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Join us for a trip down 2007's memory lane. We name and shame the best - and worst - cars, people, races, technology and trends that shaped the year, and make sense of the changing industry and headlines behind the news. Plus we're first to drive Nissan's new GT-R. Elsewhere we reveal the men who made Lewis Hamilton, drive the Alfa Romeo 8C, Audi A4 and Aston DBS, and take delivery of a new Honda Civic Type-R. |
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| Highs and Lows: the year in review |
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CAR's panel of judges pick over the best cars of the year. Where else will you read a group test of a £300,000 Roller against an £8000 Fiat 500? Such polar opposites are joined by the Ford Mondeo, BMW M3, Audi R8 and Mercedes C-class. Surprises are guaranteed... |
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The Alfa Romeo 8C is a welcome return to form for the Italians: a throbbing 450bhp V8, a pointy rear-drive chassis and wrapped up in one of the most gorgeous shapes ever to emerge from Turin. Gavin Green delivers the definitive verdict. |
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| Meet the new Nissan Skyline, sorry, GT-R. The twin-turbo 480bhp monster from Japan has only just been unveiled, but we've already driven it. Georg Kacher is the first European journalist behind the wheel of a development car at the Nurburgring. |
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| Audi's Attack of the clones |
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Successive generations of Audi's A4 keep getting more and more polished. But does that make them better? The latest iteration is incredibly refined, good to look at and (obviously) has a cabin to die for. It's just missing a certain sparkle of soul... |
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So F1's rookie driver didn't quite win the championship at his first attempt, but Lewis Hamilton still impressed the socks off us all. Ben Barry looks behind the scenes to reveal the people who made him the champion in waiting he is today. |
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| The Civic Type-R is our favourite hot hatchback - so it seemed only natural that we should try one out for a year. Enter the latest addition to our long-term test fleet: a bright red, high-revving Honda hatch. Find out if it cuts the mustard in day-to-day driving. |
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| So is it really just a pumped-up DB9 |
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Chris Chilton delves under the skin of the DBS to see if it really does merit its place as the successor to the Vanquish. Or is it really just a jumped-up DB9? Chris's 200-mile drive around the south of France reveals all.
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