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How Top Gear rescued Steve Harley


When the singer Steve Harley was caught speeding he didn’t imagine Top Gear would help out...
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Letters of the week, February 1


This week: speed limiters, parking spaces and not using indicators...
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News: Porsche launches high-performance Cayman GT4


It has been one of the worst-kept secrets in the sports car world, and now Porsche has confirmed what fans already knew: it is launching the GT4...
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The headlamps on my new car are already scratched -...


Q. The inside of the headlamps of my two-month-old Nissan Qashqai appear to be covered in scratches. How could this be the case on a brand new car...
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What’s the best way to clean windscreen-wiper blades...


Q. What’s the best way to clean windscreen-wiper blades and what cleaning products should I use?
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News: Ferrari 488 GTB to replace 458 Italia


Replacing the world’s greatest sports car was never going to be easy, but Ferrari has given it its best shot with the new 488 GTB
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First Drive review: Ford Mondeo (2015)


He helped Tony Blair to a landslide win in 1997 but while the archetypal Mondeo buyer may no longer have the same political clout the car itself is...
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The cars that defined the decades


Cool and groovy, City boy racer or slighty smug — there’s always been a car that captured the mood over the past 50 years...
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News: White is the colour of choice for UK car buyers


It’s official: white is the new black, again. The most popular colour chosen by Britain’s new car buyers is white...
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I want a sporty estate that's fun but practical for...


Q. With a two-year-old child, I can no longer get away with a Porsche 911 as our only car. I want to be let down gently. I’m considering a sporty...
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Video: Nissan reveals front-wheel-drive GT-R Le Mans...


Nissan will attempt to beat Audi, Porsche and Toyota in the top LMP1 category at Le Mans this year – with a front-wheel-drive car
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News: Renault reveals Kadjar SUV, a rival to the Nissan...


Better late than never, Renault is muscling into the huge market for school-run SUVs. It is taking on the hugely popular Qashqai, made by its sister...