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"Aston stands for beauty, but maybe we lean too much on that. We’re a performance brand as well"

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I'll let the cars do the talking: Tobias Moers on running Aston Martin

The new CEO has quietly been overhauling “a company in trouble” since taking over at Gaydon. A year on, it’s ready to unleash a new generation of Astons

5 June 2021

I'll let the cars do the talking: Tobias Moers on running Aston Martin

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Spy shots: What James Bond's future cars could look like

We challenged up-and-coming automotive designers to create a Bond car for 2030. Did they pay attention?

30 May 2021

Spy shots: What James Bond's future cars could look like

In strict terms, the A45 and Golf R can deliver only half of the engine’s torque to the rear axle (assuming both axles have similar grip levels)

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Clash on the 'pan: Torque-vectoring hot hatches face off

Today’s 4WD hot hatches can power oversteer like proper sports cars. We head to a skidpan to investigate the various methods and outcomes

29 May 2021

Clash on the 'pan: Torque-vectoring hot hatches face off

"The main thing was getting my head around the fact that I was actually driving a car"

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How Jimmy Broadbent is swapping sim racing for real motorsport

Before his endurance debut with Praga, Jimmy Broadbent had barely even raced a car – at least not a real one. We meet the internet’s favourite sim racer

29 May 2021

How Jimmy Broadbent is swapping sim racing for real motorsport

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2020 was a year like no other for new car sales around the world.

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The world’s best-selling cars

2020 was memorable for all the wrong reasons – and the pandemic caused ructions to the car market as well, creating some winners as well as losers

28 May 2021

The world’s best-selling cars

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Cars are complex machines, but some take that to a whole new level in the search to break new technological ground.

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The most complicated cars ever made

Ever been confused by what's sitting in your engine bay? Wait 'till you see these complex machines

25 May 2021

The most complicated cars ever made

Lyon-led GTO refurbishes old parts and produces perfect copies

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Rebuild, restore, renew: Inside Ferrari experts GTO Engineering

The Berkshire restoration specialist fettles ageing Ferraris with an almost religious fervour. We pay it a visit

23 May 2021

Rebuild, restore, renew: Inside Ferrari experts GTO Engineering

G80, an Audi A6 rival, will be sold in ICE and EV guises

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How Genesis is following its own path in Europe

Genesis, Hyundai’s premium brand, is poised to launch in Europe. It hopes to follow in Lexus’s footsteps but will strike its own way

23 May 2021

How Genesis is following its own path in Europe

Nothing lasts forever. Not even one of the most successful and best-driving family Ford models ever built

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End of the world car: One final run in the Ford Mondeo

Ford has called time on the Mondeo, the trailblazing saloon the world has now moved on from. We recall its glory days and compare generations

22 May 2021

End of the world car: One final run in the Ford Mondeo

In what was by far the worst-ever post-war year for the car industry, Volkswagen’s global sales fell a relatively slight 15.1%. PHEVs and EVs accounted for 12.4%, up from just 2.3% in 2019

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