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Reborn Audi A2 driven: Electric rebirth for the efficiency king

Effort to maximise efficiency on Volkswagen ID 3 platform results in unlikely electric revival of cult-classic supermini

Reborn Audi A2 driven: Electric rebirth for the efficiency king
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Hennessey Blackbird brings 850bhp, manual 'box and no screens

Hennessey Blackbird brings 850bhp, manual 'box and no screens
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Dacia Bigster 17,000-mile test: The only car you need – for £30k

Dacia Bigster 17,000-mile test: The only car you need – for £30k
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Smile and wave: My Renault 4 got me into the happiest owner's club

Smile and wave: My Renault 4 got me into the happiest owner's club
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Alpine aims to be "more niche than Porsche" with six-car line-up

Alpine aims to be "more niche than Porsche" with six-car line-up
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Will Ferrari's synthesised gearbox really delight drivers?

Will Ferrari's synthesised gearbox really delight drivers?
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243mph on public roads: meet the world's maddest motorsport event

243mph on public roads: meet the world's maddest motorsport event
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Common doorhandles, springs and even engines provide big cost savings
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China’s cost secret: sharing standard parts

China’s cost secret: sharing standard parts
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Ultimate sleepers: Can new Citroen campervan beat VW California?

Ultimate sleepers: Can new Citroen campervan beat VW California?
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Used Mercedes A-Class: Posh hatch is a catch from just £5k

Used Mercedes A-Class: Posh hatch is a catch from just £5k
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Is Alfa Romeo the only brand that can sell cars for £30k and £1.4m?

Is Alfa Romeo the only brand that can sell cars for £30k and £1.4m?
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Snorkel, winches... missile launcher? Here's my mad homebuilt 4x4

Snorkel, winches... missile launcher? Here's my mad homebuilt 4x4
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CAR REVIEW

Lexus ES verdict: Spirit of the LS lives on in £68k EV

Lexus ES verdict: Spirit of the LS lives on in £68k EV
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CAR REVIEW

Porsche 911 Turbo S tested: A 200mph hypercar for the real world

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Porsche 911 Turbo S tested: A 200mph hypercar for the real world
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Genesis GV60 Magma: why it's the ultimate blend of performance and pragmatism

Genesis GV60 Magma: why it's the ultimate blend of performance and pragmatism

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CAR REVIEW

Lexus ES verdict: Spirit of the LS lives on in £68k EV

Lexus's eighth-generation ES becomes its one and only big executive saloon – and goes all-electric to boot.

Lexus ES verdict: Spirit of the LS lives on in £68k EV
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CAR REVIEW

Porsche 911 Turbo S tested: A 200mph hypercar for the real world

Celebrated giant-killing ‘super-Porsche’ enters the electrified era

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Porsche 911 Turbo S tested: A 200mph hypercar for the real world
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Lepas L8

Yet another Chery brand arrives in the UK, this one with sub-£35k plug-in hybrid family SUV

Lepas L8
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CAR REVIEW

Nissan X-Trail

Hybrid power marks a welcome return to form for the Hyundai Santa Fe rival

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CAR REVIEW

Rolls-Royce Spectre

Rolls-Royce fights the habit of 120 years and launches its first electric car

Rolls-Royce Spectre
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CAR REVIEW

Mercedes C-Class Electric

The long-running German saloon has gone electric – but it keeps all the strengths that made it great

Mercedes C-Class Electric
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CAR REVIEW

Aion V

EV from Chinese giant GAC targets quality, safety and mid-market value

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CAR REVIEW

Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50

Most powerful series-production GTI in five decades brings special axle hardware and a clearer track focus

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CAR REVIEW

Maserati Grecale

New Modena V6 version adds GT appeal to an overlooked sports SUV, but is it worth £10k more than a BMW X3 M50?

Maserati Grecale
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CAR REVIEW

Maserati Grancabrio

Stylish drop-top comes in for a nip and tuck – and leaves with one of the best-sounding engines in the game

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Fine specimens of this rounded electric hatchback are there for the taking, with ranges from 218 to 338 miles
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Supercars are not only for the super-rich, discovers John Evans, even in the current economic climate. Just look at these 20 gems as shrewd investments…
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Supercars are not only for the super-rich, discovers John Evans, even in the current economic climate. Just look at these 20 gems as shrewd investments…
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China’s cost secret: sharing standard parts

Europe and Japan look to the Chinese model of parts standardisation in a bid to compete

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Ford of Europe hires BYD Europe MD as it begins fightback

Ford of Europe hires BYD Europe MD as it begins fightback
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Roof boxes on top as car accessory market defies auto downturn

Roof boxes on top as car accessory market defies auto downturn
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European premium brands face crisis as China sales collapse

European premium brands face crisis as China sales collapse
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Honda commits to cutting CO2 but slams EU's EV "fetish"

Honda commits to cutting CO2 but slams EU's EV "fetish"
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Smile and wave: My Renault 4 got me into the happiest owner's club

It's a value crossover you can actually love - and owners are a cheery bunch

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Smile and wave: My Renault 4 got me into the happiest owner's club
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Used Mercedes A-Class: Posh hatch is a catch from just £5k

Used Mercedes A-Class: Posh hatch is a catch from just £5k
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Ultimate sleepers: Can new Citroen campervan beat VW California?

Ultimate sleepers: Can new Citroen campervan beat VW California?

Opinion

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Will Ferrari's synthesised gearbox really delight drivers?

Is a synthetic gearshift still satisfying if the mechanical link is missing? Ferrari thinks so

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Will Ferrari's synthesised gearbox really delight drivers?
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Is Alfa Romeo the only brand that can sell cars for £30k and £1.4m?

Is Alfa Romeo the only brand that can sell cars for £30k and £1.4m?
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Ignore Jay Leno: Your dream garage only needs three cars

Ignore Jay Leno: Your dream garage only needs three cars

Used cars

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Used Mercedes A-Class: Posh hatch is a catch from just £5k

Merc's third-gen hatch hit the ground running as a premium Golf rival - now it's available from £2000

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Used Mercedes A-Class: Posh hatch is a catch from just £5k
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Trophy hunting: A used MG 4 is a £10k EV bargain

Trophy hunting: A used MG 4 is a £10k EV bargain
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Honda Civic buying guide: Brit-built family hero is yours for £5k

Honda Civic buying guide: Brit-built family hero is yours for £5k

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Why women were blocked from Le Mans for decades

Jamie Chadwick is the first woman to drive a hypercar at Le Mans, but would have been barred just decades ago

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The weird, weird world of forgotten car accessories

The weird, weird world of forgotten car accessories
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When car production was restricted - and reselling banned

When car production was restricted - and reselling banned
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Video | Audi RS e-tron GT: the ultimate all-electric hot lap
We head on-track at Goodwood in Audi’s game-changing all-electric grand tourer
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