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Me and My Motor: Arabella Weir, actor, author and star of The Fast Show

Published 01 June 2019
By Danny Scott
"I used to have a thing for Renaults," explains Arabella Weir. "I used to own George Harrison's Renault 5. I wonder if it's still out there."

Police in Florida rescue driver from ablaze car

Police officers in Florida were able to rescue a driver from a burning Mazda 5, after the people carrier smashed into a police car on a highway.
Published 14 January 2019
Me and My Motor: David Coulthard, former F1 driver and TV presenter

Me and My Motor: David Coulthard, former F1 driver

“The thing about racing for a living is you’re also given decent cars for the road,” says David Coulthard, the former Formula One driver.
Published 30 November 2017
Me and My Motor: Radio 2’s Jo Whiley

Me and My Motor: Radio 2’s Jo Whiley

Noel Gallagher does not suffer fools gladly. So when Jo Whiley’s young daughter rang the former Oasis star by mistake...
Published 31 March 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
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Confused?: What car will carry my golf clubs for a...

Confused?: What car will carry my golf clubs for a budget of £10,000?
Published 07 July 2014
Mazda5 Mk 2 (2008-2015)

Mazda5 Mk 2 review (2008-2015)

A rival to the Ford C-Max, Renault Scenic, Vauxhall Zafira Tourer and Volkswagen Touran, the Mazda5 has an ace up its sleeve in the form of two sliding...
Published 26 March 2014