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The best new convertible cars for the summer

With their hi-tech roof mechanisms, today’s convertibles let us make the most of every ray of British sunshine — and minimise the soaking when...
Published 15 June 2015
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Bloodhound SSC to commence runway trials in November

More than seven years after the project was announced, the Bloodhound SSC supersonic rocket car will blast off for the first time on November 17...
Published 15 June 2015
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Letters of the week, June 14

This week: Motorway "bunching", coffin transporting, Google's driverless crashes, diesel fumes, road tax rants and franchised dealer costs.
Published 14 June 2015
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Clarkson recorded voiceover for Top Gear episode after...

You're fired. . . er, hang on, could you just finish what you were working on? Weeks after being unceremoniously dropped by the BBC...
Published 14 June 2015
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Steve McQueen's Porsche 911 Turbo for sale in $1m auction

The last sports car owned by Steve McQueen will go under the hammer later this summer, and experts predict it will smash the $1m mark
Published 11 June 2015
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It's called Supersport for a reason: our Caterham team...

There is something slightly primeval about Caterham racing. You sit pinned by a six-point harness to an aluminium plate, with a fuel tank just inches...
Published 11 June 2015
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Hitting the gym with Mark Webber before the 2015 Le...

Mark Webber has the hollowed cheekbones of the professionally fit. He looks more like an athlete than any other racing driver I’ve met, including...
Published 11 June 2015
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Test your knowledge: Caterham Cars has left Caterham;...

When Colin Chapman decided that he wanted to take his Lotus sports car company upmarket and take on Ferrari and Porsche ...
Published 10 June 2015
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2015 Honda Civic Type R vs Ford Focus ST, VW Golf R...

There has surely never been a better time to buy a high-performance small car – better known as a hot hatch. If you owned a Peugeot 205 GTI or a...
Published 10 June 2015
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Trailer for new Top Gear episode featuring "missing"...

A trailer for the "missing" Top Gear footage from series 22, featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, has been released by the BBC
Published 09 June 2015
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Car of the week: Vauxhall Astra

It may not appear to be the sort of car that would “break the internet”, but last week pictures of the new Vauxhall Astra were leaked online
Published 08 June 2015
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First Drive review: Renault Kadjar (2015)

The Kadjar purports to be a socially acceptable crossover but is so beefy and capable it is more like a road-monstering SUV.
Published 08 June 2015