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How can I stop my car's catalytic convertor from being...


Q. I recently parked my car in a leafy London suburb, only to return and find that the catalytic convertor had been stolen. Is this sort of theft...
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Will having a windscreen camera mean I'll fail my MOT?


Q. A few years ago I had a camera fitted to my windscreen so I would have video evidence in the event of a collision or fraudulent insurance claim...
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Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG estate review (2011-on)


This is the perfect car for the school run – the racing school, that is. The E63 AMG estate is one of those rare, satisfying cars that can do anything...
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Can you recommend a low-mileage car, less than two...


Q. Replacing our Nissan Qashqai is proving far from straightforward. My wife likes a raised seating position as she has had a hip replaced, we need...
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News: Honda reveals new Jazz “prototype” ahead...


Days after it unveiled a new baby SUV called the HR-V, Honda has revealed its new Ford Fiesta-rivalling Jazz supermini. Both will be presented officially...
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News: Bentley throws down the gauntlet with 190mph...


“Beat that” seems to be the challenge Bentley has set rivals with its latest creation: a high-performance version of its ultra-luxury Mulsanne...
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News: 2015 Ford C-Max people carrier unmasked


Hard on the heels of the newly revealed S-Max, Ford has unmasked an updated version of its smaller, Focus-based sibling, the C-Max people carrier.
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News: Disgruntled Tesla owner at a loss after range...


An owner of the Tesla Roadster electric sports car has found the distance it can travel on a single charge has dropped significantly after four years...
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News: Sharper looking 2015 Ford S-Max revealed


Ford is bidding to be the family favourite as it prepares to launch facelifts and all-new replacements of some of its top-selling people carriers...
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AA Gill drives the Tesla Model S that could spark an...


The Tesla Model S offers a scintillating electric ride into the future and prodigious torque. Now, if only someone could tell me what torque is...
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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...
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News: Stained-glass car has a bed but no steering wheel


It's one car unlikely to impress the crash testers at EuroNCAP. A designer has created a car from stained glass windows that has a bed, rather than...