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Dom Joly's family "carcation" to Spain and Portugal...

Every year since time began (AD2014) the Joly family has embarked on an Easter road trip. Readers of Driving may remember that last year...
Published 22 April 2015
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News: Final Clarkson-fronted Top Gear scenes will be...

Driving broke the news last month but the BBC last night confirmed that the "lost" footage from the final three episodes of Top Gear hosted by Clarkson...
Published 22 April 2015
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Shanghai show: VW responds to new Audi TT with the...

It's tough being popular one moment and an outcast the next. The phenomenon isn’t confined to children in the school playground...
Published 22 April 2015
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World rallycross: doing for motor sport what Twenty20...

The accelerator doubles as a self-destruct button as the revs rise, shaking the car to its core. Over the angry roar of the engine there’s a groan...
Published 20 April 2015
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Shanghai show: 199mph McLaren 540C coupé takes on...

When is a supercar not a supercar? When it can’t power itself and its white-knuckled driver to 200mph – or at least that’s the theory...
Published 20 April 2015
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Shanghai show: Volvo creates three-seat luxury XC90...

Are you sitting comfortably? You will be in the Volvo XC90 Excellence Lounge Console Concept, a prototype for a palatial car interior that is designed...
Published 20 April 2015
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News: Predator PTZ spy car spells new CCTV headache...

A new “super” spy car will be launched this week, targeting misbehaving motorists and pedestrians from hundreds of yards away...
Published 20 April 2015
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Test your knowledge: How many drivers experience road...

Traffic jams and tailgating: Britain’s roads and their users have been infuriating motorists for decades.
Published 17 April 2015
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Shanghai show: Peugeot 308 R HYbrid concept has nearly...

If you still think of hybrids as cars for weirdy-beardy tree huggers, prepare to have your preconceptions smashed.
Published 17 April 2015
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News: Three come along at once as VW launches R, GTD...

If you’re thinking of buying an estate car, then three might just be the magic number: Volkswagen has revealed three new versions of its popular...
Published 15 April 2015
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Video: Teenager recruits 11 Hyundai cars to write giant...

Communicating with someone on the International Space Station, which orbits the globe at 17,500mph and an altitude of 200 miles
Published 14 April 2015
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Ready to roll: why car makers are bringing back spare...

Our revelation that car makers had quietly been replacing spare wheels with cheap puncture repair kits hit a national nerve, and a motorists’ backlash...
Published 13 April 2015