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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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John Mayhead's Classic Car Challenge

John’s task is to buy, restore and sell classics over a year to turn a £2,500 pot into a car worth £20,000. Can he double the value of a 1970...
Published 08 June 2015
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Le Mans countdown: our guide to the world's toughest...

Cars hitting 200mph in the dark, gentleman racers taking on F1 stars, and thousands of British fans: it could only be Le Mans
Published 08 June 2015
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Paul Hollywood: from star baker to star racer

The expression on Paul Hollywood’s face right now is best compared with that of a contestant on The Great British Bake Off who has just presented...
Published 01 June 2015
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Test Your Knowledge: Why did Porsche call its semi-convertible...

The Porsche 911 Targa was not the first car to feature a Targa roof – the 1961 Triumph TR4 “Surrey Top” can lay claim to that – but it was...
Published 29 May 2015
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Mercedes-AMG GT vs the Eurostar: which can get to the...

A new rail service goes direct from London to the south of France. Can Driving beat the train in a Mercedes-AMG? To the autoroute!
Published 26 May 2015
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray vs Porsche 911 Targa 4...

The Corvette Stingray coupé is beefier, faster and cheaper than the Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS. Does that mean it’s better? Driving goes wheel to...
Published 26 May 2015
Tony Dron with his 911

Me and My Classic Motor: 1970 Porsche 911 2.2S

At the height of his motor racing career in the 1970s and 1980s Tony Dron won the Porsche 924 championship
Published 18 May 2015
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Test your knowledge: In what year did Stirling Moss...

Today the Mille Miglia is a non-competitive showcase but from 1927 to 1957 teams such as Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, BMW and Ferrari battled
Published 15 May 2015
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To hell and back: the world’s toughest motor races

This week the Mille Miglia re-enactment has been taking place in Brescia, Italy, and over the weekend the forest surrounding the Nürburgring racetrack...
Published 15 May 2015
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The party leaders and their cars: who wins your vote?

Still not sure whom to vote for? Jeremy Clarkson once suggested we judge our leaders by what they drive. So who would get your vote based on their...
Published 05 May 2015
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What the political parties have in store for motorists...

Voting blocs don’t come much bigger than drivers. There are 35m motorists in Britain, and they contribute £58bn to the Treasury each year in taxes
Published 05 May 2015