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Mirror, signal, hijack: hackers take remote control...

Jeep has hastened to reassure British Cherokee drivers that its car will not be vulnerable to hackers...
Published 27 July 2015
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Test your knowledge: Where and when was the world’s...

The world’s first filling station wasn’t anything like the petrol station most of us would recognise today. But it proved to be exactly what one...
Published 24 July 2015
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First Drive review: Lotus Evora 400 (2015)

The Lotus Evora, looking like an upscaled Elise, arrived in 2009. Now it has been reworked into the Evora 400, a car that pulls off the same trick...
Published 23 July 2015
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CLOSED: Win a Real FX Racing radio controlled game...

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Published 23 July 2015
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Smartphone technology allows drivers to pay for fuel...

We all know how temptation kicks in once you set foot inside the shop at a petrol station. Magazines, fizzy drinks, freshly baked muffins and a cappuccino
Published 22 July 2015
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Are bonnet-mounted car mascots illegal?

I’ve bought a 2006 Jaguar X-type with a “leaper” mascot on the bonnet. Some people say it’s legal, others that it isn’t. What’s the position?
Published 22 July 2015
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Letters of the week, July 19

This week: Bentley consumption figures, new police power and Clarkson's Jaguar review
Published 22 July 2015
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Formula Fourth Form victory launches teen into big...

A school engineering project may have helped uncover Britain’s next motor-racing champion: a 14-year-old who used an electric car built by himself...
Published 21 July 2015
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'Pay attention to the road, not the sat nav' safety...

Road safety groups once again are warning inexperienced drivers of the dangers of blindly following the instructions of sat nav systems ...
Published 21 July 2015
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Hybrid system fault brings another Toyota recall

First they wouldn’t stop; now they won’t start. Five years ago Toyota recalled 9.5m cars because they could suddenly accelerate out of control...
Published 21 July 2015
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Farewell, Dunsfold: Clarkson's final lap of the Top...

Rubber burns and fond memories flow as Clarkson takes a few of his favourite cars for a final breakneck spin around the Top Gear test track...
Published 20 July 2015
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10 funky cars for summer fun costing less than £7,000

You needn’t splash out on a luxury sports car this summer. Here we suggest 10 funky used motors that offer plenty of thrills for not a lot of cash.
Published 20 July 2015