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Business

Updated: Bloodhound SSC saved as investor buys 1000mph project

Yorkshire entrepreneur Ian Warhurst has bought the troubled land speed record project

17 December 2018

Updated: Bloodhound SSC saved as investor buys 1000mph project

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There is no more exotic car manufacturer than McLaren, at least among those of models homologated for sale all over the world and with annual sales measurable in the thousands

Slideshow

Should you buy a half-price McLaren 12C?

Now selling for almost half of its original price, Andrew Frankel explores why the MP4-12C is such a tempting purchase

17 December 2018

Should you buy a half-price McLaren 12C?

2011: not only the end of the 9-3 but also the end of Saab

Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Saab 9-3

Saab may now be dead but its 9-3 from the noughties lives on as a solid, rewarding, executive car sought after by canny used buyers

17 December 2018

Used car buying guide: Saab 9-3

"I’ve never been as satisfied as I am today. Design is an incredible outlet for your spirit"

Features

Design legend Frank Stephenson on life before and after McLaren

Stephenson, famed for his work with Mini and McLaren, tells us how he is shifting his focus from the ground to the sky

16 December 2018

Design legend Frank Stephenson on life before and after McLaren

Features

Revisiting our £100-a-week performance heroes

Our ‘bargain’ formula makes as much sense now as it did in 2005. We revisit our choices from back then and pick tasty used cars for the same money today

15 December 2018

Revisiting our £100-a-week performance heroes

We used the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, Outlander PHEV and Shogun Sport to tackle the route from lake Ullswater to Kirkstone peak

Mitsubishi: Lake To Peak

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If you want to conquer the toughest terrain, Mitsubishi’s Eclipse Cross, Outlander PHEV and Shogun Sport are the SUVs to have

14 December 2018

Promoted | Mitsubishi: Lake To Peak

The technical changes of the Gen2 car explained

Motorsport

Preview: how faster cars will shake up Formula E

The introduction of a new, more powerful car, will mean a new start for the electric single-seater championship

14 December 2018

Preview: how faster cars will shake up Formula E

The Bosch concept knows when it needs cleaning

Technology

Bosch reveals self-driving shuttle concept ahead of CES debut

Autonomous shuttle previews German supply firm’s plans for autonomous vehicle infrastructure and operation

14 December 2018

Bosch reveals self-driving shuttle concept ahead of CES debut

New cars

Euro 6 diesels could be banned in three European cities

European court overrules EU decision to relax nitrogen oxide emissions limits on diesels in Madrid, Paris and Brussels

14 December 2018

Euro 6 diesels could be banned in three European cities

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Lego’s target audience has no upper age limit.

Slideshow

The best Lego car kits for Christmas

Who says Lego is just for kids? Today, there's an amazing range of sophisticated cars to build and if you order quickly, there's still time to put one under your Christmas tree

14 December 2018

The best Lego car kits for Christmas