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Perfection, improved? £170k MG B vs V6 MX-5 in restomod ruckus

UK specialists have taken the alluring MX-5 and MGB to the next level - time to pit them against each other

Perfection, improved? £170k MG B vs V6 MX-5 in restomod ruckus
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Jet-powered Bluebird soapbox targets new 100mph record
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724bhp, 1300kg, £950k... Flat out in maddest Maserati since MC12

724bhp, 1300kg, £950k... Flat out in maddest Maserati since MC12
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Skoda's cake to Honda's cog: We need to return to the golden age of car adverts

Skoda's cake to Honda's cog: We need to return to the golden age of car adverts
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Ford vs Ferrari, Hunt vs Lauda... Motoring’s biggest rivalries

Ford vs Ferrari, Hunt vs Lauda... Motoring’s biggest rivalries
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Stick to it! The £20k Peugeot that shows manual 'boxes do it best

Stick to it! The £20k Peugeot that shows manual 'boxes do it best
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Hyundai to make EVs look more similar as it pursues "family" look

Hyundai to make EVs look more similar as it pursues "family" look
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New stripped-back Tesla Model Y Long Range launched for £4k less

New stripped-back Tesla Model Y Long Range launched for £4k less
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How Porsche is using computer simulation to detect vibrations

How Porsche is using computer simulation to detect vibrations
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Olympic flame: Ford Fiesta ST vs Cortina d'Ampezzo

Olympic flame: Ford Fiesta ST vs Cortina d'Ampezzo
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Range Rover to get first facelift in four years ahead of EV's arrival

Range Rover to get first facelift in four years ahead of EV's arrival
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BMW reveals new logo for Alpina luxury sub-brand

BMW reveals new logo for Alpina luxury sub-brand
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The Mk4 Golf made premium affordable – now it's £1000

The Mk4 Golf made premium affordable – now it's £1000
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Skoda Elroq: 8 key things to know

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Hyundai turns on the style – just a little – for its third-generation Polo chaser

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How the De Tomaso revival dream turned to "disaster"

Project showed great promise but quickly unravelled under the pressure of building customer cars

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Could Stellantis split into two companies again?
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1 frontline mgb vs mazda mx5 rocketeer 2025 jh 102

Perfection, improved? £170k MG B vs V6 MX-5 in restomod ruckus

UK specialists have taken the alluring MX-5 and MGB to the next level - time to pit them against each other

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Perfection, improved? £170k MG B vs V6 MX-5 in restomod ruckus
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Ford vs Ferrari, Hunt vs Lauda... Motoring’s biggest rivalries

Ford vs Ferrari, Hunt vs Lauda... Motoring’s biggest rivalries
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724bhp, 1300kg, £950k... Flat out in maddest Maserati since MC12

724bhp, 1300kg, £950k... Flat out in maddest Maserati since MC12

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Skoda's cake to Honda's cog: We need to return to the golden age of car adverts

Skoda, VW, Honda and Mini have all shown the world how good car ads can truly be

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Could Stellantis split into two companies again?

Could Stellantis split into two companies again?
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Are JLR's engineers too ambitious for the company's own good?

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1 frontline mgb vs mazda mx5 rocketeer 2025 jh 102

Perfection, improved? £170k MG B vs V6 MX-5 in restomod ruckus

UK specialists have taken the alluring MX-5 and MGB to the next level - time to pit them against each other

Read more
Perfection, improved? £170k MG B vs V6 MX-5 in restomod ruckus
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The Mk4 Golf made premium affordable – now it's £1000

The Mk4 Golf made premium affordable – now it's £1000
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Driven: The classic Land Rover with V8 punch and Apple CarPlay

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Ford vs Ferrari, Hunt vs Lauda... Motoring’s biggest rivalries

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