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Test your knowledge: When was the original Ford Mustang...

The new Ford Mustang goes on sale in the UK later this month. Although it has become an iconic car on both sides of the Atlantic, this is the first...
Published 02 January 2015
Six real flying cars

Forget Back to the Future: here are six real flying...

Welcome to 2015, a year in which we pay for goods and services by thumbprint identification, video-call the office and . . . fly cars, if the Back...
Published 02 January 2015
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News: Schumacher 'faces long fight' – don't believe...

Michael Schumacher's manager has dismissed claims that the former Formula One driver has started recognising family members and said his recovery...
Published 30 December 2014
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Driving's big motoring quiz 2014

What hypercar claims to do more than 217mph? What vehicle starred in Arnie’s hit video? If you’ve read Driving carefully this year, you’ll cruise...
Published 30 December 2014
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News: MG reveals GTS, a rival for the Nissan Qashqai

The rejuvenated MG brand, which launched the MG6 saloon in 2011 and followed up with the likeable MG3 supermini in 2013, has unveiled its first family...
Published 30 December 2014
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News: British driving licences to fly Union Jack

Driving licences in Britain will feature the Union Jack under plans announced today by the government
Published 30 December 2014
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News: Man jailed after watching The Simpsons on tablet...

A man from Southwold, Suffolk, has been jailed after being caught drink-driving while watching an episode of The Simpsons on a dashboard-mounted tablet...
Published 30 December 2014
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News: Porsche 918 Spyders recalled

Owners of Porsche’s hypercar received an unwelcome gift this Christmas: the company has let slip that its 918 Spyder is being recalled again. Around...
Published 29 December 2014
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News: Google’s driverless car to hit public roads...

Driverless cars took a step closer to reality as Google unveiled the “production version” of its autonomous machine...
Published 29 December 2014
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Car of the week: Alfa Romeo 4C Spider

You may not feel like pulling the roof down in blustery Britain, but over in sunny Spain Alfa Romeo has been getting to grips with what is likely...
Published 29 December 2014
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Driving's biggest hits of 2014: the articles, videos...

It seems that videos of people throwing buckets of iced water over themselves wasn't the only thing attracting your attention this year, as millions...
Published 26 December 2014
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Driving news review: The big motoring headlines of...

This year we have seen hybrid hypercars rewrite the performance rulebooks, pure-electric vehicles finally move from obscurity to desirability and...
Published 26 December 2014