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  1. On Thursday a pair of burglary suspects led police on a bizarre chase through Hollywood, which saw them driving with the top partially down, performing donuts and taking selfies with bystanders View the full article
  2. Like the idea of the GTS but think it's too hardcore? The M4 CS is the answer, but there's a catch... View the full article
  3. The Norwegian Joy is a £640 million cruise ship which - when launched - will have the first ever race track at sea View the full article
  4. A dispute involving Wiener Würstchen sausages at a Daimler meeting in Berlin resulted in the police being called View the full article
  5. In today's tech heavy car industry, we take many amazing advancements for granted. Not long ago, though, this technology was just being introduced - here are some of the cars that pushed the boundaries View the full article
  6. The ’97 Impreza WRC with chassis number 3 driven by the legendary Colin McRae is up for sale. The rally car made its first public debut at the Monte Carlo Rally in January 1997 and was driven by the brilliant duo McRae and Grist. The 1997 year was important for rally history, as it was the first season when Group A was partially replaced by the World Rally Car (WRC). The race for the Drivers’ championship was very tight, but at the end Finnish legend Tommi Mäkinen won the title by a single point ahead of Colin McRae, while Subaru won the Manufacturers’ title. After the season, the car was sol
  7. Following an announcement released earlier this week, the Japanese company has revealed that the Nissan GT-R has set a new world record for the fastest ever drift. Masato Kawabata, the Japanese drift champion during a special event that took place at Fujairah International Airport, UAE broke the record with a speed of 304.96 km/h (189.49 mph) and 30 degrees angle. The record-breaking Godzilla was tuned to 1,380 hp (1,105 kW), while all the power went to the rear wheels. Developed with the support and coordination of Nismo specialists along with the help by GReddy Trust, the car was tested ex
  8. We finally have a conclusion to the whole F1 qualifying mess. The elimination-style format has been scrapped and bosses have agreed to bring back the old system from 2015. Hurray! View the full article
  9. We took Chris Forsberg drifting in a cargo van for April Fool's. Here's everything you need to know about the seriously impressive Nissan NV3500 HD View the full article
  10. Godzilla has drifted its way into the Guinness Book of World Records with an insane 190mph slide View the full article
  11. One week on from the car's unveiling, Tesla has revealed that the Model 3 represents the most successful product launch ever View the full article
  12. Despite being less powerful and front-wheel drive, the Clubsport Edition 40 version of the Golf GTI costs only £245 less than the AWD Golf R View the full article
  13. Aston Martin has refreshed its V12 Vantage S, and given it the option of a seven-speed 'dog-leg' manual gearbox View the full article
  14. This Benetton F1 car was used in 1991 and 1992 and was previously driven by two world champions, Michael Schumacher and Nelson Piquet. Now, it’s going up for sale with no reserve! View the full article
  15. It's one of the trickiest skills to master, and one of the most overlooked driving techniques, but trail braking will make you a smoother and faster driver. Here's how it's done View the full article
  16. Modern cars are wonderfully capable machines, but for many petrolheads they just don't quite have the same attraction as a classic motor. Here, we're celebrating the joys associated with older cars View the full article
  17. It's pretty cool being overtaken by a Mercedes G500 4x4² (they're huge and sound immense), but this overtake in the Czech Republic will go down in history as the most obnoxiously brilliant G-Wagen overtake in history View the full article
  18. Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport marks 40th anniversary of the GTI name with most potent version to date. Available to order in UK market now, the special edition features an aggressive body kit that includes a new bumper with high-gloss black air deflectors, revised side skirts, a sporty rear diffuser and a tailgate-mounted spoiler, which has been aerodynamically perfected in the wind tunnel. Standard comes with “Quaranta” forged 18-inch alloy wheels with 225/40 tires, while optionally can be ordered either a 19-inch “Brescia “ alloy wheels with 235/35 tires or street-approved semi-slick 235/35
  19. Callaway Cars has announced its AeroWagen package available for standard Corvettes and ZO6s. So you can finally convert your Corvette into a shooting brake, which looks pretty good. The AeroWagon Package consists of a single piece made out of carbon-fiber, which replaces the factory hatch, but uses the original seal, hinge, and latch mechanism from the stock hatch. So customers can revert back to the original hatchback if they want to. The AeroWagon at the same time gives the Corvette a sleeker look, and significantly improve the cargo capacity. The entire structure is manufactured at the Ca
  20. We took Ducati's new Scrambler Sixty2 on a 1000 mile adventure to find out if it's really the ultimate starter bike! View the full article
  21. With F-Type punch in the top-spec S model, a sublime chassis and masses of practicality, few other SUVs offer as convincing an argument to petrolheads as the Jaguar F-Pace View the full article
  22. We asked you which engines are too often overlooked - whether it's because of a more iconic engine available in the same car, or it's simply forgotten for no good reason - here are the best suggestions View the full article
  23. This immaculate BMW E39 M5 has just come up for sale with fewer miles on its odometer than you'd walk in just two months! This is possibly the cleanest E39 in the world right now! View the full article
  24. We've been driving Ford's latest Focus RS on Britain's broken roads for the first time, and we're confident nothing else could keep pace with it in real world hoon sessions View the full article
  25. We recently asked you: if you had to give your future kid a car's name, what would it be? Here are the best suggestions, and a couple that would make a kid's life pretty 'interesting' View the full article
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