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‘British Speed Week’: the contenders


Ingenuity, daredevilry, lunacy. ‘British speed week’ brings out the true national character, says James Mills. How about an 80mph shed for starters?
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MotoGP-engined Honda Project 2&4 gets track day fans...


Honda isn't exactly lighting up the Formula One scene on its return to grand prix racing this year, but it has a rich history in the sport that goes...
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Renault enters UK pick-up market with purposeful Alaskan


Renault will attempt to wrestle the Tough Mudder image from its sister brand Nissan when it launches the Alaskan pick-up in 2016
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Forget Goodwood, CarFest is the new king of motoring...


Is the Goodwood Festival of Speed a good day out? If you’re a car enthusiast, undoubtedly...
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Steve McQueen's Porsche 911 Turbo sells for £1.25m...


More than $400m (£255m) changed hands during this year’s Pebble Beach auction week, the most yet spent in the event’s 65-year history
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Former Top Gear trio make triumphant return at Clarkson...


They are no longer performing under the Top Gear name but Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond turned it up to 11 in classic style on the...
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Shanghai show: Audi Prologue allroad is the world’s...


We recently tested the Audi Prologue in the diamond-studded streets of Rodeo Drive, in Beverly Hills. The experience was slightly nerve-racking: being...
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Shanghai show: VW responds to new Audi TT with the...


It's tough being popular one moment and an outcast the next. The phenomenon isn’t confined to children in the school playground...
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Shanghai show: 199mph McLaren 540C coupé takes on...


When is a supercar not a supercar? When it can’t power itself and its white-knuckled driver to 200mph – or at least that’s the theory...
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Shanghai show: Volvo creates three-seat luxury XC90...


Are you sitting comfortably? You will be in the Volvo XC90 Excellence Lounge Console Concept, a prototype for a palatial car interior that is designed...
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Shanghai show: Peugeot 308 R HYbrid concept has nearly...


If you still think of hybrids as cars for weirdy-beardy tree huggers, prepare to have your preconceptions smashed.
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New York show: All the big news from the Big Apple...


Detroit may still be the powerhouse of the US car industry, but New York is where the money is