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Top 10 cars with a murky past

So, cars are just four wheels, a body and an engine? Not this lot.
Published 23 April 2014
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News: Insurers' small print slammed for going on and...

Consumer group Fairer Finance counted the number of words in a range of motor insurance documents and found that some rival the great classics for...
Published 23 April 2014
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News: Greek taxman gives away seized Ferraris in new...

The taxman isn’t usually known for his generosity but in Greece, anyone who files their tax return on time, stands to win a supercar such as a Ferrari...
Published 23 April 2014
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Beijing show: The highlights and surprises at Auto...

FOR EVEN the most seasoned show-goer, the Beijing motor show, known locally as Auto China and the premier show in the capital city of what is now...
Published 22 April 2014
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2014 World Car Awards: Germany 5, Rest of the World...

LAST WEEK, amid the razzmatazz of the New York motor show, one country above all had cause to celebrate.
Published 22 April 2014
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Car clinic: Expanding oil and the puzzle of the missing...

Driving's experts offer readers advice on a range of car-related probelms
Published 20 April 2014
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New York show: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z06 convertible

FOR EVIDENCE of how the special relationship lives on between Britain and America, look no further than the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z06 convertible...
Published 20 April 2014
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Look out, Lewis. I’m hard on your heels

What is it really like to be a racing driver? Over the next six months, with the assorted ranks of hobbyists and dreamers, Alistair Weaver is going...
Published 20 April 2014
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News: Volkswagen reveals fastest-ever Golf R 400

A hot hatch with more power than a Porsche 911? Yes...
Published 19 April 2014
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Video: This is what it looks (and sounds) like to hot-lap...

POV film is as close as most of us (and that means 99.99% recurring) will ever get to experiencing a Porsche 918 in all its hard-edged, high-tech...
Published 18 April 2014
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News: Pothole miracle machine offers a quick fix for...

Gone in nearly 60 seconds: meet the new pothole patching robo-lorry
Published 18 April 2014
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Beijing show: VW shades hot Golf R with scorching Golf...

IF THE 300bhp Golf R isn’t powerful enough for you there’s always this: the 390bhp Golf R 400. Or at least there would be, were it not a concept.
Published 17 April 2014