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Car market surges as private buyers plug in

Car market surges as private buyers plug in

Private buyers are continuing to fuel a surge in new car sales. After a record year for new registrations in 2016 when sales rose by 2.3 per cent
Published 14 February 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S

First Drive review: 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S

If you were attempting to mastermind the perfect launch to demonstrate the latest Italian thoroughbred supercar, the list of things required is
Published 22 January 2017
Vauxhall Crossland X ready to duke it out with Nissan Juke

Vauxhall Crossland ready to duke it out with Juke

Vauxhall has launched the new Crossland X. Like the popular Nissan Juke, Renault Captur and Skoda Yeti, it is aimed at crossover buyers
Published 18 January 2017
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax shock

Buying a car is confusing for most at the best of times but with new car tax rules being brought in on April 1 this year, buyers are advised...
Published 06 January 2017
Me and My Motor: Charlotte Dujardin, dressage champion

Me and My Motor: Charlotte Dujardin

Charlotte Dujardin, the most successful British dressage rider of all time, is renowned for her level-headedness in the arena...
Published 03 January 2017

Me and My Motor: Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone’s life is an almost Dickensian tale of rags to riches, beginning with a Glasgow tenement and a beaten-up Renault 5 and ending with...
Published 14 November 2016
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed

The Clarkson Review: Bentley Continental GT S

I met someone the other day who uses an old Nokia mobile telephone. “I can make and receive calls”, he said, “and I can send texts . . .
Published 31 August 2016
Jeremy Clarkson's Stinkers: his 10 worst cars of the past year

Jeremy Clarkson's Stinkers 2015/16

Last week our critic revealed his favourite cars of the year. But for every top trump there has been a turkey...
Published 24 August 2016
2016 Tesla Model X electric SUV review

First Drive review: 2016 Tesla Model X P90D

Reinventing the door has doomed many a promising car concept. The sliding doors on Peugeot’s 1007, for example, so compromised the car’s design...
Published 02 August 2016
Me and My Motor: Eddie the Eagle Edwards

Me and My Motor: 'Eddie the Eagle' Edwards

One of the most memorable images in Olympic history was the sight of Michael Edwards soaring – or falling, to be more precise – from the ski jump...
Published 22 July 2016
Experts name the safest used family cars for under £15,000

Experts name the safest used family cars under £15,000

Buying a used family car can be a daunting process at the best of times. From spotting the slippery salesman pushing the old bangers he wants to see...
Published 20 July 2016
Twin test: New Bentley Bentayga SUV v Range Rover SVAutobiography

Twin test: New Bentley Bentayga SUV v Range Rover SVAutobiography

The luxury marque has produced its first SUV. We test it against a high-class rival from Land Rover.
Published 05 July 2016