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Double whammy: Vauxhall Zafira car fires scorch owners again with hike in premium

Double whammy: Vauxhall Zafira car fires scorch owners...

Owners of the Vauxhall Zafira B, a version of the car with a reputation for bursting into flames without warning, have another worry on their plate...
Published 10 March 2016
Who is to blame for Dieselgate? Driving tracks down the engineers involved

Who is to blame? Driving tracks down the engineers...

If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen. That’s what the advertisements used to say. Now VW’s reputation is in tatters...
Published 07 March 2016
2016 Ford Mustang versus BMW M4, comparison test by James Mills of The Sunday Times Driving

The wild pony takes on Munich's machine: 2016 Ford...

It's the car that countless British drivers have lusted after but never been able to buy. Now, after more than 50 years of longing to climb behind...
Published 04 March 2016
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Dieselgate deepens: VW chief Martin Winterkorn was...

Volkswagen has admitted that its former chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, was told of problems with emissions in America in early 2014
Published 03 March 2016

Surrounded by £1.3m-worth of police cars, Ken Block...

The venue for Ken Block's latest film is Dubai, where sand and camels make a piquant contrast with the skyscrapers and superyachts
Published 03 March 2016

Me and my motor: Andy Green, OBE, on breaking the land...

He may be one of the world’s most celebrated drivers, but Andy Green is not strictly a “car person” — in the dentist’s waiting room he will...
Published 03 March 2016
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SUV head to head: new Maserati Levante versus Porsche...

If there were a prize for the most pretentious press release at this year's Geneva motor show, Maserati would be a hot favourite. The bumf for the...
Published 02 March 2016
Star cars of 2016 Geneva motor show

Star cars of 2016 Geneva motor show

The Geneva salon is one of the smaller motor shows in the calendar, but what it lacks in sheer number of cars it makes up in status
Published 02 March 2016
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Fighting talk: 2016 Aston Martin DB11 hits back at...

To most people, Aston Martin conjures up images of the Swinging Sixties and Sean Connery at the wheel of a DB5, giving the Bond villains a run for...
Published 01 March 2016
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McLaren says its next P1 hypercar could be pure-electric

Keen motorists who wear their string-backed driving gloves with pride and lament the rise of newfangled hybrid technology in sports cars
Published 01 March 2016
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Look but don't touch: New Porsche 911 R

If the customer is always right, then it would appear Porsche has responded to criticism from its loyal followers and put a gearstick back into...
Published 01 March 2016
First Drive review: Bugatti Chiron

Warp speed approaching: 20 mind-blowing facts about...

Warning: warp speed approaching. The Bugatti Chiron has landed at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, and the statistics behind the machine are mind-blowing
Published 01 March 2016