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Extended Test: 2019 Volvo V60 T5 Inscription


James Mills is putting the new Volvo V60 through its paces in a long-term test. Can it match SUVs for practicality, and is petrol the best fuel?
Sunday Times Driving Me and My Motor cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

Me and My Motor: cellist Julian Lloyd Webber


Julian Lloyd Webber's dream car is the "beautiful" Maserati GranTurismo — even though the tourer doesn't have enough room for his cello.
Top Gear host Chris Harris' Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is heading to auction

Top Gear's Chris Harris is selling his Camaro Z/28


Top Gear's oversteer-obsessed host Chris Harris has decided it's now time for someone else to cherish his lairy Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 muscle car.
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Car insurances excesses rise by 25% in seven years


Analysis of car insurance policies has suggested British motorists are being stung by inflation-busting excess payment rises.
VW Transporter Kombi review by Nick Rufford for Sunday Times

2019 Volkswagen Transporter Kombi review


The white van once provided the transport needs for self-employed plumbers and plasterers. Now, it seems, it's the turn of the surf van.
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Video: 'Idiot' driver banned after lorry crash


A Seat Ibiza driver has been disqualified for a reckless overtaking move that caused a crash on a busy road in the East Midlands.
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Aston Martin creates bespoke garage design service


Aston Martin already lets its clients personalise their cars — and now it'll help them design the ideal bespoke garage to store them all in.

Ferdinand Piëch, father of modern day VW, has died


Ferdinand Piëch, the Austrian engineer who helped make the Volkswagen Group the car-making giant it is today, has died at the age of 82.
Watch electric Porsche Taycan lap Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7m 42s

Video: electric Porsche Taycan Nürburgring record


Porsche has set a new lap record for four-door electric vehicles at Germany's fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife with a prototype version of its T
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MPs: drivers must give up cars to hit CO2 targets


UK motorists may be encouraged to stop using their cars so the UK can meet its emissions targets, cross-party MPs have suggested.
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2019 Audi RS6 Avant: power, tech and release date


The all-new, 591bhp Audi RS6 Avant is the German car company's fastest-accelerating estate model to date — and it's a hybrid, no less.

Video: Runaway trailer causes huge traffic jam


Highways England has urged drivers to ensure anything being towed is properly connected, after a runaway wagon caused a five-mile jam on the M25.