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Letters of the week, May 10

This week: Good Top Gear/Bad Top Gear, diesel concerns, drivers' newspapers of choice, 20mph zones, classic car comfort and more.
Published 11 May 2015
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First Drive review: BMW 1-series (2015 F20 update)

British drivers like family hatchbacks. The Ford Focus, VW Golf, Vauxhall Astra and even Audi A3 all held a place in the 10 bestselling cars last...
Published 29 April 2015
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Are xenon headlight conversions legal?

Can I replace the standard headlights on my Vauxhall Astra Elite with xenon versions?
Published 23 April 2015
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Back with a bang: Andy Wilman, Top Gear executive producer...

Greenwich Mean Time, Eastern Standard Time, Central European Time, er, Top Gear Standard Time. As you leant back in your armchair, opened a beer and...
Published 27 January 2015
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The Clarkson review: Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 (2014)

Can Clarkson escape from Canada's toughest town in the world's meanest pick-up truck?
Published 02 December 2014
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Toyota Prius (2000 to present)

So, you’re thinking about buying a Toyota Prius. Join the club. Last month, the Prius was the fastest-selling used car in Britain. It may have been...
Published 03 October 2014
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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