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Crash, bang, wallop: riding with Ken Block in the 845bhp...

Ken Block is the man who rolled a Reliant Robin at the first — yes, the first — corner of the Top Gear test track in 2010. So imagine my concern...
Published 24 November 2015
Drug driving suit test by Emma Smith for Sunday Times

High way to hell: testing the Ford drug-driving suit

Driving struggles to control a car in a suit made to raise awareness of the effects of drug driving
Published 23 November 2015
Vauxhall Zafira fires: is DVSA car safety regulator fit for purpose?

Vauxhall Zafira fires: is DVSA car safety regulator...

A Facebook campaign has forced Vauxhall to face up to problems with its fire-prone Zafira after the regulator responsible for recalls did nothing.
Published 23 November 2015
Great drives: Scotland’s ‘Route 500'

Great drives: Scotland’s ‘Route 500'

There are varying degrees of scenery to revel in: from peat bog to lush pastoral
Published 16 November 2015
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Car of the Week: 2016 Toyota Prius Active

Toyota's timing for introducing an all-new Prius to British showrooms (March next year) couldn’t have been any better.
Published 16 November 2015

Me and my classic motor: 1964 Renault Caravelle cabriolet

Back in 1958, Renault called its new Caravelle “a dream car come true”...
Published 09 November 2015
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Learner drivers: why it pays to go to far-flung places...

The Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides has no traffic lights, roundabouts, pedestrian crossings or, really, more than one main road
Published 09 November 2015
Ahead of its time: the 115-year-old electric car

Ahead of its time: the 115-year-old electric car

How does a plug-in Renault Zoe compare with a 1900 electric Cleveland Runabout? And what does that say about the hopes for the technology?
Published 09 November 2015
British Tesla Model S owners in the dark after Autopilot suffers fatal crash in US

Switch to Autopilot: at the wheel of the self-driving...

It's mid-morning on the M4 and I am cruising along at 65mph. It’s a journey I’ve done hundreds of times but today there is something very different...
Published 02 November 2015
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Jaguar Land Rover: James Bond's ultimate nemesis? Spectre's...

James Bond may get to drive the ultra-slick Aston Martin DB10 in Spectre but surely the chaps having the real fun are the villains...
Published 27 October 2015
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Top Gear: behind the scenes with script editor Richard...

As his new book takes readers behind the scenes of Top Gear, the show’s former script editor Richard Porter confesses that the show’s best moments...
Published 26 October 2015
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Hey, Lexus, we need to borrow your . . . hoverboard

Flying cars, self-drying jackets, "sneakers" that fasten themselves, instant messages via fax: Back to the Future Part II, which was released in 1989...
Published 21 October 2015