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The Clarkson review: Subaru Forester 2.0 Lineartronic...


When I was growing up, in the days before either health or safety had been invented, commercial breaks on the television were often filled with important...
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The Clarkson review: Dacia Sandero Access (2013)


IT'S STRANGE. Today there are far fewer car makers than there were 30 years ago. And yet choosing what sort of car you would like next has never been...
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The Clarkson review: Audi SQ5 3.0 BiTDI quattro (2013)


EVERY lunchtime on Radio 2 Jeremy Vine hosts a topical news and discussion show in which the “motorist” is always portrayed as a swivel-eyed...
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The Clarkson review: Kia Pro Cee'd GT Tech (2013)


PETER MANDELSON has been responsible for many important initiatives over the years. Though for the life of me I can’t actually recall off the...
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The Clarkson review: BMW 435i M Sport (2014)


WHEN I first moved to London, during the war — with Argentina, that is — Knightsbridge was a quite genteel place full of old ladies and...
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The Clarkson review: Mercedes-Benz S 500 L AMG Line...


Because I spend pretty much all of my life at airports, I’ve learnt a great deal about the human spirit
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Top 10 supercars


In a world made of mortgages, wet roads, heavy traffic and speed cameras, the supercar is every motorist's escapist dream.
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The Clarkson review: Alfa Romeo 4C (2013)
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First drive review: Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG (2013)


Though Mercedes has made no compromises on comfort, its flagship limo is now such fun to drive that chauffeurs could find themselves at a loose end.
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The Clarkson review: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series...


At present your car’s annual tax bill is based on how much carbon dioxide is emitted from its rear. And not since William III’s window...
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First drive review: Lotus Exige S roadster (2013)


It might be a few takeovers from its origins, its body panels might be formed in France and its engines shipped to Norfolk from the factories of Toyota.
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First drive review: Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (2013)


When, in 2009, Porsche brought out a four-door grand tourer, some of the car’s harsher critics balked at its hard-to-love looks.