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Smartphone technology allows drivers to pay for fuel...

We all know how temptation kicks in once you set foot inside the shop at a petrol station. Magazines, fizzy drinks, freshly baked muffins and a cappuccino
Published 22 July 2015
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Should I pay £100 for optional Ford recommended treatments...

My Ford Kuga is due for its second annual service and Ford is recommending optional services such as a bacterial cleanse of the ventilation system....
Published 15 July 2015

Me and My Classic Motor: Austin Mini Mk IV HLE 1000

When Louise Branch got a call from the new owners of a garage where she’d left her ageing Mini two years earlier, asking her to come and take it...
Published 06 July 2015
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The Clarkson review: Seat Leon X-Perience (2015)

THIS is one of the most important reviews I have yet written. Because since I started testing cars 31 years ago I have never once driven a Seat...
Published 15 June 2015
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The six best used sports cars with a Targa-style roof

For drivers who enjoy the sensations that an open-topped car brings but are put off buying one, a car with a removable roof panel — or "Targa" top...
Published 28 May 2015
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray vs Porsche 911 Targa 4...

The Corvette Stingray coupé is beefier, faster and cheaper than the Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS. Does that mean it’s better? Driving goes wheel to...
Published 26 May 2015
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Former Top Gear trio make triumphant return at Clarkson...

They are no longer performing under the Top Gear name but Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond turned it up to 11 in classic style on the...
Published 22 May 2015
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Video: Bugatti Veyron successor spied in testing on...

Is this the first glimpse of one of the most keenly awaited cars yet? Captured by a motorist in Germany, the video shows a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport...
Published 15 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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Eau de Bentley: Why create a Bentley perfume, and what...

If you want to get the “Bentley feeling” but can’t quite stretch to the £136,500 price of a shiny new Bentley Continental GT V8, there is another...
Published 10 April 2015
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The heroes and harebrained: men and women who shaped...

Behind the 20th century surge in car ownership were a legion of men and women who pushed the boundaries of creativity, bravery and, often, stupidity.
Published 03 April 2015
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Does the fuel on sale at British forecourts have to...

Q. When our VW Golf had a recent service, the garage found a minor problem with erratic acceleration. The technicians asked us where we bought our...
Published 05 January 2015