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The most important concept cars ever created

Some go nowhere, but other concept cars really point to the future. We take stock of the most interesting and influential ones ever made

28 March 2024
The most important concept cars ever created
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The greatest cars ever made with pop-up headlights

Pedestrian safety regulations be gone! Join us as we dig out our 25 favourite cars with pop-up headlights

27 March 2024
The greatest cars ever made with pop-up headlights
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Mercedes S-Class W140: The greatest S-Class of them all?

The Billion Dollar Car was 16-and-a-half feet of gracelessly-wrapped engineering, and even now has enduring appeal

25 March 2024
Mercedes S-Class W140: The greatest S-Class of them all?
BMW i7 Protection driving past fire
Armour plating dents i7's efficiency, but range anxiety is the last thing on our mind right now
Features

The ultimate bulletproof BMW: escaping an attack in the armoured i7

Hardcore security measures add nearly two tonnes to BMW's electric limo. Can it get us through a riot?

24 March 2024
The ultimate bulletproof BMW: escaping an attack in the armoured i7
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The greatest cars by Pininfarina

We look at the sexiest, most stylish and desirable cars ever penned by the Italian design house

22 March 2024
The greatest cars by Pininfarina
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Fabulous failure: the Renault Avantime

We salute Renault's barking mad MPV-coupe, and find out why its style didn't match sales substance

21 March 2024
Fabulous failure: the Renault Avantime
Catesby Tunnel Ariel Atom 4R front three quarter
Prior and Cropley tested the Atom with a series of sprint runs
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Aero testing the new Ariel Atom 4R in Catesby tunnel

Catesby is a 1.7-mile disused railway tunnel turned aero test facility - we help Ariel get some drag coefficients

17 March 2024
Aero testing the new Ariel Atom 4R in Catesby tunnel
M25 diversion March 2024 2
The M25 is completely closed between junctions 10 and 11
Consumer

On the scene at the M25 closure: did it really cause traffic chaos?

The first daytime closure of part of the M25 was set to affect millions of drivers. Our man assesses the fallout

16 March 2024
On the scene at the M25 closure: did it really cause traffic chaos?
Ford Focus rear
We wanted to do a year’s worth of driving in one week to see how it coped. It excelled
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Driving 100 laps of the M25 in the 1999 COTY-winning Ford Focus

While the original Ford Focus is now renowned and loved, when it won COTY we gave it a much harder time

16 March 2024
Driving 100 laps of the M25 in the 1999 COTY-winning Ford Focus
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Marcello Gandini 1938-2024: his most brilliant designs in pictures

Having come up with designs for Maserati, Fiat, BMW and Lamborghini, Marcello Gandini proved he was nothing if not versatile

13 March 2024
Marcello Gandini 1938-2024: his most brilliant designs in pictures

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