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First Drive review: Honda Civic Type R (2015)


If the simplest ideas are often the best ones, it’s little wonder the hot hatchback has caught on. Take the most popular type of car – the hatchback...
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The Clarkson review: Alfa Romeo 4C coupé (2015)


A number of years ago a writer on the hysterically earnest motoring magazine Autocar said in a review of some supercar
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First Drive review: Ford Focus ST (2015)


I am spending quite a lot of time at the moment driving schoolchildren to exams: A-levels, AS-levels, GCSEs — you name it
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Kia Carens Mk3 review (2013-on)


Buying an MPV (aka people carrier) might indicate that you’re at a very specific stage in your life – congratulations on your second child, by...
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Guy Martin drives Range Rover Sport SVR (2015)


Let's be clear from the start: the Range Rover Sport SVR is not my kind of car. When I first drove it
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First Drive review: Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4...


Slighty tired of your 2011 Lamborghini Aventador? Feeling that its 690bhp engine doesn’t quite cut the mustard for you the way it used to?
First Drive review: 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

First Drive review: Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2015)


Slip on a pair of fireproof racing boots and reach for the leather driving gloves – the 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is here.
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The Clarkson review: Porsche Cayman GTS (2015)


Soon almost no one will want to buy a car. You may think the industry is vibrant and full of many exciting things
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First Drive review: Mini Challenge 210 (2015)


For the past few years there’s been a one-make race series called the Mini Challenge, which, as you might guess, is for Minis
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Smart Forfour Mk2 review (2015-on)


It's stating the obvious but the genius of the original two-seater Smart car (now known as the Fortwo) was its impossibly...
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The Clarkson review: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 automatic...


In the past few weeks, as you might imagine, I’ve spent quite a lot of time on the telephone to various people in California
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First Drive review: Suzuki Vitara (2015)


‘Is that a Range Rover?” “No, it’s a Suzuki Vitara,” I replied, doing my absolute best not to sound withering