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The Clarkson review: Mercedes CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake...

There is almost nothing harder in this business than reviewing an AMG Mercedes. Because the engine dominates everything - all you can think about...
Published 03 April 2014
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Used car review: VW Golf Mk 5 (2004-2009)

The Mexicans had a name for the original VW Beetle: El Ombligo (belly button). The reference may seem obscure but it makes perfect sense, as everybody...
Published 03 April 2014
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The Clarkson review: Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro S tronic...

Does AA Gill review a restaurant when he has a cold? Because surely, when your eyes are streaming and your nose is like a leaky tap, it must be very...
Published 03 April 2014
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The Clarkson review: Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (2013)

The weekly motoring magazine Autocar recently published a truly remarkable road test of Jaguar’s new baby sports car, the F-type.
Published 03 April 2014
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The Clarkson review: BMW 528i Touring SE (1999)

When I spend a night at my flat in London, I like to cook myself some supper. And since my culinary skills are a little bit northern, I don’t overreach...
Published 03 April 2014
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The Clarkson review: Mazda CX-5 2WD SE-L (2013)

Monaco bills itself as a glittering jewel in the south of France. But in reality it’s a mostly overcast collection of people who choose to live...
Published 03 April 2014
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Car clinic: Do I need a breathalyser in France, faulty...

Your motoring problems solved
Published 02 April 2014
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We're immaturing very nicely for nine-year-olds...

IS THERE, inside every man’s head, a nine-year-old boy who never grows up? If so, it has eluded surgeons, but not the makers of Top Gear.
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: Your motoring problems solved

I recently bought a 55-plate Ford Focus estate for £2,595 from a small dealership. Six days later a dashboard warning light came on indicating a...
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: Your motoring problems solved

I have read about the proposed smoking ban in cars. How would it affect a smoker with two teenage children aged 16 and 17?
Published 02 April 2014
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There's a hole in my driveway...

A VW LUPO has been swallowed by a giant sink hole that opened up on the driveway of a family home on Sunday morning.
Published 02 April 2014
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Noah saved 2x2. Today’s rescuers do it 4x4

KATE MERRY and her young son Elliot are trying to cross the great divide. She lives in Muchelney, Somerset, near the River Parrett, which has risen...
Published 02 April 2014