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It’s built for sand but is small and nimble so ideal in town

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Turning a VW Beetle into a beach buggy for £1250

A beach buggy makes the world a happier place, and you don't need sand to enjoy one - just the chassis from a VW Beetle and the desire to tinker around

6 May 2020

Turning a VW Beetle into a beach buggy for £1250

Volvo S60 vs Kia Stinger vs Peugeot 508 vs Alfa Romeo Giulia

When you want something more audacious than an Audi and more B-road friendly than a Beemer, where do you turn?

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Alternative saloon showdown: Volvo S60 takes on Alfa, Peugeot and Kia

The Volvo S60 joins the growing ranks of family-friendly four and five-door models that buck the class norms, but does it come out on top?

5 May 2020

Alternative saloon showdown: Volvo S60 takes on Alfa, Peugeot and Kia

Ford GT vs Radical RXC Turbo vs Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Our Ford leads the pack, channelling its GT40 predecessor

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Ford GT vs Radical RXC Turbo vs Porsche 911 GT3 RS: supercar battle

Is life on the road tolerable in a converted competition thoroughbred or a track-ready sports car? We find out

4 May 2020

Ford GT vs Radical RXC Turbo vs Porsche 911 GT3 RS: supercar battle

Brian Loughans takeaway driver of the year

Brian Loughans has delivered more hot dinners than you've had... erm...

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A day in the life of an award-winning takeaway delivery driver

We meet Brian Loughans, British takeaway delivery driver of the year 2018, who thinks nothing of a 100-mile drive to deliver a curry

4 May 2020

A day in the life of an award-winning takeaway delivery driver

Cropley’s V8-ified Triumph TR7: a great car built badly

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Simply the best: the top cars owned by the Autocar team

Autocar’s staffers are lucky enough to drive plenty of new cars. But which of our own motors do we remember most fondly?

3 May 2020

Simply the best: the top cars owned by the Autocar team

On average, a new Corolla is finished every 89 seconds

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Building 40 new cars per hour: Inside Toyota's Burnaston plant

At a time of hardship for the UK car industry, this Corolla-making plant is a rare and welcome success story. We explore

3 May 2020

Building 40 new cars per hour: Inside Toyota's Burnaston plant

TT remains popular today and with its elegant design it's not hard to see why

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End of an era: Original 1998 Audi TT vs current Mk3

The original TT seemed revolutionary in 1998, and the Mk3 still has a unique appeal today. We take the two for a spin to consider the past and the future

2 May 2020

End of an era: Original 1998 Audi TT vs current Mk3

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Depreciation is the big hidden cost of running a car.

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20 ways to keep depreciation to a minimum

It may be hidden away most of the time, but depreciation is a huge cost of car ownership. We show you how to keep it to a minimum

2 May 2020

20 ways to keep depreciation to a minimum

Smart Roadster, Lotus 6, Renault Twizy, Cassutt Special, Triumph Thruxton R

Horsepower - it's not how much you have, it's what you can do with it

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100bhp heroes: how to have fun with less power

How much power do you need? Or, to put it another way, how little can you get away with?

1 May 2020

100bhp heroes: how to have fun with less power

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Greatest ever inventions & inventors in the car world

The modern car is a technological marvel, but these are the people we must thank for getting us there. And the story begins centuries before the car was born

1 May 2020

Greatest ever inventions & inventors in the car world