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End of the road: Andy Wilman on his final Top Gear

Top Gear as we know it has ended. Its executive producer, Andy Wilman, reflects on the unlikely achievement of a bunch of middle-aged blokes who just...
Published 29 June 2015
Dartford crossing fines appeals errors

Driving investigates why Dartford Crossing cameras...

An error-plagued toll scheme at one of Britain’s busiest road bottlenecks has resulted in twice as many fines as those generated by all our speed...
Published 29 June 2015
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Great Drives: Blackwater estuary

Why isn't the Blackwater estuary better known? There it is, a great big bite out of the backside of Essex
Published 29 June 2015
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Test your knowledge: In what year was Niki Lauda's...

Niki Lauda, Austrian former racing driver and current non-executive chairman of the Mercedes F1 team, has won three world championships but narrowly...
Published 27 June 2015
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Fire in the Green Hell – review of Lauda: The Untold...

What hasn’t been said about Niki Lauda’s Formula One accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix? In truth, not much, yet this new documentary film...
Published 25 June 2015
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The UK's greatest driving routes — and the cars to...

The joy of motoring. The freedom of the open road. These are phrases that modern drivers have learnt to utter
Published 21 June 2015
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Test your knowledge: How many times has Porsche won...

Porsche took a scintillating victory at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours but do you know how many times the car maker has won the race?
Published 19 June 2015
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Inside Nissan's 2015 Le Mans challenge: why coming...

No one ever said it would be easy. Last weekend Nissan returned to the Le Mans 24 Hours race with a three-pronged assault for outright victory...
Published 19 June 2015
It used to be that only luxury models with keyless entry were targeted by tech-savvy car thieves. Now, as crooks realise how easy they are to crack, all vehicles with such systems are at risk — and thefts are rocketing

The great hatchback heist: keyless thieves are now...

It used to be that only luxury models with keyless entry were targeted by tech-savvy car thieves. Now, as crooks realise how easy they are to crack...
Published 15 June 2015
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It's called Supersport for a reason: our Caterham team...

There is something slightly primeval about Caterham racing. You sit pinned by a six-point harness to an aluminium plate, with a fuel tank just inches...
Published 11 June 2015
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Hitting the gym with Mark Webber before the 2015 Le...

Mark Webber has the hollowed cheekbones of the professionally fit. He looks more like an athlete than any other racing driver I’ve met, including...
Published 11 June 2015
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Test your knowledge: Caterham Cars has left Caterham;...

When Colin Chapman decided that he wanted to take his Lotus sports car company upmarket and take on Ferrari and Porsche ...
Published 10 June 2015