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First drive review: BMW i3 (2013)

WELCOME TO a vision of the future — according to BMW. A future where the skyline is dominated by megacities. And a men with beards and classic cars...
Published 15 July 2013
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First drive review: Mercedes S 350 (2013)

Ask Mercedes-Benz to describe its new S-class and you’ll get a slightly trite-sounding answer: “Perfection.”
Published 08 July 2013
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Not the best way to avoid a ticket

This driver seems to have taken the government’s proposal to permit parking on double yellow lines for a limited period, to the next level...
Published 02 July 2013
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The Clarkson review: BMW M6 Gran Coupé (2013)

In the olden days it was jolly difficult to design a car. You had to use slide rules and pencils and guesswork. And you couldn’t simply buy...
Published 01 July 2013
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Clarkson on: politics

Jeremy Clarkson is not shy of taking on the people of Westminster, and the politics of the rest of the world doesn’t escape his eye either. Here...
Published 10 June 2013
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Clarkson on: battle of the sexes

While Jeremy Clarkson is pretty even-handed when it comes to discussing gender, his legendary motormouth has landed in him hot water with women on...
Published 10 June 2013
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The Clarkson review: MG6 Magnette

According to the promotional material, the MG6 was conceived, designed, engineered and built in Britain. It’s a great British name, and a great...
Published 27 May 2013
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Squeeze in if you want a ticket

NO, YOU'RE not suffering from déjà vu; another council really has painted double-yellow lines on a lane barely wide enough to drive a car down.
Published 10 May 2013
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Yellow line U-turn

IN A volte face that does it credit, Swindon Borough Council has covered over the double yellow lines contractors painted along an alleyway four feet...
Published 02 May 2013
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The Clarkson review: Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG

When my dad announced that he’d become engaged to a girl from the next village, his parents were mortified. “What’s the matter with...
Published 26 April 2013
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The stars of the 2013 Shanghai motor show

The last time a new Ford Escort rolled off the production line, Kylie Minogue was Spinning Around at number one and the London Eye had just opened.
Published 24 April 2013
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Published 21 April 2013