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Hispano Suiza Carmen
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1005bhp Carmen concept revives Hispano Suiza name

Reborn luxury brand reveals a £1.3m electric grand tourer and details its technical specification

5 March 2019
1005bhp Carmen concept revives Hispano Suiza name
Volkswagen Passat R-Line Edition Estate
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Volkswagen reveals limited-edition sporty Passat Estate

R-Line Edition, on display at Geneva, is limited to 2000 units and includes range-topping engines and adaptive dampers

5 March 2019
Volkswagen reveals limited-edition sporty Passat Estate
The Glas 1700 received a lot of praise from Autocar
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Throwback Thursday 1964: the excellent Glas 1700 and its maker's story

German agricultural business Glas found postwar success with its Goggomobil microcar. It quickly got grand ideas, but things didn't quite work out

23 August 2018
Throwback Thursday 1964: the excellent Glas 1700 and its maker's story
The second-generation Debonair arrived in 1986 as Japan's economy ballooned
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Throwback Thursday 1987: the Mitsubishi Debonair V

Mitsubishi's new flagship arrived as Japan's economy peaked. How comparable was it to luxobarges sold in Britain?

16 August 2018
Throwback Thursday 1987: the Mitsubishi Debonair V
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Refreshed Kia Optima range led by £33,350 Sportswagon GT fast estate

Kia's saloon and its Sportswagon estate sibling get revised looks along with extra petrol and diesel engines; revised Optima range starts at £22,260

8 August 2018
Refreshed Kia Optima range led by £33,350 Sportswagon GT fast estate
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Throwback Thursday: 1968 Mazda 110S first drive

Mazda introduced itself to us Brits with a Wankel-engined sports coupé. Turns out its engine was better than NSU's and it "handled like a Porsche"

2 August 2018
Throwback Thursday: 1968 Mazda 110S first drive
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UK's first Real Driving Emissions test centre opened

Mahle Powertrain's new £8.3m facility will allow manufacturers to test against the RDE standard, which comes into force on 1 September 2019

1 August 2018
UK's first Real Driving Emissions test centre opened
The show was held in Tunbridge Wells and organised by Sir David Salomons, the town's mayor and an engineer of great renown
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Throwback Thursday 1895: Britain's first public demonstration of cars

Two of the UK's motoring pioneers exhibited to 5000 spectators their 3.5hp Daimler-engined horseless carriages at a showground in Kent

26 July 2018
Throwback Thursday 1895: Britain's first public demonstration of cars
The first Japanese car to be sold in the UK was the Daihatsu Compagno in 1965
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Throwback Thursday 1965: the first Japanese car sold in the UK

The first Japanese car we got was a small two-door with a 41bhp 797cc engine, priced at £799. And it came from a brand you might not expect…

19 July 2018
Throwback Thursday 1965: the first Japanese car sold in the UK
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Throwback Thursday: 1989 Lister XJ-S first drive

Lister's version of the Jaguar grand tourer featured a chunky bodykit, stiffer suspension, big fat tyres and a V12 bored out to 7.0 litres and 496bhp

12 July 2018
Throwback Thursday: 1989 Lister XJ-S first drive
Aston Martin DB11 Volante Henley Royal Regatta
The one-off DB11 Volante Henley Royal Regatta marks Aston Martin's official partnership with the annual rowing event
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Aston Martin reveals two special-edition DB11s

British brand's Q personalisation service has created a one-off for the Henley Royal Regatta and run of 20 for Classic Driver website

4 July 2018
Aston Martin reveals two special-edition DB11s

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