Volkswagen Golf GTI - front
"Push harder and, instead of starting to struggle, it goes on getting better and better"
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Hot hatch twin test: Volkswagen Golf GTI vs Ford Focus ST

Ford’s performance hatchback has been just losing out to the GTI for four decades. Have the tables turned?

Hot hatch twin test: Volkswagen Golf GTI vs Ford Focus ST
Ford Mustang - front
On the face of it, this looks like a no-brainer, but the Focus sticks around
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Fast Ford shootout: V8 Mustang vs Focus ST

Can a hot hatch offer the same thrills as the iconic muscle car on a blast across Wales?

Fast Ford shootout: V8 Mustang vs Focus ST
Porsche Cayman GTS - front
Use of the same engine means the Motorsport car is only a tad quicker from 0-62mph
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Rolling sixes: Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 vs hardcore GT4

Two top-rung 718s now share an atmo 4.0-litre flat-six, so is Weissach's car still better than Stuttgart's own?

Rolling sixes: Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 vs hardcore GT4
Ariel Atom V8 vs DS3 Rallycross vs Superbike
Anything went, including a race between a WRX car, a superbike and an Atom V8
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Nothing left to prove: A farewell to Bruntingthorpe

We pen a eulogy to the proving ground that gave road testers almost complete freedom

Nothing left to prove: A farewell to Bruntingthorpe
Caterham Super Seven - side
Frankel concentrates on putting his heels and toes in the right places
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Lighten up: Why a 1188 lb Caterham Seven is the best driver's car

Lockdown meditation only enforced our view that acceleration and grip don’t matter anywhere near as much as driver engagement

Lighten up: Why a 1188 lb Caterham Seven is the best driver's car
Caterham Super Seven - side
Frankel concentrates on putting his heels and toes in the right places
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Lighten up: Why a 540kg Caterham Seven is the best driver's car

Lockdown meditation only enforced our view that acceleration and grip don’t matter anywhere near as much as driver engagement

Lighten up: Why a 540kg Caterham Seven is the best driver's car
Ferrari SF90 Stradale - front
Will the SF90 prove a blueprint for supercars of the future? The Autocar verdict is mixed
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Is the Ferrari SF90 the future of the supercar?

Combining a V8 with three electric motors makes the SF90 Stradale a 986bhp beast you can tame. Will it prove a blueprint?

Is the Ferrari SF90 the future of the supercar?
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From Esprit to Exige: The highs and lows of Lotus

Lotus has survived a sometimes shaky innings but it has always been able to hit rivals for six with heroic driver’s cars

From Esprit to Exige: The highs and lows of Lotus
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Eagle Lightweight GT 2020 UK first drive

Titanium, carbonfibre, Ohlins dampers… this is an E-Type, but not quite as you know it

Eagle Lightweight GT 2020 UK first drive
Porsche 992 911 vs. Porsche 959 - front
Does the new 911 owe its five-star status to its be-winged grandfather?
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The evolution of Porsche: new 911 vs legendary 959

The iconic Porsche 959 was so far ahead of its time that it's taken 33 years for the 911 Carrera 4S to catch up. We compare them

The evolution of Porsche: new 911 vs legendary 959
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McLaren 620R 2020 UK first drive

Final, fastest and by far the rarest of the Sports Series McLarens is thoroughly engaging and rewarding

McLaren 620R 2020 UK first drive

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