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From Fleming with love: Felix Leiter’s Bentley Continental...

A 60-year-old Bentley bought by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, is to go under the hammer next month...
Published 13 July 2015
Budget 2015: low-emission cars hit hardest in chancellor's road tax reforms

Budget 2015: low-emission cars hit hardest in chancellor's...

Buyers of some of the most frugal cars will be hit hardest in the pocket under changes to vehicle excise duty
Published 10 July 2015
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Test your knowledge: Who founded Skoda in 1895?

Skoda has a long and not entirely illustrious history. Founded in 1895, it began as a bicycle maker before one of the founding partners
Published 09 July 2015
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John McEnroe surprises two tennis fans as secret chauffeur...

Two tennis fans must have been thinking, "You cannot be serious!" after getting a lift to the All England Club from John McEnroe
Published 08 July 2015
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Like Boris bikes, but with four wheels: DriveNow and...

A scheme using vehicles that can be picked up and dropped off almost anywhere is one of a new breed of car-share ventures coming to our streets. But...
Published 07 July 2015
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2015 Honda HR-V specifications and prices announced

THE all-new Honda HR-V compact crossover will cost from £17,995 on-the-road when it arrives in UK showrooms late next month, the company has announced.
Published 07 July 2015
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Richard Branson: I tell you, in 20 years all cars will...

Branson’s huge fortune is inextricably linked with burning fossil fuels. But he believes we are closing in on the breakthrough that will make battery...
Published 06 July 2015

Me and My Classic Motor: Austin Mini Mk IV HLE 1000

When Louise Branch got a call from the new owners of a garage where she’d left her ageing Mini two years earlier, asking her to come and take it...
Published 06 July 2015
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Top Gear’s budget SUVs find final place at Beaulieu

If you go down to the National Motor Museum you may be surprised to see among the gleaming Bentleys and priceless Ferraris three battered off-roaders...
Published 06 July 2015
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Google sounds alarm to cut level-crossing crashes with...

Smartphones will warn drivers when they approach level crossings in an effort to cut the number of near-misses and serious crashes...
Published 06 July 2015
The Stig blows up a caravan on Top Gear

And on that bombshell . . . the organisations delighted...

Top Gear is no more. Or at least Top Gear as we know and love it is no more. The eighth and final episode of series 22 aired last Sunday, and in the...
Published 03 July 2015
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Images and details of new Fiat 500 released . . . can...

Fiat has launched the replacement for its hugely successful 500, but most buyers would be hard pushed to spot the updates
Published 03 July 2015