The burgundy Jaguar Mark 2 driven by Inspector Morse in the detective series Inspector Morse has been voted the most iconic TV cop car of all time. In a new poll commissioned by the world’s biggest motoring entertainment show, Top Gear, the classic British-made model was declared top of the …
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A new survey by BBC’s Top Gear has highlighted the top family motoring memories that could soon be lost to history. Classic in-car ‘I-Spy’ style games, parents bickering over directions and children’s cries of ‘are we there yet’ are now all part of a bygone age of motoring, claims the …
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Toyota has sold its last GT86 in the UK, setting the seal on almost nine years of driving fun. The dynamic coupe has led the company’s worldwide renaissance as a maker of pure-bred sports cars, blazing a trail for today’s GR Supra and GR Yaris. To celebrate the occasion Toyota …
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The all-new Land Rover Defender has done the double at the annual TopGear.com Awards, winning the overall Car of the Year and “Unstoppable Force” titles. Judges of the prestigious prize praised the new Defender for being one of the toughest vehicles on the road today, and a brilliant successor to …
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An environmentally-friendly family estate boasting British beauty and German brawn is the world’s ultimate car, claims new research. A survey of 2,000 adults revealed the front of the car should resemble the striking Aston Martin DBS Superleggera (a Midlands-built sports car with a top speed of 211mph), but the rear …
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A brand-new motoring show, Lovecars: On the Road, hosted by Tiff Needell and his Lovecars YouTube colleague Paul Woodman, will be televised on ITV4 from November 12. The first series consists of six one-hour episodes featuring a range of cars and motoring stars. Headed up by former racing driver and …
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Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris have emerged from lockdown to resume filming for Top Gear’s next series. The trio took part in an thrill-seeking electric car race around Staffordshire’s empty Alton Towers Resort. They had to navigate a Honda e, Mini Electric and Vauxhall Corsa-e around a specially …
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The upcoming Skoda Kodiaq vRS has set a new lap record for the fastest seven-seat SUV around the Nurburgring. Top Gear presenter and ‘Ring specialist, Sabine Schmitz, hustled the 236bhp 2.0-litre, twin-turbocharged diesel engined car around the track in just 9 minutes 29.84 seconds. With adaptive Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) …
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Top Gear presenter Chris Harris gave an exclusive precision driving demonstration for visitors to Beaulieu at the launch of the updated World of Top Gear. The demo followed the official opening by Chris, The Stig and Lord Montagu, at the National Motor Museum in Hampshire. Amazing new exhibits from top …
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British sports car manufacturer Caterham has brought together a range of its classic models to mark the 60th anniversary of the original Lotus Seven Series 1. Reaching a top speed of 78mph and featuring a Ford 100E engine and aluminium bodywork, the Series 1 was the ideal lightweight sports car …
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