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News: 2015 Audi RS3 heats up hot hatch market with...

Today shall officially be known as 'Hot Hatch Friday', as Audi and Ford revealed plans to turn up the heat in the high-performance hatchback market...
Published 12 December 2014
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Test your knowledge: Ian Callum designed the Aston...

Let's get this straight: Ian Callum was the man behind the design of the Aston Martin DB9. It was the successor to another of his designs, the DB7...
Published 12 December 2014
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News: Cooper S JCW is the most powerful Mini yet

John Cooper's tuned Mini has come a long way since the early Sixties. The Cooper badge has been synonymous with potent Minis since the 1960s, when...
Published 11 December 2014
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News: Hyundai i30 gets turbo power, becomes budget...

Cash-strapped customers in the market for a "warm" hatch (i.e. not quite a full-blown hot hatch) are currently spoilt for choice. There's the brilliant...
Published 11 December 2014
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News: G-Wiz owner Mahindra set to take over Saab brand

The Indian billionaire behind the G-Wiz electric car is poised to take control of Saab, the Swedish car brand that collapsed in 2011 following years...
Published 11 December 2014
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News: 2015 Mercedes GLE Coupé (BMW X6 rival) first...

Like it or not, BMW's gargantuan X6, a sporty SUV, has sold an impressive 250,000 units since its launch in 2009. So it comes as no surprise that...
Published 10 December 2014
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Video: Porsche 918 Spyder battles a Koenigsegg Agera...

If hypercars are all about posturing and oneupmanship, it is inevitable that their owners would want to square up, man to man, wing mirror to wing...
Published 10 December 2014
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News: Ayrton's Senna's first F1 car up for sale

Ayrton Senna is best remembered behind the wheel of the red and white cars of Marlboro McLaren Honda, with which he enjoyed three world championship...
Published 09 December 2014
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Car of the week: Vauxhall Viva

For drivers of a certain age the thought of owning a Vauxhall Viva will send a shiver down their spine...
Published 08 December 2014
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News: London motor show announced for 2016

It is the closest thing to a British motor show car enthusiasts will have seen for some time: eight years after the doors closed for good on Britain’s...
Published 08 December 2014
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News: British cities to begin driverless vehicle trials...

Bristol, Coventry, Milton Keynes and Greenwich in southeast London have been named as the locations for Britain’s first driverless car trials, backed...
Published 08 December 2014
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News: Introducing the £2.5m Ferrari Sergio hypercar...

As demand for bespoke and classic cars shows no sign of cooling off, it should comes as no surprise that the new limited edition Ferrari Sergio is...
Published 08 December 2014