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Mercedes AMG pot is one of the iconic ICEs
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A life well lived: Tracing 120 years of the combustion engine

Hard though it is to fathom, the internal combustion engine could soon be a thing of the past. We eulogise 120 years of engineering progress

15 May 2021
A life well lived: Tracing 120 years of the combustion engine
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Back to the future: Driving the first ever rechargeable EV

The very first rechargeable EV was made by Gustave Trouvé all the way back in 1881. We have a replica built to recreate the 140th anniversary of its maiden drive

9 May 2021
Back to the future: Driving the first ever rechargeable EV
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Prototype gave us a tantalising taste of Evija
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How Matt Windle is putting Lotus back on the map

After a long period in the doldrums, Lotus is being revitalised with an all-new line-up. We meet the man presiding over Hethel's dramatic transformation

9 May 2021
How Matt Windle is putting Lotus back on the map
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"For almost all of its long life, the S-Class has been Stuttgart’s special halo model"
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The cream of the crop? Bentley Flying Spur vs Mercedes S-Class

But is the car of choice for chauffeur-driven owners still the best in the world? We aim to find out

8 May 2021
The cream of the crop? Bentley Flying Spur vs Mercedes S-Class
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Mulling things over: What next for Bentley coachbuilding division?

Mulliner hopes the Bacalar will spearhead a new era with more exclusive and personalised builds

2 May 2021
Mulling things over: What next for Bentley coachbuilding division?
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de Meo is architect of an aggressive, all-encompassing EV-based turnaround plan called ‘Renaulution’
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How Luca de Meo plans to restore Renault's va va voom

The French brand's CEO is enacting an overhaul that could turn around the fortunes of the Renault Group. We meet him to find out what the future holds

1 May 2021
How Luca de Meo plans to restore Renault's va va voom
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"Ask what I’d buy with my own money and I’d say an Alpine A110"
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The great weight debate: why are cars becoming heavier?

Keen drivers covet sports cars, but crossovers are the choice of many. Why?

1 May 2021
The great weight debate: why are cars becoming heavier?
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Going off grid: Autocar's best F1-inspired used cars

You don’t need to pay a grand prix to bag a Formula 1-inspired car. We find a load of affordable ones on the used market

25 April 2021
Going off grid: Autocar's best F1-inspired used cars
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"We had a £216,634 exotic parked outside a house worth not much more than that"
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Welcome to the family: living with a 641bhp Lamborghini Urus

Can a £200k Italian super-SUV - the Urus - take on the role of mundane domestic transport? A third national lockdown made us put this to the test

25 April 2021
Welcome to the family: living with a 641bhp Lamborghini Urus
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The car sounds all petrolheads adore

Seeing, feeling and hearing: all are equally important in making driving a car an experience to savour. It’s not just roaring engines and whistling turbochargers that make our spines tingle, though

24 April 2021
The car sounds all petrolheads adore

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