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From Alfa Romeo to Triumph, Jaguar to Porsche, we tested all the sports cars and coupés
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From the archive: on this day in 1970

Autocar's sports car mega test, Mini hits one million sales, and a car worthy of a fight

3 May 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1970
Thruxton
Drivers had several near misses trying to navigate the tricky Club corner
Motorsport

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1968

The dramatic, competitive heats of the first Formula 2 race at Thruxton

28 April 2023
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1968
Ford factory
Ford UK had various sites from Basildon to Doncaster
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From the archive: on this day in 1968

The all-conquering Ford of Britain in its heyday, Rover's class leader and the first ever simulators

26 April 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1968
BMW M3
We were hugely impressed by the way the E30 M3 handled itself
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From the archive: on this day in 1987

The most successful road racer yet, Bob Lutz on the future of motoring and a Toyota from the future

19 April 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1987
Alfa Romeo GTA front
The Alfa GTA handled with astonishing grip in the wet and even muddy patches
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From the archive: on this day in 1967

We test the rally-prepared Alfa Romeo GTA, the UK's first Honda revealed and a clash of two worlds

12 April 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1967
Coal powered car
By burning coal, flammable gases would be sent through to the carburettors of the engine
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From the archive: on this day in 1942

Coal- and wood-powered cars, driving a lorry in the blitz, and an indignant Mercedes-Benz owner

5 April 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1942
Sebring
Rain during practice showed the concrete surface could get “phenomenally slippery”
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From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1953

From aircraft on the track to Geoff Duke's crash, the World Sportscar Championship was off to a hot start

31 March 2023
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1953
USSR production
The Moskvitch 400-420 was a Kadett copy made by tooling stolen from Opel's factory
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From the archive: on this day in 1953

The ultra-secretive USSR, covers off for the Sunbeam Alpine, the future of parking in London

29 March 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1953
MG Metro turbo rear three quarter
The Metro Turbo's power delivery was smoother and less laggy than in other cars
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From the archive: on this day in 1983

MG introduces the turbocharged Metro, Peugeot 205 makes its debut and Top Gear films Autocar

15 March 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1983
De Tomaso Pantera front three quarter
The Pantera returned to Autocar fourteen years after we first drove it
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Greatest road tests ever: De Tomaso Pantera

Cult Italian supercar used an iron-hewn Ford V8 to make it 911 Turbo-quick, but refinement was a mixed bag

6 March 2023
Greatest road tests ever: De Tomaso Pantera

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