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News: Life-size Lego car follows the yellow brick road...

IF YOU are one of the thousands of parents dreading a mammoth day of Lego-building on Wednesday then look away now.
Published 23 December 2013
McLaren waves goodbye to windscreen wipers with ultrasonic tech

McLaren waves goodbye to windscreen wipers

Like wind-up windows and ashtrays, the humble windscreen wiper is soon to be erased from modern cars.
Published 17 December 2013
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Detroit show: BMW reveals new M3 saloon and M4 coupé...

Plus, the best M3s ever
Published 12 December 2013
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News: Garage narrowly avoids £100 fine after snail...

Culprit leaves trail of evidence
Published 12 December 2013
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My £3,000 repair bill for a scraped bumper

The cost of crash repairs can vary hugely between garages, as one Sunday Times reader found out. But there are experts that can tell you whether you...
Published 12 December 2013
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News: Hyundai shows radical Intrado concept inspired...

NOT SO long ago, Hyundai was turning out indifferent cars such as the Sonata and the Trajet. But what a difference a decade makes and to prove it...
Published 10 December 2013
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Unreal results

We jumped beside a professional racing driver then headed straight for the pit garage where a Playstation pod was set up, allowing us to try out a...
Published 05 December 2013
Climb the giant's citadel, then escape on the general's road

Great Drives: Penrith to Haydon Bridge

The sign just outside Melmerby gets straight to the point. “Altitude 1,900ft: winter conditions can be dangerous”. So I wouldn’t suggest tackling...
Published 02 December 2013
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LA show round-up: How La La land turned Motown

Its only major car maker is Tesla up the road near San Francisco but this week, California gave every impression of being at the heart of the world’s...
Published 22 November 2013
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Tokyo show: Volkswagen’s baby Up! gets plug-in hybrid...

VOLKSWAGEN HAS unveiled a version of its baby Up! city car capable of a super-miserly 256.8mpg.
Published 20 November 2013
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Tokyo show: Honda shows off Juke-rivalling Vezel SUV...

HONDA WILL be launching a major challenge to the best-selling Nissan Juke compact SUV in 2015 with this, the Urban SUV, or Vezel as it will be known...
Published 20 November 2013
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Tokyo show: the view from the show floor on press day

TEN YEARS ago, every major car manufacturer in the world would have been at the Tokyo motor show, but now the list of premier league no-shows is actually...
Published 20 November 2013