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Sony has announced that its latest racing simulator game, Gran Turismo 6, will go sale in this November with more cars, expandability and even more impressive realism than before. Gran Turismo, which launched in 1998, is the most successful Sony franchise with sales of more than 70 million games sold in in its 15-year history. What's new in Gran Turimso ...

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Gran Turismo 6 confirmed for launch: full details here

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Damion Smy, 16 May 2013 15:00

Volvo V40 (2012) breaks Euro NCAP safety record

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Ollie Kew, 29 August 2012 11:00

A new Volvo scoring a five-star result in Euro NCAP's crash tests might not seem a huge surprise, but the new V40 hatchback has raised the bar even higher by setting a new record safety score for in the assessment. The V40 scored 98% for adult protection, with particular praise given to its strong main structure, driver assistance systems, and attention ...

BMW Art Car collection on show in the UK

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Sophie Williamson-Stothert, 10 July 2012 12:02

An exhibition of the famous BMW Art Car collection is coming to the UK for the very first time – just in time for the Olympics. The Art Drive! exhibition is taking over the London Great Eastern Street car park from 21 July 2012, bringing a chance to see the BMW cars transformed by some of the world’s leading contemporary ...

Mitsubishi Evo is 20: a potted guide by owners

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Chris Chilton, 21 March 2012 09:24

In the new April 2012 issue of CAR Magazine, we've gathered together most of the Mitsubishi Evo family for a 20th birthday celebration. Here you can read more about Evos I to X - in the words of their owners. And don't miss the full 10-page feature in CAR Magazine. Evo 1 Owner: Paul StevensThis is Paul’s second Evo I, and ...

James Bond Aston Martin DB5 sells for £2.9m

Tim Pollard, 28 October 2010 08:54

The famous James Bond Aston Martin DB5 sold last night at a London auction for nearly £3 million. American businessman Harry Yeaggy paid £2,912,000 ($4,608,500) for the 1964 DB5 driven by Sean Connery in Goldfinger and Thunderball. The 007 DB5 is best known for Q's gadgets, including revolving number plates, rocket launchers and an ejector seat. Who bought James Bond's Aston Martin ...

See the Merc SLS driven by David Coulthard in 3D

Jed Maxwell, 13 August 2010 16:39

Sky's 3D pub channel will this weekend host the premiere of a 3D film showing David Coulthard driving the Mercedes SLS supercar around the Isle of Man. Click here to see the making of the 3D Merc SLS video.It was shot using a second SLS carrying a brace of 3D camera gear bolted to the back. After Sky's premiere, CAR ...

A schooling in Jaguar: a lifetime fan speaks

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Peter Wass, 08 July 2010 10:40

My Jaguar story starts in 1978. I started at secondary school which entailed a train journey each morning and then a five-minute walk. Almost every day on that walk I was passed by a beautiful Squadron Blue 4.2 XJ6 with a black vinyl roof, chrome plated wheels and a private registration number. It turned out that this stunning car belonged ...

Happiness is a Jaguar XJ6 Coupé, says Michael J. Scott

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Michael J. Scott, 01 July 2010 10:17

My first Jaguar experience was with the purchase of an XJ6 Coupe which I bought because I thought it was very elegant. The 4.2 straight six never failed to impress in the way the car just disappeared over the horizon in plush silence (apart from some wind noise from the door seals) and I loved the drama of opening two ...

Living with a Jaguar XF: a CAR reader's long-term test

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Tim Gosling, 25 June 2010 20:04

I was definitely an XF ‘early adopter’. My S-Type had been reliable, relaxing transport with excellent ergonomics but the styling teetered nervously on the border between distinguished and frumpy. Then I saw the C-XF concept and was blown away with Ian Callum’s sleek, aggressively modern design. I put a deposit down pretty much straightaway and toward the end of 2007 ...

Having a baby in our Jaguar S-type

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Alexander Stoakley, 08 June 2010 09:16

Those of us that are fathers or expectant fathers, and also like driving must have occasionally daydreamed about what would happen if their wife suddenly went into labour at home and things progress rather more quickly than the oh-so-reassuring leaflets the NHS give out. Resulting in a truly heroic drive to the hospital, arriving, against all odds, just before the ...

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