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News: Volkswagen reveals Fiesta ST-beating Polo GTI

Ford Fiesta ST drivers take note: Volkswagen is launching a hot new version of the Polo GTI that will leave you standing at the lights.
Published 19 September 2014
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Battle of the lightweights: four stripped back sports...

Size isn’t everything, especially when it comes to 0-60mph times, as becomes clear when four pocket rockets go wheel to wheel in the inaugural Sunday...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Lotus cuts 325 jobs as it restructures company

Lotus has announced that it is making up to 325 workers, around a quarter of its workforce, redundant. The company said the job losses were part of...
Published 18 September 2014
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Elfyn Evans: the best reason for Brits to tune in to...

I’m the man who feels nauseous after a spin on a fairground teacup ride, so I’m a little nervous. Elfyn Evans ‒ a rising star of the World Rally...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Tycoon buys 30 red Rolls-Royce Phantoms at cost...

A Macau businessman has paid a reputed £12m for a fleet of 30 red, long-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantoms, but the car maker is remaining tight-lipped...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Gangnam style costs Hyundai £6bn

Two years after its spread around the globe, Gangnam Style fever has caught up with Hyundai, and cost it dearly...
Published 18 September 2014
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News: Peugeot Quartz concept is a striking take on...

The best motor show concept cars have a habit of upstaging their production-ready siblings and in recent years Peugeot's design team has produced...
Published 18 September 2014
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Video: Ballistic BJ Baldwin hoons a truck in Ensenada...

Don't try this at Cleethorpes (or, indeed, any seaside resort) is about the only sensible conclusion you can reach after witnessing Recoil 2, the...
Published 17 September 2014
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News: Honda reveals new Jazz “prototype” ahead...

Days after it unveiled a new baby SUV called the HR-V, Honda has revealed its new Ford Fiesta-rivalling Jazz supermini. Both will be presented officially...
Published 17 September 2014
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News: Bentley throws down the gauntlet with 190mph...

“Beat that” seems to be the challenge Bentley has set rivals with its latest creation: a high-performance version of its ultra-luxury Mulsanne...
Published 17 September 2014
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News: 2015 Ford C-Max people carrier unmasked

Hard on the heels of the newly revealed S-Max, Ford has unmasked an updated version of its smaller, Focus-based sibling, the C-Max people carrier.
Published 16 September 2014
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News: Disgruntled Tesla owner at a loss after range...

An owner of the Tesla Roadster electric sports car has found the distance it can travel on a single charge has dropped significantly after four years...
Published 16 September 2014