Volkswagen Golf GTI comparison
"Whereas the Mk1 is always eager, always ready to play, the Mk2 is not like that"
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Volkswagen Golf GTI: which generation beats them all?

Over the past 40 years, the Golf GTI has got faster, classier and more refined. But it has also got bigger, heavier and more complex. So which of its seven generations is the greatest Golf GTI of all?

Volkswagen Golf GTI: which generation beats them all?
Insight: why the weight of your car is so important
Lotus boss Jean-Marc Gales is keen to make cars lighter
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Insight: why the weight of your car is so important

A Bentley Continental GT weighs almost the same as an Ariel, BAC, Caterham and Lotus put together. How have modern cars grown so heavy?

Insight: why the weight of your car is so important
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Alpina B4 S 2017 first drive

A car of real class and charm, the BMW 4 Series-based Alpina B4 S is ready to take on the BMW M4 and Mercedes-AMG C63

Alpina B4 S 2017 first drive
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Alpina B5

Alpina has turned its hand to fine-tuning the already impressive 5 Series and created a pair of 600bhp behemoths, giving BMW a trio that will concern its rivals

Alpina B5
Insight: Where luxury cars come to die
A large chunk of Flying Spares’ business used to come from supplying old Rollers for banger racing, when this was fashionable.
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Insight: where luxury cars go to die

When Rolls-Royces and Bentleys come to their natural ends, their parts can keep other models running. We explored the UK’s poshest breaker’s yard

Insight: where luxury cars go to die
The evolution of the supercar
The first Supercar? So far as I am aware, the SL (seen here with the Mercedes-AMG GT R) was the first to reset our understanding of what a road car could do
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The evolution of the supercar

For more than 60 years, the supercar’s grasp on the heart strings of enthusiasts has been unflinching. We chart how the breed has progressed

The evolution of the supercar
First Drive

Ferrari GTC4 Lusso 2017 UK first drive

Does the Ferrari FF replacement serve up Maranello’s famed driver involvement while also offering limo-like levels of luxury?

Ferrari GTC4 Lusso 2017 UK first drive
Meeting Andreas Preuninger - Porsche's high-performance car manager
Preuninger’s passion for creating hardcore Porsches can be traced to a blue and white 911 2.7 Carrera RS that inspired him as a kid
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Interview: the man who makes Porsche's GT-series cars great

Andreas Preuninger is Porsche's high-performance car manager - and the man behind every GT-series car the firm has created this century

Interview: the man who makes Porsche's GT-series cars great
Sports car world cup final
"We believe the 540C and 911 GTS are the best sports car in the business, by our rules"
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The Autocar sports car World Cup - the final

We've tested sports cars from across the globe to find out which nation makes the best drivers' car. And it's down to England and Germany in the final...

The Autocar sports car World Cup - the final
Porsche 911 special: driving the one-millionth model
The millionth 911 is a relatively unadorned Carrera S in Irish Green paint
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Porsche 911 special: driving the one-millionth model

Porsche has just made its one-millionth 911. We've driven that very car in the Highlands and sampled a select group of its forebears

Porsche 911 special: driving the one-millionth model
Mercedes-AMG GT R
Mercedes-AMG GT R
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The Autocar sports car World Cup - the eliminators

Which nation makes the best drivers’ cars? To find out, we referee a knockout contest that pits match-fit favourites against plucky outsiders

The Autocar sports car World Cup - the eliminators

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