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Five used AMG Mercedes performance car bargains

Since 1967, AMG has been making Mercedes go very fast indeed. Owned outright by Mercedes since 2005, the company was founded by Hans Werner Aufrecht...
Published 27 February 2015
Dom Joly's guide to school run cars

Video: Dom Joly’s guide to school-run SUVs

You may know Dom Joly as TV’s funnyman, from Trigger Happy TV, Fool Britannia and even I’m a Celebrity…, but he doesn’t spend all his time...
Published 24 February 2015
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The best seven-seat SUVs for £15,000

For a growing family, a large SUV could be just the answer to all the practical problems that come with mummy and daddy’s little soldiers. A big...
Published 14 February 2015
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Battle of the hot hatches: VW Golf GTI v Ford Focus...

A decade after Driving first pitted the VW Golf GTI against the Ford Focus ST, we line up their latest offspring. So which rules the road now?
Published 09 February 2015
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Five brilliant hot hatches for under £10,000

Many of us have at some point enjoyed sharing our life with a hot hatchback. Putting a powerful engine and sporty suspension in a small and affordable...
Published 06 February 2015
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Five great used Jaguars for less than £10,000

For a certain generation, the thought of owning a Jaguar used to be a byword for unwelcome aggravation, but over the past decade the British maker...
Published 30 January 2015
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Forget fuel economy: The winning and losing cars at...

As pump prices plummet, buyers can once more afford to put driving pleasure before the sensible stuff. Driving picks our winners and losers in the...
Published 19 January 2015
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2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost v 5-litre V8

This year a European-specific version of America's most famous muscle car is introduced to the UK with two engines. Which is right for you?
Published 02 January 2015
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the world’s most desirable cars at half price

Christmas is upon us. The presents are piling up, the wrapping paper is running out and who knows where the sticky tape has gone. For Driving it’s...
Published 19 December 2014
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The best seven-seat alternatives to the Land Rover...

So you've read all about the new Land Rover Discovery Sport, and browsed the Land Rover car configurator online. It sounds good, doesn’t it? But...
Published 12 December 2014
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Five fast, affordable estate cars for under £10,000

A family estate car doesn't have to be dull to drive, and neither does a fast estate have to be small. Here, we at Driving scratch our collective...
Published 05 December 2014
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The five best Audi quattros money can buy

Audi may be a household name known for cars packed with technology and innovations, but back in the 1970s it was the poor relation of the German car...
Published 14 November 2014