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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
Me and my Motor: Susie Wolff, the racing driver on getting within a whisker of an F1 race seat

Me and my Motor: Susie Wolff, the racing driver

There’s a photograph of Susie Wolff aged no more than two years old, wearing a hand-knitted cardigan and matching bonnet, holding the wheel of...
Published 30 August 2016
Supersport Supercars: Alistair Weaver heads to the daunting Zolder circuit for the third round of the 2016 Caterham Supersport Championship in a Mercedes-AMG GT

Supersport supercars: going bonkers in Belgium with...

Once a year the Caterham Supersport Championship circus pitches its big top in a foreign clime. Last year it was Zandvoort in Holland; this year it...
Published 12 July 2016

The Clarkson Review: 2016 Seat Ibiza Cupra

Most of the world’s car companies were started by someone who had a vision. Sir Henry Royce, Sir William Lyons, Louis Chevrolet...
Published 05 July 2016
Dreams do come true: Aston Martin to build 99 Vanquish Zagato Coupes

Aston Martin to build 99 Vanquish Zagato Coupés

Aston Martin has lifted the spirits of car enthusiasts and wealthy supercar collectors the world over, after announcing that it will put the Vanquish...
Published 22 June 2016
Me and My Motor: Cerys Matthews of Catatonia on family cars and beaten-up trucks

Me and My Motor: Cerys Matthews of Catatonia

Before Catatonia became one of the top-selling groups of the 1990s, Cerys Matthews and her bandmates spent many long nights driving home...
Published 21 June 2016
Me and My Motor: Le Mans winner Allan McNish on motoring loves. . . and losses

Me and My Motor: Le Mans winner Allan McNish

Allan McNish, three-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours race, hails from an unlikely motoring mecca. His birth town of Dumfries and nearby Kirkcudbright...
Published 10 June 2016
First Drive review: 2016 McLaren 570GT

First Drive review: 2016 McLaren 570GT

Most supercars are really only super for the driver. Passengers cheer as the turbo spins to life, or extol the virtues of electronic damping...
Published 06 June 2016
Supersport Supercars: It's no shock electric BMW i8 melds into Caterham paddock

Supersport supercars: It's no shock the electric BMW...

Alistair Weaver returns to the Caterham Supersport Championship but along the way this year aims to answer the age-old question: what should a racing...
Published 05 May 2016
The Clarkson review: 2016 Hyundai i800 SE manual

The Clarkson review: Hyundai i800 SE manual

The road from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate should be right up there with the best of them. It has everything. You start in the desert and then you climb...
Published 12 April 2016
Guy Martin set a new Guinness World Record for riding on the Wall of Death at 78.15mph

Watch Guy Martin set new 78mph record on the Wall of...

Guy Martin has successfully beaten the record for riding a motorbike around a Wall of Death. The motorcycle racer, TV star and daredevil lapped a...
Published 30 March 2016
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Top 100 Cars 2016: Top 5 Supercars

The Sunday Times presents its Top 100 Cars 2016: Top 5 Supercars. Featuring BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren. Start your engines.
Published 03 January 2016