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Full-size origami replica of Nissan Juke celebrates...


It's unlikely to score one star — never mind five — in the Euro NCAP crash tests, but then the Juke that Nissan has just produced was never intended...
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Mazda reveals two 'vintage' MX-5 concepts


Two new lightweight concepts based on the Mazda MX-5 have been revealed at an aftermarket trade show in Las Vegas ...
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Not a toy, but Toyota’s little bundle of joy for...


There’s a good argument for treating some drivers like children but it is disconcerting when it actually happens to you...
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VW boss comes clean: ‘We did program our cars to...


Volkswagen has admitted programming its diesel cars to adjust engine settings when they sensed that they were on a rolling road...
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A hybrid scoffing at the jet set


Eco-friendly, worthy and a bit dull: there was never much to stir the senses when it came to hybrid cars...
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Kanga hops again thanks to Volvo


No – it’s not April 1. Volvo engineers are developing a system that can detect if a kangaroo is about to hop in front of an approaching car...
British Tesla Model S owners in the dark after Autopilot suffers fatal crash in US

Switch to Autopilot: at the wheel of the self-driving...


It's mid-morning on the M4 and I am cruising along at 65mph. It’s a journey I’ve done hundreds of times but today there is something very different...
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Porsche recalling Macans for fuel hose fix


PORSCHE is recalling almost 1,200 British-registered Macan S and Macan Turbo models to replace their fuel hoses...
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Rotary engine comes round again with Mazda RX-Vision...


Mazda should have been on to a winner with the RX-8 sports car. On its launch in 2003 it won rave reviews for the way it looked and drove. But the...
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Self-driving Nissan IDS concept will learn your road...


NISSAN HAS unveiled an autonomous concept car at this week's Tokyo show that can learn your driving style and copy it when driving itself
Products: When You Dead, You Dead by Guy Martin book review

Products: When You Dead, You Dead, by Guy Martin


Guy Martin is the Fred Dibnah of the Millennial Generation, with a similar gift of the gab and an equal passion for engines and engineering. But whereas...
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Jaguar Land Rover: James Bond's ultimate nemesis? Spectre's...


James Bond may get to drive the ultra-slick Aston Martin DB10 in Spectre but surely the chaps having the real fun are the villains...