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It's called Supersport for a reason: our Caterham team...


There is something slightly primeval about Caterham racing. You sit pinned by a six-point harness to an aluminium plate, with a fuel tank just inches...
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Trailer for new Top Gear episode featuring "missing"...


A trailer for the "missing" Top Gear footage from series 22, featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, has been released by the BBC
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Test Your Knowledge: Why did Porsche call its semi-convertible...


The Porsche 911 Targa was not the first car to feature a Targa roof – the 1961 Triumph TR4 “Surrey Top” can lay claim to that – but it was...
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Real Roush Mustang muscle car v Oculus Rift virtual...


Is this the ultimate driving experience? Castrol Edge has combined the best of real-world racing technology with virtual-reality trickery to create...
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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...
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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...
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Video: Clarkson, Hammond and May gear up for the new...


Death-defying stunts, groan-worthy one-liners and a piano “accidentally” falling from a great height onto Captain Slow’s car: it can mean only...
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Video: Peugeot prefers virtual sports cars to the real...


French sports cars have always been a tough sell. While German models prove enduring, their Gallic counterparts have a shelf life as short as a baguette's
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Video: James Bond's Aston Martin chased by villain's...


The secret to a great James Bond film is no secret at all: if it’s going to be a classic, it has to have a spectacular car chase
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Bye-bye, Bugatti: bidding farewell to the mind-blowing...


The Bugatti Veyron is roaring off into the sunset – at 268mph. We take a last drive.
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World rallycross: doing for motor sport what Twenty20...


The accelerator doubles as a self-destruct button as the revs rise, shaking the car to its core. Over the angry roar of the engine there’s a groan...
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Video: Teenager recruits 11 Hyundai cars to write giant...


Communicating with someone on the International Space Station, which orbits the globe at 17,500mph and an altitude of 200 miles