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The finest car chase ever filmed
At the Detroit motor show Ford has unveiled a limited edition Mustang, faster, more powerful, the usual stuff. They’ve called it Bullitt. And it occurs to me that a great […]
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Awash with oil, Norway is keeping it out of cars
Norway is a major exporter of oil, and what makes that interesting is how they spend all the money they make out of it. Much of it goes into generous […]
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The Wankel dies with Kenichi Yamamoto
Kenichi Yamamoto died December 20, 2017, aged 95, and his passing has likely brought the story of the Wankel rotary engine to its end. Yamamoto was a champion of the […]
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Want to spend even more on a Mini? Get personal.
If you know any parts and accessories managers read this to them and watch them burst into uncontrollable sobbing. Statistically anyone spending $20,000 on a Harley Davidson will spend an […]
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What we have here is a failure to illuminate.
When I was a very young motoring writer and cars were still a bit of a gamble, a much older colleague published a road test of a new Fairlane in […]
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Silly spare wheels and why they don’t work here.
There are those who believe a space-saver spare tyre is adequate. There are those who believe that when you have run-flat tyres you don’t need a spare. There are even […]
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Self-driving cars? I’ll take cars that park themselves thank you.
Have you noticed that parking spots are getting narrower? It’s the way shopping centres, sports stadiums and parking garages pack more cars in, and therefore more paying customers. It also […]
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Jaguar takes a second bite of the 56-year-old cherry.
In 1961 Jaguar unveiled the E-type, the best looking car in the world. It wasn’t just me saying that, Enzo Ferrari held the same view. Since then Jaguar has been […]
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What you can learn from Singapore taxis.
My chemistry teacher was one of the most conservative people I’ve ever met, and yet he drove a station wagon that was bright red. This confused me because it seemed […]