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Hey, Lexus, we need to borrow your . . . hoverboard

Flying cars, self-drying jackets, "sneakers" that fasten themselves, instant messages via fax: Back to the Future Part II, which was released in 1989...
Published 21 October 2015
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Teaser shot of Yamaha sports car concept released before...

Yamaha is known for making motorbikes, outboard engines, generators, snowmobiles and even electric organs, but one thing is doesn't produce is cars...
Published 20 October 2015
Products: John Z, the DeLorean and Me . . . tales from an insider, by Barrie Wills

Products: John Z, the DeLorean and Me . . . tales from...

Nobody has yet produced a musical based on the DeLorean saga, though the plot would be no more implausible than most operas
Published 19 October 2015
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The Wall of Death: Guy Martin's biggest challenge yet

Daft things started to happen when all the Jeremy Clarkson stuff kicked off and it became clear he was getting the boot from Top Gear
Published 19 October 2015
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One Audi owner's tale of oil misery

After 10 years, two continents and tens of thousands of miles, the time had come to part with my trusty Renault Scénic
Published 19 October 2015
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British Audi drivers battle for compensation over excessive...

In May 2010, the car to have for a successful Los Angeles estate agent was an Audi A5.
Published 19 October 2015
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Driving's 100mph 'moment' at Oulton Park in Caterham...

Oulton Park in Cheshire is arguably Britain's finest race circuit. Undulating, high speed and more than a little dangerous, it’s a junior version...
Published 16 October 2015
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Psychology professor creates the 'perfect' car...

The more people you involve in the design of something, the less coherent the result is likely to be. Ask more than 2,000 people to come up with the...
Published 16 October 2015
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Test your knowledge: When was the Fiat Nuova 500 launched?...

It wasn't much bigger than a baked bean can and weighed about two-thirds as much as the original Mini, yet it had four seats. Everything about the...
Published 15 October 2015
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2016 BMW M2 Coupé comes with 'Smoky Burnout' mode

If ever there was a car that lived up to BMW’s Ultimate Driving Machine hyperbole, it was surely the M3 of the mid-1980s. It was small and nimble...
Published 14 October 2015
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Families release crash video as warning to drug drivers

The grieving families of two young men who were killed in a car crash while under the influence of drugs have sanctioned the release of a video...
Published 13 October 2015
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Ferrari F12tdf: the fastest Prancing Horse on sale

It was one of the worst-kept secrets of the motor industry – some might say deliberately so – but now Ferrari has come clean and revealed a more...
Published 13 October 2015