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Two luxury off-roaders at huge money – but they’re less alike than you might expect
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The ten best economical cars
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Road test: BMW X5 vs Porsche Cayenne vs Volvo XC90
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Vauxhall Astra: the light fantastic
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Spotted: Audi A1 Quattro
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A few quid short of £34,000 for an Audi A1?
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Watch: TVR sports car reborn
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The long-awaited rebirth of a great British sports car name comes a little closer
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Watch: Ford Focus RS vs Cayman GT4
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Buckle up for a speedy spin around the classic F1 track in Ford’s amazing Focus RS
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2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus Selection 24h
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Crazy name for a genuinely super car
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The five wackiest but wonderful used cars
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Here are our top 5 bargains if you can see beyond the surface
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Winter tyres – were they worth it?
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We’ve spend the last six months in a Mazda MX-5 on winter tyres. They didn’t have much snow to contend with – so how did they affect its everyday ride and handling?
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Ten amazing VW Campervans you can buy today
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The iconic camper van is often difficult to find and expensive to buy. Here are some of the best bargains.
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Road test: Toyota Prius vs Mazda 3 vs VW Golf
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We test the Prius vs Mazda 3 and the VW Golf.
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The top ten safest SUVs
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Ten 5-star safety performers.
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Riding shotgun: Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S
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VW’s super-hatch for the track shows its true colours around the Ring – in the hands of a veritable star of German motorsport.
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Small car, auto box – which is the best combination?
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Not many small cars work with auto transmission. These do...
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Four-pot Porsches old and new
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Horrified that the new Boxster has a four-cylinder engine? Don’t be – there’s a fine precedent from a long time ago…
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Rare Lamborghini Countachs set to fire up Silverstone Auctions
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Pair go under the hammer on 20 May.
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Jaguar v Mercedes v BMW in real-world fuel consumption test
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Comparing figures from What Car?’s True MPG boffins, the Jag XE costs more to run than the equivalent C-Class and 3 Series. Is it worth it from behind the wheel?
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The top 10 economical seven-seaters
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We all know that manufacturers make claims about their cars that don’t stack up. We also know that government tests aren’t all they should be quite often either. So we bring you data from the real world.
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Chinese SUV to cost £1,250,000-plus
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IAT Kalman is based on Ford truck chassis and measures 20 feet long.
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A 5-Series’ final days
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Looking back on life with a BMW 520i.
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Watch: Aston Martin's new manual Vantage S
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Seven-speed box with synthesised heel-and-toe action for £138,000 Aston.
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Sinclair C5: how not to take on the car industry
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Rumours abound of computer companies trying to muscle in on car making. Here’s what happened when one of their predecessors tried it three decades ago.
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Coleen Nolan supported by fans as she admits 'you'd be ashamed of me'
"I cried and I was like 'I can't go on'"
'We never want to leave the UK again after going on holiday and getting stuck in Dubai'
Manchester Airport
Alison Shah and Richard Kay decided to take matters into their own hands after being told they faced a 12-day wait for a flight home
M6 live traffic updates as lorry crashes into central reservation near Kirkby Lonsdale
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Traffic was at a standstill southbound on Wednesday night
Blackpool tramway extension launch date set with free tickets up for grabs
Blackpool
Blackpool Council is giving away ten pairs of the First Rider tickets
M6 tragedy as woman dies after falling from bridge near Preston
M6
The motorway was closed northbound for nearly five hours between junctions 32 and 33
Darwen
Tributes to 'amazing' peer and national education expert Baroness Massey of Darwen
"She was an amazing woman. Always calm but firm"
M6 live traffic updates as lorry crashes into central reservation near Kirkby Lonsdale
M6
Traffic was at a standstill southbound on Wednesday night
28 pictures from when BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend and Rihanna came to Preston in 2007
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