Ford Capri Mk3 - hero front
The Professionals: TV’s crime-busting duo each drove a Mk3 Capri, at the time one of the UK’s most stolen cars
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Used car buying guide: Ford Capri Mk3

The Mk3 concluded Britain’s long-running love affair with the Capri as a new car. We explain what to watch out for and how much to pay for one today

Used car buying guide: Ford Capri Mk3
Building ice cream vans
The company’s tech secrets are coveted by other van makers
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Behind the scenes at Britain's ice-cream van HQ

We find out why Whitby Morrison is a world leader in ice cream van manufacturing and a true British success story

Behind the scenes at Britain's ice-cream van HQ
Toyota Celica - hero front
The Celica’s 1.8 VVTL-i engine, codenamed 2ZZ-GE, also powers versions of the Lotus Elise and Exige
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Used car buying guide: Toyota Celica

The Toyota Celica T Sport and GT had a variable valve timing engine that gave them a revvy nature that still appeals today. We find out more

Used car buying guide: Toyota Celica
Vauxhall Zafira - stationary front
Zafira will be going to a different yard, but equally deathly
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Final destination: One car's end-of-life journey to the scrapheap

What happens when a car eventually reaches the end of its life? We drive a Vauxhall Zafira to the crusher and wince at its last moments

Final destination: One car's end-of-life journey to the scrapheap
Lexus IS F 2008 - hero front
Lexus IS F is rare beast
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Used car buying guide: Lexus IS F

Lexus gave the IS its full-on F treatment in 2008, creating a 417bhp BMW M3 chaser. The main barrier to a successful used buy? Finding one

Used car buying guide: Lexus IS F
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Dear Boris: What Autocar would like to see in the budget

The UK government sets out its 2020 spending plans this week but what should motorists hope for? We reveal our vision

Dear Boris: What Autocar would like to see in the budget
Ford Focus RS 2002 - tracking front
The original Focus RS was inspired by the Focus RS WRC Mk1 rally car
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Used car buying guide: Ford Focus RS

The Mk1 Focus RS is a modern classic hot hatch with a solid reputation and prices within reach of the common man (or woman). We take a closer look

Used car buying guide: Ford Focus RS
Volkswagen Beetle - tracking front
The much-loved bug is also a film star: in ‘Herbie: Fully Loaded’ (2005), air-cooled Herbie takes a shine to a new Beetle but is told he’s too old for her
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Used car buying guide: Volkswagen Beetle

The first modern Beetle is basically a Mk4 Golf in fun, retro-inspired clothing, so it’s no wonder owners tend to hang on to them. We look at the early-2000s bug

Used car buying guide: Volkswagen Beetle
Used EVs feature - used EVs
Evans seeks expert advice when it comes to buying a used EV
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How the used car market is adapting for EVs

EV anxiety remains, but the switch to electric power is gathering momentum. And, what's more, you don’t have to pay a premium and buy new

How the used car market is adapting for EVs
Grand Drive Nissan Leaf - tracking front
Self-driving Leaf negotiated challenges like traffic lights, tricky roundabouts and overtaking
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Autonomous Nissan Leaf: riding in Britain's self-driving trailblazer

We sample the tech-laden Nissan Leaf that broke an autonomous vehicle record by driving 230 miles from Cranfield to Sunderland

Autonomous Nissan Leaf: riding in Britain's self-driving trailblazer
BMW X5 M 2009 - tracking front
X5’s eco-friendly tech boasts brake energy regeneration, active air flaps and more efficient air-con
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Used car buying guide: BMW X5

An E70-generation X5 might look like a steal but the list of potential pitfalls could turn a bargain into a money pit. We find out more

Used car buying guide: BMW X5

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