Ford Fiesta ST
The deceptive B5305 presents a driving challenge all of its own
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In pursuit of Britain's best driving roads

We tour Britain in a Ford Fiesta ST to seek out the country's best stretches of tarmac for driving pleasure

In pursuit of Britain's best driving roads
Porsche Panamera - hero front
Panamera wouldn’t win a beauty contest but aced Handling Day
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Style vs substance: cars which might surprise you

That feeling when a car fails to live up to its good looks… It's not great. But the opposite can be true too

Style vs substance: cars which might surprise you
Driving the Chevrolet Corvette through rural England
Quintessential America meets quintessential England
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Chevrolet Corvette: Brooklands to Brighton on single-track roads

Corvettes are built for wide highways, so we said goodbye to the outgoing C7 with a trek down some of England's narrowest lanes

Chevrolet Corvette: Brooklands to Brighton on single-track roads
McLaren 720S vs Mazda MX-5 1
"On these damp roads, it’s amazing how much effort I have to put into keeping up with the McLaren "
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McLaren 720S vs Mazda MX-5: Which is the most fun?

We consider how much of a supercar’s performance can you really use, and whether something smaller – and cheaper – is more fun

McLaren 720S vs Mazda MX-5: Which is the most fun?
GIlbern Invader
Invader followed the GT, Gilbern's first car
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TVR’s revival: a history lesson from the last Welsh car manufacturer

Gilbern built composite sports cars in Wales 25 miles from where reborn TVR plans to do exactly the same. We visit old and new in a Gilbern Invader

TVR’s revival: a history lesson from the last Welsh car manufacturer
1994 group test
Porsche built a turbocharged version of the 968 called the Turbo S. Frankel remembers it as being not that good. I remember huge torque and high-speed slides at Donington at its launch. Only 16 were made.
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The best year for new cars? Driving 1994's greatest models

Some say 1994 was the high point in automotive history. We put that theory to the test

The best year for new cars? Driving 1994's greatest models
Beach buggy
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

Turning a VW Beetle into a beach buggy for £1250
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?

100bhp heroes: how to have fun with less power
Autocar writers review the cars of their birth years
You might know what was number one in the charts when you were born, but what was rocking the motoring world?
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The test of time: the best cars from the Autocar team's birth-years

Six of our writers, young and not so young, hook up with cars of the same vintage to discover the greatest year in motoring history

The test of time: the best cars from the Autocar team's birth-years
Tom Hartley
If you're hunting a flash motor, Hartley's your man
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Britain's most controversial car dealer: Tom Hartley on selling supercars

The well-known salesman makes millions trading Ferraris, McLarens and other exotica. We visit his new place

Britain's most controversial car dealer: Tom Hartley on selling supercars
Colin Goodwin
The Autocar archive covers a century-and-a-quarter of motoring
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Keep calm and publish: Autocar in times of crisis

World wars never stopped us and neither will the coronavirus pandemic. We open the archive

Keep calm and publish: Autocar in times of crisis

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