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'Falcon-winged' Tesla Model X launched: an electric...

It’s an SUV but not as we know it. Tesla has revealed the showroom version of the Model X, the next electric car to be sold by the Californian company...
Published 30 September 2015
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Sibling race rivalry: Vicki Butler-Henderson v Charlie...

It is the age-old question: are men innately better drivers than women? The answer — at least when it comes to outright speed — appears obvious.
Published 29 September 2015
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Letters of the week: September 27

This week: Volkswagen emissions scandal, Guy Martin's review of Ford Transit and cyclists
Published 28 September 2015
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UberCommute ride sharing lets strangers split taxi...

Uber has already enraged taxi drivers by helping private drivers turn themselves into part-time cabbies
Published 28 September 2015
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Parking company stripped of power to enforce tickets...

Hundreds of car parks across Britain could descend into a free-for-all after the effective shutdown of one of Britain’s biggest parking companies
Published 28 September 2015
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Electric bike scheme hoped to get commuters out of...

Commuters are being encouraged to leave the car at home or try two wheels instead of relying on the train or bus
Published 28 September 2015
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A history of car industry cock-ups and cover-ups

The car industry is no stranger to scandal, but periodically one erupts that rises above the usual level of corporate misdemeanour
Published 28 September 2015
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Volkswagen emissions scandal: guess who'll pick up...

Drivers face paying hundreds of pounds extra for new cars as the costs of tough environmental controls ushered in after the VW emissions
Published 28 September 2015
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Five fabulous family cars for £6,000 – that aren't...

If Dieselgate has put you off buying a used Volkswagen, take a look at these family cars instead
Published 25 September 2015
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Test your knowledge: Why was Volkswagen’s original...

Before the era in Volkswagen's history that shall for ever be known as Dieselgate, the German car maker had been…
Published 24 September 2015
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First drive review: Mini Clubman (2015)

The last Mini Clubman was a self-conscious, wannabe hipster that tried too hard to be different. Unlike a VW Golf or Ford Focus, it had a solitary...
Published 24 September 2015
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Lights, camera, action! Ford announces documentary...

Legend has it owners of Ford's high-performance RS cars are an obsessive bunch. Some have tattoos to prove their loyalty; others prefer ...
Published 24 September 2015