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News: McLaren's Porsche 911 rival to be called Sports...

After months of speculation McLaren has revealed that its budget sports car, which will take on the Porsche 911 and Mercedes-Benz AMG GT next year...
Published 07 November 2014
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Video: Dispute over car parking space turns into demolition...

This video shows why it pays not to get into disputes over parking spaces. Filmed on a mobile phone at the RioMar shopping centre in Recife, eastern...
Published 07 November 2014
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News: Four-wheel-drive Jaguar F-type AWD debuts in...

Jaguar has given its four-wheel-drive F-type a spectacular debut on the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa as part of a key communications test for the...
Published 06 November 2014
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News: Tesla Model S electric car gets five star safety...

It's amazing what removing an engine – that big, heavy lump of metal – from between the front wheels will do for a car's crash safety rating...
Published 05 November 2014
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News: Hot Porsche Cayenne GTS and entry-level version...

Hot GTS and entry-level versions of the Cayenne have been revealed by Porsche. It means buyers of the luxury SUV will face the choice between living...
Published 05 November 2014
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News: 2015 Range Rovers get high-tech head-up display...

"Set lasers on stun" sounds like a line from Star Trek, but drivers are just as likely to hear it when taking a test drive of the new, 2015 versions...
Published 05 November 2014
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News: Lister to take on Bugatti Veyron with monstrous...

Lister Cars, a Cambridge-based sports car company that was first established in 1954, is to take on the highest echelons of the supercar scene with...
Published 04 November 2014
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Video: £260,000 Lamborghini Aventador catches fire...

Encouraging passers-by to take photos of your £260,000 Lamborghini Aventador with a few blips of the throttle is part of the fun of owning a machine...
Published 04 November 2014
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Man vs machine: we race the Audi RS 7 driverless car...

Audi has built one of the world's fastest driverless cars, an RS 7 that can tackle a racetrack at up to 149mph without missing a gear or a bend, but...
Published 03 November 2014
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Driving steps into Steve McQueen's racing boots at...

A damp, grey day at Silverstone may not have quite the drama of Steve McQueen’s Le Mans, the blockbuster that saw Porsche and Ferrari racing machines...
Published 03 November 2014
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News: Radical SR8 RSX is wild 440bhp featherweight...

Cars from Radical, the Cambridge-based sports car maker, have long been the king of the track day. Its cars, which ape Le Mans racing prototypes...
Published 03 November 2014
How hi-tech thieves are defeating keyless car security systems

How hi-tech thieves are defeating keyless car security...

As some insurers refuse to cover Range Rovers after a spate of thefts, car makers are finally admitting to a security flaw. The good old metal key...
Published 03 November 2014