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Audi S7 vs Alpina D5 S vs Mercedes-Benz CLS 400d 4Matic

Oil sleek: Which of these oil-burning wafters provides the best all-round package?

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Hot diesel saloon showdown: Audi vs Alpina vs Mercedes

Audi’s rakish S7 Sportback delivers 516lb ft of oil-burning punch and long-legged cruising. So do the Mercedes CLS and Alpina D5

4 June 2020

Hot diesel saloon showdown: Audi vs Alpina vs Mercedes

Mercedes-AMG A35 vs. Volkswagen Golf R

The Golf R is the more powerful car on paper, but can the A35 pip it on the road?

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Hot hatchback twin test: Mercedes-AMG A35 vs Volkswagen Golf R

Is AMG’s new A35 the best four-wheel-drive hot hatch on the market? Winter’s first blizzard and access to a VW Golf R gave us the perfect excuse to find out

3 June 2020

Hot hatchback twin test: Mercedes-AMG A35 vs Volkswagen Golf R

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Design prototype makes a rare visit to the outside world. Copyright: Dyson

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EXCLUSIVE: The inside story of the Dyson EV

Why did Sir James Dyson pull the plug on his electric car and was it any good? We gain unrivalled access to the car and its creators

3 June 2020

EXCLUSIVE: The inside story of the Dyson EV

Bentley V8 feature

Old and new V8s sing in unison on a wintry UK road

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Bentley S2 meets Mulsanne: Driving Crewe's first and last V8 engines

The oldest engine in production, Bentley's 6.75-litre twin-turbo V8, has finally been phased out. We drive the first and last cars it graced to celebrate

2 June 2020

Bentley S2 meets Mulsanne: Driving Crewe's first and last V8 engines

1968 VW Beetle check-up

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From the archive: How Volkswagen pioneered computer check-ups

Volkswagen was the first to digitise servicing at the dealer back in 1968. We revisit the system

2 June 2020

From the archive: How Volkswagen pioneered computer check-ups

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Forget downsizing.

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The cars with the largest engines ever made

As the motor industry embraces downsizing, we look at all the cars from past and present that headed in the other direction

2 June 2020

The cars with the largest engines ever made

Alfaholics GTA-R 290, JIA Jensen Interceptor R and Tuthill Porsche 911

Three of the best restomods around: Alfaholics GTA-R 290, JIA Jensen Interceptor R and Tuthill Porsche 911

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All mod cons: driving Porsche, Jensen and Alfa Romeo restomods

Today’s fashion for ‘restomodded’ cars reborn as performance takes on much-loved classics is now a thriving scene. We drive three of the best

1 June 2020

All mod cons: driving Porsche, Jensen and Alfa Romeo restomods

Bristol reborn, as imagined by Autocar - front

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In Bristol fashion: how we'd bring back Bristol Cars

The enigmatic Bristol Cars company died quietly late last year. We gather an expert team to decide how it ought to be reincarnated

31 May 2020

In Bristol fashion: how we'd bring back Bristol Cars

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We all have a pretty good idea of what the best selling cars of today are.

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Best selling car from major car makers

We all think we know the best-selling cars of all time - but which are the sales leaders among the world's car companies? Let's find out

31 May 2020

Best selling car from major car makers

How to buy a tank

Parking one of these in your drive will certainly set the neighbours' heads turning

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How to buy a tank

A canny buy of a cheap tank has morphed into a thriving business serving thrill seekers and the film world. We go to find Private Ryan

29 May 2020

How to buy a tank

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