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Autocar meets Paul Grimshaw Vehicle Movements
Rare and expensive cars require bespoke expert care and attention for transportation

A day in the life of Britain's exotic car transporters

Shifting expensive supercars is a risky business, and as we discover, not just from a financial point of view

16 June 2019
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Autocar visits Ronnie Grant at Clapham North garage
Grant has run Clapham North MOT under the London railway arches since 1960

The motorsport legend who runs an MOT centre: Autocar meets Ronnie Grant

Ronnie Grant started racing aged 41 but soon made up for lost time, with John Barnard and Patrick Head as his tech crew and Senna as a rival

16 June 2019
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Volvo S60 vs Kia Stinger vs Peugeot 508 vs Alfa Romeo Giulia
When you want something more audacious than an Audi and more B-road friendly than a Beemer, where do you turn?

Alternative saloon showdown: New Volvo S60 takes on Alfa, Peugeot and Kia

The Volvo S60 joins the growing ranks of family-friendly four and five-door models that buck the class norms, but does it come out on top?

15 June 2019
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Alfa Romeo SZ
Sometimes a manufacturer breaks the mould, with fantastic results. Sometimes, however, it doesn't all go to plan...

The unthinkables: manufacturers' most oddball models

No one saw the Alfa Romeo SZ or Volkswagen Phaeton coming: cars unlike anything their maker – sometimes any maker – had created before. We review the good, the bad and the ugly

15 June 2019
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How did famous cars get their names?

Have you ever wondered what Camaro means, or how Porsche settled on the iconic 911 name?

13 June 2019
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The most complicated cars ever made

Ever been confused by what's sitting in your engine bay? Wait 'till you see these complex machines

11 June 2019
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Inside Europe's most intriguing car museum

For decades, the Austrian automotive industry has been perched on one company - this museum celebrates it along with other parts of Austria's car history

11 June 2019
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Six decades of mid-engined cars

It's almost 60 years since the first mid-engined road car was made, so let's celebrate the highs along with one or two lows…

10 June 2019
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Tremendous Targa-top cars

Hats on or hats off? The choice is yours, whatever the weather.

10 June 2019
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Ian Callum takes us through the future of Jaguar sports cars

The future of Jaguar sports cars

Departing Jaguar design boss Ian Callum lays out his blueprint for Jaguar's sporting future - and sketches it for us

10 June 2019
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Nio ES8
ES8 went on sale last year. Smaller ES6 soon followed

Bringing premium EVs to China: Behind the scenes at Nio

Nio is going places fast with upmarket EVs and innovative brand building. We meet its CEO

9 June 2019
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McLaren Special Operations services the F1
For every one of the 106 McLaren F1s, MSO holds a detailed history file. These contain everything from its original factory-build specification to a forensic account of its most recent service

A quick check-up: Servicing the McLaren F1

A nightmare to work on? Not a bit of it. In fact, as James Disdale discovers, mechanics love fettling the McLaren F1

9 June 2019
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