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First Drive review: 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport


The Golf GTI turns 40 years old next year. No mean feat for a car originally conceived after-hours by a small team of VW engineers who thought...
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Crash, bang, wallop: riding with Ken Block in the 845bhp...


Ken Block is the man who rolled a Reliant Robin at the first — yes, the first — corner of the Top Gear test track in 2010. So imagine my concern...
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Why are some of my car's previous owners missing from...


The original logbook of my 3.4-litre Jaguar Mk 2 shows three previous owners
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Letters of the week, November 22


This week: Volkswagen, speed restrictions, windscreen wipers and Great drives
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Tesla Model S recalled in the UK over possible seatbelt...


Tesla is recalling every Model S it has built after a seatbelt assembly came apart in one car
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Buying Guide: Five great used 'warm' hatches for around...


With a couple of years’ blemish-free driving under your belt, a good credit rating and enough coming in each month to cover running costs, you’re...
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Spot the difference: the revamped 2016 Mercedes SL...


Just as most successful facelifts are a nip here, a tuck there and some discreet straightening of the nose, so the best midlife car makeovers are...
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Tyre smoke as standard: the new Lamborghini Huracan...


This is the new Huracan LP 580-2, a rear-wheel-drive sports car that aims to sharpen the horns of the "raging bull" supercar brand
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Should I be worried that I have never had my Polo's...


Q. Should I be worried that I have never had the cam belt changed on my 8 year old Polo?
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Mercedes takes aim at ‘toxic’ R1234yf air-conditioning...


Mercedes will fit fire prevention systems under the bonnet of its cars in response to a new European regulation that it claims could endanger drivers’...
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Letters of the week: November 15


This week: driving tests, diesel, the DVLA and fog
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Latest news: 2015 Los Angeles motor show


The bright lights and musical fanfares of the Los Angeles motor show begin on November 17, when the doors open to the press and car industry