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Throwback Thursday: 1966 Alpine A110 first drive

The new A110, with which Alpine awoke from a 20-year dormancy, is the best car we've driven in years. Did its inspiration receive similar praise?

Throwback Thursday: 1966 Alpine A110 first drive
TVR Vixen
TVR Vixen on the brink of sliding its tail out
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Throwback Thursday: 1968 TVR Vixen first drive

We weren't too convinced by our first drive in a TVR Grantura sports coupé in 1961. Did its replacement, the Vixen, show any signs of the brand's future?

Throwback Thursday: 1968 TVR Vixen first drive
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Christmas Throwback: Space shuttle orbiter road test, 1984

Back in 1984, we conducted our famous Christmas 'road' test on one of NASA's space shuttle orbiters, here reproduced in full

Christmas Throwback: Space shuttle orbiter road test, 1984
Seat Ibiza
The first Ibiza rolls off Seat's Zona Franca assembly line in Barcelona on 27 April 1984...
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Throwback Thursday: 1984 Seat Ibiza first drive

Seat is now a major player, and its Ibiza is at the front of the supermini class. How far have things come since we drove the Mk1 Ibiza in 1984?

Throwback Thursday: 1984 Seat Ibiza first drive
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Throwback Thursday: 1988 BMW 535i first drive

Our first drive of the E34-generation BMW 5 Series came in the range-topping, 3.5-litre six-cylinder 535i model

Throwback Thursday: 1988 BMW 535i first drive
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Throwback Thursday: 1957 Messerschmitt KR200 first drive

Germany was banned from producing aircraft in the years after the Second World War, so its most well-known plane builder turned to this 10bhp micro-trike

Throwback Thursday: 1957 Messerschmitt KR200 first drive
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Throwback Thursday: 1974 Matra-Simca Bagheera first drive

Matra's first Chrysler collaboration was the three-abreast, mid-engined Bagheera coupé – 'a novel approach to the problem of creating a modern sports car'

Throwback Thursday: 1974 Matra-Simca Bagheera first drive
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Throwback Thursday: 1996 General Motors EV1 first drive

The first modern-era electric car was ahead of the curve but compromised, with a range of just 90 miles and economic inviability leading to its downfall

Throwback Thursday: 1996 General Motors EV1 first drive
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Throwback Thursday 1995: On board the Renault Espace F1

In 1995, Renault teamed up with Williams to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Espace MPV. We took a ride in their 800bhp creation

Throwback Thursday 1995: On board the Renault Espace F1
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Throwback Thursday 1989: the switchover to unleaded petrol

Three decades ago, concerns about the shocking effects of lead upon public health prompted a rethink about the type of fuel we used to power our cars

Throwback Thursday 1989: the switchover to unleaded petrol
Photo credit: Josep Renalias
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Why Catalonia's independence vote is a big worry for Seat

The regional government's independence bid could lead to a nasty divorce from Spain – and that would present Seat with challenges

Why Catalonia's independence vote is a big worry for Seat

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