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Vanquishing Europe: 1000-mile tour in Aston's V12 great

The Aston Martin Vanquish is back, so we've revisited the original to find out what it's got to live up to

3 September 2024
Vanquishing Europe: 1000-mile tour in Aston's V12 great
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The disastrous Quattroporte that even Maserati didn't want

Oil crisis and the suspension of operations resulted in just 13 examples of Maser's Mk2 four-door ever being built

2 September 2024
The disastrous Quattroporte that even Maserati didn't want
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Matthews (centre) first appeared in Autocar in 1912
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When Autocar met the inventor of the death ray

It sounds like a con, but there was more to Harry Grindell Matthews' machine than you might expect

29 August 2024
When Autocar met the inventor of the death ray
Pininfarina Ethos Concept
This is Pininfarina’s striking Ethos concept, a space-age Mazda MX-5 rival
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How two-stroke engines nearly changed the game

We explore how two-stroke fever swept the West and threatened to revolutionise engine technology

23 August 2024
How two-stroke engines nearly changed the game
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The last M5 estate launched in 2007 and came with a thumping V10
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Wagons rule: V10 BMW M5 Touring meets AMG E63 and Audi RS4

The M5 estate is back, but revisiting our thunderous 2007 group test shows it's got a lot to live up to...

16 August 2024
Wagons rule: V10 BMW M5 Touring meets AMG E63 and Audi RS4
Fisker karma front three quarter
The Karma was an aluminium-spaceframed saloon had two electric motors at the rear
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From triumph to tumult: A brief history of Fisker

We look at the recently-bankrupted firm and its turbulent history, from pretty GT cars to the iconic Karma saloon

16 July 2024
From triumph to tumult: A brief history of Fisker
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Brits flocked to buy ex-army cars - once they had been freed from the mud
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Scandal over government handling of World War I surplus

We were outraged in 1919 as thousands of taxpayer-bought cars, trucks and motorcycles were left to rot in the open

4 July 2024
Scandal over government handling of World War I surplus
Lorry 1960
Tate & Lyle trucked sugar from London; this Foden is a later, 1970 model
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Experiencing the life and hardships of a 1960s lorry driver

We discover how hard it is to thread a 22-tonne eight-wheeler through towns and scale hills on a freezing night

27 June 2024
Experiencing the life and hardships of a 1960s lorry driver
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The weird, weird world of forgotten car accessories

Need some inflatable seats for your car or a felt safety cap to protect your bonce? There was a time when you could buy such things…

17 June 2024
The weird, weird world of forgotten car accessories
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L-R: Atkinson, Stringfellow, Walker; Tyrrell, Leasor, Cottee, Numan; Hill, Smith, Lauda, Everage
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What 1980s car-loving celebrities thought of their cars

Peter Stringfellow, Rowan Atkinson, Ken Tyrrell, Gary Numan; we interviewed them all to ask about their daily drivers

7 June 2024
What 1980s car-loving celebrities thought of their cars

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