmed today that they will be back in front of the camera together, in a car show to be aired on Amazon Prime next year
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First to 10 gets a free Tesla: Elon Musk launches 'send...


Like a pyramid selling scheme, it sounds too good to be true, but Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will give a free car to the first Model S owner...
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First Drive review: Hyundai Tucson (2015)


Half the world seems to think it needs an SUV. They are everywhere, tall, bold family holdalls with a tough, don't-mess-with-me demeanour. Some have...
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Children at the wheel as experts call for driving to...


Experts are calling for a driving lesson shake up, arguing that children as young as 11 years-old should be taught to drive as part of the school...
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Test your knowledge: In what year was the driving test...


The driving test: the very words can strike fear into a learner driver's soul, yet we'd all agree that it's an essential part of motoring...
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Kindle-style E Ink traffic signs introduced in Sydney


A new type of traffic sign that uses the same digital display technology as found in e-readers, such as the Amazon Kindle, has been launched in Sydney...
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The Clarkson review: Volvo XC90 (2015)


At the turn of the century Volvo’s engineers hit on an amazing idea. Sitting in the sauna one day, as naked as the day he was born, Thor...
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First Drive review: Honda Jazz (2015)


The exterior may not immediately inspire amorous feelings but Honda’s bestseller is apparently the ultimate passion wagon.
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Death roads, breakdowns and arrested for spying in...


An unguided trek around the wonders of Persia seems scary but a couple in their seventies took it, a breakdown and their arrest for alleged spying...
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Supercar spotters hit London for exotic cars summer...


A free motor show is lighting up London as exotic machines flock in from abroad. But the owners best beware authorities with new powers.

Me and My Classic Motor: 1968 Sunbeam Alpine series...


As a boy, Andrew Yeomans plastered his bedroom walls with posters of cars. There were the usual Italian beauties — Ferraris, Maseratis, Alfa...
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Letters of the week, July 26


This week: Undertaking feedback, electric car grid impact, and how to be sure to avoid a speeding fine.