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Tesla Motors unveils Model 3 compact saloon with plans for mass production
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Tesla Motors unveils Model 3 compact saloon with plans for mass production

In scenes reminiscent of the launch of a new Apple product, thousands of Californians queued last night to each give one of the world's richest entrepreneurs...

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Clarkson

The Clarkson Review: 2016 Zenos E10 S

In the past two weeks I’ve been to Barbados, India, Turkey and Morocco. And having studied these places in some depth, I’m forced to ask an important question....

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Everything you need to know about the 2017 Tesla Model 3
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Everything you need to know about the 2017 Tesla Model 3

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, the space transport company, is a man not averse to taking risks. Whether it’s changing the way people pay for things...

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First Drive review: 2016 Skoda Octavia vRS 4x4
First Drives

First Drive review: 2016 Skoda Octavia vRS 4x4

The Skoda Octavia has always seemed such a reasonable car — reasonably shaped, reasonably constructed, reasonably priced...

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Clarkson

"As hot as the centre of the Earth and as noisy as a foundry" — Clarkson's five-star cars
Buying Guide: the best high performance 'Q-cars' for keeping a low profile
Buying Guides

Buying Guide: the best high performance 'Q-cars' for keeping a low profile

Once upon a time, it was considered vulgar to advertise a car's performance potential. Scoops, skirts and spoilers were a rarity

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Watch the new Top Gear trailer here: are you convinced?
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Watch the new Top Gear trailer here: are you convinced?

There may be life after Clarkson after all. BBC America has released the first trailer for the revised motoring show and the signs are promising....

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Cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy to race at Le Mans 24 Hours with Nissan
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Cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy to race at Le Mans 24 Hours with Nissan

For proof that professional athletes can’t retire to indulge in a spot of gardening or golf, look no further than Sir Chris Hoy....

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News

Roborace driverless racing car unveiled: is this the future of motor sport?

To some enthusiasts, Roborace will seem to be the antithesis of sport. With no blood, sweat and tears, because there are no drivers, the FIA’s self-driving racing car series...

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Watch Guy Martin set new 78mph record on the Wall of Death
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Watch Guy Martin set new 78mph record on the Wall of Death

Guy Martin has successfully beaten the record for riding a motorbike around a Wall of Death. The motorcycle racer, TV star and daredevil lapped a 40m diameter wall...

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Buying guide: Porsche Boxster 986, 987 and 981 models
Buying Guides

Buying guide: Porsche Boxster 986, 987 and 981 models

Sweaty palmed purists have barely got used to the idea of the 911 Carrera having a turbocharged motor and now they’re faced with a Boxster with a four cylinder turbo.

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Reader Letters: Hydrogen cars, broken headlights and right-hand-drive
Car Clinic

Reader Letters: Hydrogen cars, broken headlights and right-hand-drive

Jeremy Clarkson claims he is “baffled” by the car industry’s reluctance to switch to hydrogen power. Perhaps this is why...

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10 family cars that make life easier for parents
Buying Guides

10 family cars that make life easier for parents

If you have assorted children and piles of paraphernalia to ferry about, which cars are up to the job? We pick 10 fun and practical models that make life easier for parents.

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Lifestyle

Me and My Motor: actor Laurence Fox on his passion for cars

Laurence Fox changes cars like other people change trousers. The problem, the actor says, is he just can’t resist a good-looking Jaguar...
Published 27 March 2016

Exclusive: My Vauxhall Zafira was recalled. . . but still caught fire

When Lisa Adams parked her Vauxhall Zafira at the side of the road and walked the short distance to her son’s school to collect him...
Published 25 March 2016

Me and my motor: Jason Plato on Top Gear, the BTCC and a Lancia crash

Over the course of his two-decade career, Jason Plato has lifted more driving trophies than Lewis Hamilton.
Published 22 March 2016

News

Mercedes GLC Coupé chases the crossover crowd

Once, they were the must-have motor of the moment. Now standard SUVs are considered old news. The hottest ticket in town is the ‘coupé crossover’...
Published 24 March 2016

New Audi R8 Spyder turns up the heat in the Big Apple

It may have been a chilled spring morning outside the Jacob Javits exhibition centre in New York, but Audi turned up the heat at the Big Apple’s motor show
Published 23 March 2016
Mazda MX-5 RF fastback unveiled in New York: a Porsche 911 Targa for £21,000

Mazda MX-5 RF unveiled in New York: a Porsche 911 Targa for £21,000

IF it works, keep reinventing it could be a Japanese manufacturing rule. Certainly Mazda has applied it to the MX-5, the sports car first launched in 1989
Published 23 March 2016

Car Clinic

Clocking? My car's odometer and sat-nav show different mileages

My second-hand Mitsubishi’s odometer shows 20,000 fewer miles than does the built-in sat nav. My dealer says the odometer reading fits the service history. Any thoughts?
Published 29 March 2016

Why is my 2014 Seat diesel's engine warning light illuminated?

The engine management warning light is illuminated on my 2014 Seat diesel and the stop/start system isn’t working. Could it be diesel particulate filter (DPF) trouble...
Published 29 March 2016

How can I prevent my car windscreen from misting up?

When I set off in my Hyundai i20 on a cold day the windscreen steams up and takes ages to clear. What can I do?
Published 22 March 2016

Reviews

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid SUV review

Once upon a time, the RAV4 was a bit of a rebel. With its surfer-dude vibe and fun-to-drive attitude, it shook off Toyota’s grey cardigan image
Published 25 March 2016

First Drive: 2016 Toyota Prius Excel

Originally the torchbearer for ecologically sensitive road use, the Toyota Prius is entering a phase of midlife ubiquity as the jobbing Uber operative’s chariot of choice.
Published 22 March 2016

The Clarkson review: 2016 Ford Mustang Fastback 5.0 V8 GT Auto

Plainly, someone at Ford in Detroit was given an atlas for Christmas, because after 50 years or so of making the Ford Mustang, the company has decided...
Published 22 March 2016