Ghost in the machine

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With some test cars, I expect the attention. When I stop for petrol in a bright orange McLaren, I take it as a given that the person next to me will want to talk or take pictures. However, when I drov

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ANOTHER torrential summer rainstorm sweeps across the motorway, making the BYD Dolphin Surf’s wipers swipe from side to side like a feverish Tinder user. The back one would be doing the same but, anno