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2016 BMW 7-series review

An arms race is raging between makers of big cars. Not over horsepower or even top speed; instead they are battling over spa equipment
Published 27 November 2015
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Without a tax disc, how can I check that my vehicle...

According to the Department for Transport (DfT), the number of untaxed cars on UK roads has more than doubled since the tax disc was abolished last...
Published 27 November 2015
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First Drive review: 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport

The Golf GTI turns 40 years old next year. No mean feat for a car originally conceived after-hours by a small team of VW engineers who thought...
Published 27 November 2015
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Crash, bang, wallop: riding with Ken Block in the 845bhp...

Ken Block is the man who rolled a Reliant Robin at the first — yes, the first — corner of the Top Gear test track in 2010. So imagine my concern...
Published 24 November 2015
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Why are some of my car's previous owners missing from...

The original logbook of my 3.4-litre Jaguar Mk 2 shows three previous owners
Published 23 November 2015
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Letters of the week, November 22

This week: Volkswagen, speed restrictions, windscreen wipers and Great drives
Published 23 November 2015
Products: Autoglym Rapid Aqua Wax review

Products: Autoglym Rapid Aqua Wax

Waxing a car’s bodywork is the sort of job most drivers put off until next next weekend — and then the next, and the next ...
Published 23 November 2015
Drug driving suit test by Emma Smith for Sunday Times

High way to hell: testing the Ford drug-driving suit

Driving struggles to control a car in a suit made to raise awareness of the effects of drug driving
Published 23 November 2015
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Tesla Model S recalled in the UK over possible seatbelt...

Tesla is recalling every Model S it has built after a seatbelt assembly came apart in one car
Published 23 November 2015
Vauxhall Zafira fires: is DVSA car safety regulator fit for purpose?

Vauxhall Zafira fires: is DVSA car safety regulator...

A Facebook campaign has forced Vauxhall to face up to problems with its fire-prone Zafira after the regulator responsible for recalls did nothing.
Published 23 November 2015
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First Drive review: 2016 Bentley Bentayga

Quiet in the back, Mr Traditionalist: Bentley’s first 4x4 tackles off-road challenges with all the refinement you would expect
Published 23 November 2015

The Clarkson review: 2015 Fiat 500

If you are thinking of coming to London for some festive shopping, I have a suggestion: have you thought about going to Peterborough instead?
Published 23 November 2015