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News: Nissan races after Golf GTI drivers with new...

If the Nissan Pulsar is a car that lowers the pulse rate to a rest, the new Nismo version should send it soaring again.
Published 02 October 2014
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News: Man drives car off back of council tow truck...

Video taken by a passer-by shows the man in his silver Vauxhall Astra aboard the truck moments before he engages reverse gear, floors the accelerator...
Published 16 September 2014
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First drive review: Ford Focus (2014 facelift)

The Ford Focus: not just the staple of the nation’s company car fleets but also a popular choice with the rest of us, being the biggest-selling...
Published 09 September 2014
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Buying guide: 10 nearly new bargains instead of a 64-plate...

It may not have the latest registration plate and the new car smell may have been replaced by the scent of a Little Trees air freshener but a "nearly...
Published 29 August 2014
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News: Car crash neighbour foiled by CCTV footage

A motorist who crashed into a parked Vauxhall Astra then tried to frame the innocent owner has been caught out by a neighbour’s CCTV camera...
Published 13 August 2014
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Monte Carlo or Bust rally: a 950-mile rust-bucket romp...

Take an old rust bucket, pimp it up in fancy dress and drive it nearly 1,000 miles through Europe. What could possibly go wrong?
Published 15 July 2014
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Exclusive: Pulsar won’t dominate family car market...

Nissan aims to dominate the family car market with its forthcoming Pulsar five-door hatchback but has admitted that it will take a full generation...
Published 01 July 2014
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The Clarkson review: Suzuki SX4 S-Cross Allgrip SZ5...

It's not a even a car for people who don't know anything about cars, says Jeremy
Published 30 June 2014
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Nürburgring Nordschleife: the world's most exhilarating...

It is the world’s most notorious race circuit and it is open to anyone who wants to test their driving skill. Ben Barry dares to face ‘the Green...
Published 29 May 2014
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Hyundai Veloster review (2012-on)

Fancy a car with two doors on one side and one on the other? Probably not, but now there are two models offering this bizarre body configuration:...
Published 30 April 2014
Honda Civic Mk8 review (2006-2012)

Honda Civic Mk8 review (2006-2012)

The Civic, one of the longest-running model-ranges in the automotive world, has been doing the practical-hatchback thing all over the globe since...
Published 29 April 2014
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First drive review: Volkswagen Golf estate (2013)

When the latest, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf hit the streets last year it was almost universally praised as the best Golf yet. Indeed, many...
Published 28 April 2014