The history of speed - picture special
The Bloodhound SSC is aiming to reach over 1000mph
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The history of speed record breakers: picture special

While Bloodhound SSC waits in the wings, we look back at the most important machines used to break speed records

4 August 2020
The history of speed record breakers: picture special
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Maranello again: Legendary Ferrari Testarossa revisited

In 1988, this very Ferrari Testarossa starred in an Autocar test. We take it for a blast after tracking it down again

3 August 2020
Maranello again: Legendary Ferrari Testarossa revisited
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The strangest car-related patents ever granted

Does your car need an asymmetrical body, a conveyor belt and a wind turbine? If not, why not?

3 August 2020
The strangest car-related patents ever granted
Norman Dewis at JLR Classic Works
Former chief of engineering Norman Dewis OBE popped into Jaguar Land Rover's Classic Works for a spin in the I-Pace EV
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At work with Norman Dewis, Jaguar Land Rover's legendary test engineer

On what would have been his 100th birthday, we look back at when we met Dewis at JLR’s Classic Works

3 August 2020
At work with Norman Dewis, Jaguar Land Rover's legendary test engineer
Honda NSX
Honda NSX
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Groundbreakers: 39 cars that changed the motoring world

Cars like the Austin Seven, Honda NSX and Porsche 911 made the world a better place - but they weren't alone...

3 August 2020
Groundbreakers: 39 cars that changed the motoring world
Gilles Vidal
"Our job is to embody the technology and efficiency of our cars and to fit them to the moral values of modern society"
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Giving the lion back its roar: Gilles Vidal on his time at Peugeot

As his successor is announced, the former design director tells us how he returned the French brand to aesthetic excellence

2 August 2020
Giving the lion back its roar: Gilles Vidal on his time at Peugeot
McLaren GT - hero rear
McLaren GT flows well but can’t match the intensity or response of the latest 911 Turbo S
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Tour de force: New Porsche 911 Turbo S vs McLaren GT

Exmoor’s hills shouldn’t pose much of a challenge to McLaren’s ballyhooed new GT – but the latest Porsche 911 Turbo S just might. We put the 1250bhp pair to the test

1 August 2020
Tour de force: New Porsche 911 Turbo S vs McLaren GT
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On a day like this: The amazing story of air conditioning

This summer, as ever, we can be grateful for the invention of in-car air conditioning. This is its story

31 July 2020
On a day like this: The amazing story of air conditioning
Hyundai i30 Fastback N drives the South West Coastal 300
Fastback N has the same hardware as i30 N Performance
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Driving Scotland's forgotten roads in a Hyundai i30 Fastback N

If it isn't already, driving Scotland's roads should be on your bucket list. We try the South West Coastal 300

31 July 2020
Driving Scotland's forgotten roads in a Hyundai i30 Fastback N

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