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Handling by Lotus: revisiting the Kia Elan in 2021

This tagline has appeared on a few cars and been unjustly absent from many more. We investigate

Handling by Lotus: revisiting the Kia Elan in 2021
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Try another day: When Q branch got James Bond's cars wrong

These are the models 007 was probably embarrassed to get behind the wheel of

Try another day: When Q branch got James Bond's cars wrong
Long-Term Review

Ford Focus ST 2021 long-term test

What better than a hot hatch to make up for the many miles of driving we’ve missed during lockdown?

Ford Focus ST 2021 long-term test
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Image credits: Andrew Frankel
Opinion

Saying goodbye to Stirling Moss’s Mercedes SLR

Its last public outing was at the Goodwood Revival, but Andrew Frankel was present for a more personal send-off

Saying goodbye to Stirling Moss’s Mercedes SLR
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When Autocar helped design the Dutch GP

How a multi-talented former staffer helped create this weekend's Formula 1 circuit

When Autocar helped design the Dutch GP
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"It has extraordinary throttle response, a wide but increasingly urgent powerband and a fabulous howl at the top end"
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Unfinished business: Revisiting the Caterham Seven

Our man wanted to treat himself to a Caterham – and it had to be like the one he destroyed as a blithe 20-year-old

Unfinished business: Revisiting the Caterham Seven
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Mercedes AMG pot is one of the iconic ICEs
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A life well lived: Tracing 120 years of the combustion engine

Hard though it is to fathom, the internal combustion engine could soon be a thing of the past. We eulogise 120 years of engineering progress

A life well lived: Tracing 120 years of the combustion engine
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"Ask what I’d buy with my own money and I’d say an Alpine A110"
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The great weight debate: why are cars becoming heavier?

Keen drivers covet sports cars, but crossovers are the choice of many. Why?

The great weight debate: why are cars becoming heavier?
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GT3's company: Which generation of hardcore Porsche 911 is best?

Has Porsche’s 911 GT3 improved with each passing generation or become sanitised by modern demands and nannying tech?

GT3's company: Which generation of hardcore Porsche 911 is best?
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"Sitting behind the enormous wheel, it feels more like a vintage biplane than a car"
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Blast in the past: reborn Bentley Blower Continuation driven

Bentley’s plans to recreate a limited run of its famed 4½-litre Blower are well under way, with the first prototype, Car Zero, now complete. We drive it

Blast in the past: reborn Bentley Blower Continuation driven
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Be very careful about seat selection. If you want the slim racing buckets, make sure you fit them first. Not everyone does…
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Series finale: Saying goodbye to the McLaren 570S

McLaren’s Sports Series is taking a bow, and with it goes one of Woking’s finest creations. We takes the 570S for a final drive and wonder how the all-new Artura might take its place

Series finale: Saying goodbye to the McLaren 570S

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