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What do you need to know before buying a used electric...

At the end of 2014, Nissan claimed that most Leaf drivers wouldn’t ever go back to an ICE (internal combustion engine) car
Published 27 August 2015
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TVR says new car is sold out until 2018 — before...

After announcing its return this summer, the British car maker TVR says that it has already taken more than 250 deposits for its new model
Published 27 August 2015
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Google Maps to detect potholes with shock sensors

Google is to take on the world's bad road surfaces with technology that can detect potholes and mark them on its maps
Published 27 August 2015
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Clarkson on: supercars

By Jeremy Clarkson's reckoning, supercars are the most fantastic yet ultimately irrational purchases a car buyer can make. They’re expensive, they...
Published 26 August 2015
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The big beach buggy revival

The taste for retro cars has spread to the beach buggy. Totally impractical for our shores, they embody carefree fun in simpler times
Published 24 August 2015
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Is there a magnetic or adhesive buffer strip I could...

Q. My Kia Sportage, like most modern cars, has no plastic protection strips along the door panels or wheelarches. There are now four minor dents caused...
Published 24 August 2015
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When will the hybrid battery in my BMW 5-series need...

Q. My hybrid BMW 5-series is three years old and has covered 12,000 miles. When will the hybrid battery require replacing? And is a swap covered under...
Published 24 August 2015
Products: Nextbase In-Car Cam Duo dashcam review

Products: Nextbase In-Car Cam Duo dashcam review

Driving has tested a lot of dashcams over the past year or so but the new Nextbase Duo is only the second we've been sent that includes a rear-facing...
Published 24 August 2015

Which breakdown service can fix our car fastest?

Tim Shallcross, who used to train AA patrols, devised a test to find out which of Britain’s three main roadside assistance services is best.
Published 24 August 2015
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First Drive review: Caterham Seven 270 R

It must be 16 years since I last drove a Caterham Seven. I have a photograph from that time
Published 24 August 2015
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Letters of the week, August 23

This week: community road maintenance, Clarkson and the MX-5, the definition of "accident" (literally), setting the road tax record straight, more...
Published 24 August 2015
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Car of the week: Mercedes-AMG C 63 S coupé

Chances are that on your daily drive to work you pass a dozen Mercedes-Benz C-class saloons
Published 24 August 2015