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Watch Formula One legend Martin Brundle drag-race the new Jaguar XJR against the fastest man in the sky, Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy in the Dubai desert. Brundle had the new all-aluminium 550PS, 5.0-litre supercharged V8 Jaguar XJR at his disposal while Rossy was strapped to his 2m-wide fixed wing, powered by …

World Champion wakeboarder towed by a car across flooded causeway in unique Dunlop Winter Sport 5 tyre test. Nick Davies wake-boarded behind a car driven by the current British Touring Car Championship rookie of the year, Josh Cook, along the treacherous Holy Island stretch in NE England. The causeway can …

More than 70% of Brits admit their own poor driving adds to road rage, according to new research. The study by Continental Tyres reveals that  many motorists have double-standards and get wound up by the bad habits of others which makes them angry and drive more aggressively. The responses of …

McLaren 675LT Spider confirmed – just 500 of the “most focused, fastest and exhilarating open top McLaren model ever” will be built, priced at £285,450 each – see and hear it here! With a top speed of 203mph, the 675LT can accelerate from 0-62mph in 2.9 seconds, and reach 124mph in …

Did you know that one in three 18-24 year olds drives a car that is new or less than 12 months old? This is just one of a raft of findings revealed in new research about the changing face of car finance, carried out by credit reference agency Experian. Other …

Vauxhall Motors’ homage to its historic Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant – featuring 50 years’ of Griffin-badged cars sliding, jumping and two-wheeling through the factory – has won Best Commercial Film at the London Motor Film Festival. Produced by evo Film, 50 Years of Ellesmere Port, beat entries from Bentley, Land Rover and …

The new A4 couldn’t have come along at a better time for Audi. Never has the competition been greater in the so-called compact executive sector. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been making hay, while the BMW 3-Series has been refreshed and that plucky Brit, the Jaguar XE, has just been launched. …

HR Owen, the UK’s largest luxury car dealer, has launched a car hire service offering a range of the latest supercars and up-market saloons in the heart of London. Aimed to appeal to international travellers and overseas owners of London residences who want access to the latest luxury models without …

The average Brit spends 27 hours purchasing a used car and buys seven in a lifetime, according to new research. In the age of technology and speedy click to buy purchases, the second-hand car buying process is stuck in the slow lane. Even after travelling an average of 48 miles …

Most drivers are more concerned about fuel economy than emissions, according to new research. In a survey of 2,565 motorists by the RAC, nearly three in four people made the confession they are generally more worried about fuel consumption than they are about health-harming emissions. However, the Volkswagen emissions scandal …