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Crayford returns: Is this £35k Mini the ultimate budget resto-mod?

Coachbuilding marque revived for open-sided beach car that brings endless fun for VW Golf money

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Anyone for mini-Golf? Bag a minter with a used Volkswagen Polo

Anyone for mini-Golf? Bag a minter with a used Volkswagen Polo
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I had a ride in a Rally1 car – this is why they'll be missed

I had a ride in a Rally1 car – this is why they'll be missed
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Audi A6 Allroad driven: Executive long-distance motoring reimagined

Audi A6 Allroad driven: Executive long-distance motoring reimagined
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Aston won't launch EV until at least 2033, will keep V8 and V12

Aston won't launch EV until at least 2033, will keep V8 and V12
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Jaecoo 7 named UK's best-selling car as Chinese brands take nearly quarter of market

Jaecoo 7 named UK's best-selling car as Chinese brands take nearly quarter of market
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New 2027 Hyundai Tucson gets bold look and practicality boost

New 2027 Hyundai Tucson gets bold look and practicality boost
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UK in 'genuine dilemma' over bowing to EU on Chinese car tariffs

UK in 'genuine dilemma' over bowing to EU on Chinese car tariffs
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Why Ford's WRC comeback proves its commitment to the UK

Why Ford's WRC comeback proves its commitment to the UK
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Ford returns to World Rally Championship with factory team in 2028

Ford returns to World Rally Championship with factory team in 2028
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Revealed: New Aston Martin DBX GT focuses on long-distance luxury

Revealed: New Aston Martin DBX GT focuses on long-distance luxury
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BMW X3 M50 gains power boost to 437bhp

BMW X3 M50 gains power boost to 437bhp
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New Fiat Multiplay to preview cross between SUV and pick-up

New Fiat Multiplay to preview cross between SUV and pick-up
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New Renault Megane starts at £28k thanks to upgraded EV grant

New Renault Megane starts at £28k thanks to upgraded EV grant
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How Genesis is shaking up the company car world

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Kia EV4 GT tested: Could less be more in an electric hot hatch?

Kia's all-electric answer to the VW Golf R prioritises handling fluency with an involving powertrain

Kia EV4 GT tested: Could less be more in an electric hot hatch?
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Volkswagen ID Tiguan driven: ID 4 replacement is better in every way

Enduring family SUV given new look, new technology and new identity

Volkswagen ID Tiguan driven: ID 4 replacement is better in every way
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Peugeot e-208 GTi driven – pocket rocket is a worthy 205 successor

Peugeot seconds its racing team to give its long-lived electric supermini some real driver appeal

Peugeot e-208 GTi driven – pocket rocket is a worthy 205 successor
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Volkswagen ID 4

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Skoda Peaq review: electric Kodiaq is a seven-seat smash hit

The Kodiaq is a sales smash for Skoda. Will an electric version do as well?

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Toyota RAV4: new PHEV nails the family SUV brief

World’s best-selling car gets tougher look and new plug-in hybrid drivetrain with more power and electric range

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BYD Dolphin G

Chinese giant takes on the Renault Clio with a made-for-Europe, plug-in hybrid hatchback

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Aion UT

New Chinese brand ventures into burgeoning small EV segment with 268–mile hatchback

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Skoda Epiq

It's Skoda's turn to introduce an affordable small EV – and this one will have its rivals worried

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BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3

Bavaria's Plant Irlbach-Strasskirchen was built in just 2.5 years as part of wider €1 billion investment

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What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production

What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production
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How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026

How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026
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ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories

ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories
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Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?

Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?
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Crayford Mojito Mini 2026 jb20260820 3488

Crayford returns: Is this £35k Mini the ultimate budget resto-mod?

Coachbuilding marque revived for open-sided beach car that brings endless fun for VW Golf money

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Crayford returns: Is this £35k Mini the ultimate budget resto-mod?
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I had a ride in a Rally1 car – this is why they'll be missed

I had a ride in a Rally1 car – this is why they'll be missed
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How the Russian car industry has changed since the West's exit

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Why Ford's WRC comeback proves its commitment to the UK

Company's return to top-flight rallying is great news for fans but will also reshape its road cars

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Why Ford's WRC comeback proves its commitment to the UK
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Chinese tech helps Ford, Vauxhall and Renault save time and money

Chinese tech helps Ford, Vauxhall and Renault save time and money
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The colder, the better: Forget streaming F1 - go and watch a rally

The colder, the better: Forget streaming F1 - go and watch a rally

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Anyone for mini-Golf? Bag a minter with a used Volkswagen Polo

Mk6 Polo is a competent, great-value supermini with a classy big car feel

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Anyone for mini-Golf? Bag a minter with a used Volkswagen Polo
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A used Bentley Continental is a scary bargain - so get a good one

A used Bentley Continental is a scary bargain - so get a good one
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My Volvo 850 T5-R is a 350bhp racing estate for the road

My Volvo 850 T5-R is a 350bhp racing estate for the road

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When Channel-hopping Brits went mad for Belgium's cut-price cars

A bus to Antwerp, half-price Fords and the loophole that rattled British car dealers of the 1980s

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When Channel-hopping Brits went mad for Belgium's cut-price cars
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Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis

Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis
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A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company
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