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2015 Honda HR-V specifications and prices announced

THE all-new Honda HR-V compact crossover will cost from £17,995 on-the-road when it arrives in UK showrooms late next month, the company has announced.
Published 07 July 2015
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Richard Branson: I tell you, in 20 years all cars will...

Branson’s huge fortune is inextricably linked with burning fossil fuels. But he believes we are closing in on the breakthrough that will make battery...
Published 06 July 2015

Me and My Classic Motor: Austin Mini Mk IV HLE 1000

When Louise Branch got a call from the new owners of a garage where she’d left her ageing Mini two years earlier, asking her to come and take it...
Published 06 July 2015
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Top Gear’s budget SUVs find final place at Beaulieu

If you go down to the National Motor Museum you may be surprised to see among the gleaming Bentleys and priceless Ferraris three battered off-roaders...
Published 06 July 2015
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Google sounds alarm to cut level-crossing crashes with...

Smartphones will warn drivers when they approach level crossings in an effort to cut the number of near-misses and serious crashes...
Published 06 July 2015
The Stig blows up a caravan on Top Gear

And on that bombshell . . . the organisations delighted...

Top Gear is no more. Or at least Top Gear as we know and love it is no more. The eighth and final episode of series 22 aired last Sunday, and in the...
Published 03 July 2015
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Images and details of new Fiat 500 released . . . can...

Fiat has launched the replacement for its hugely successful 500, but most buyers would be hard pushed to spot the updates
Published 03 July 2015
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Test your knowledge: What car did the Audi A4 replace...

There's a new Audi A4 on the way and, true to form for the executive saloon, despite major revisions on the technical and engineering fronts it looks...
Published 02 July 2015
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End of the road: Andy Wilman on his final Top Gear

Top Gear as we know it has ended. Its executive producer, Andy Wilman, reflects on the unlikely achievement of a bunch of middle-aged blokes who just...
Published 29 June 2015
Dartford crossing fines appeals errors

Driving investigates why Dartford Crossing cameras...

An error-plagued toll scheme at one of Britain’s busiest road bottlenecks has resulted in twice as many fines as those generated by all our speed...
Published 29 June 2015
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Great Drives: Blackwater estuary

Why isn't the Blackwater estuary better known? There it is, a great big bite out of the backside of Essex
Published 29 June 2015
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Car of the week: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde...

In a market dominated by German car makers, Alfa Romeo can struggle to make an impression. So three years ago the company secretly put together...
Published 29 June 2015