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THIS IS ONE THAT BUILT OVER TIME. Because back in the pre-internet 1980s communication didn’t travel well. Toyota sold the Corolla Coupe GT in the UK for a few years but we preferred our Ford Capris a

From island-hopping in southerly Okinawa to farm experiences in rural Aomori and skiing in far northern Hokkaido, this diverse archipelago offers intriguing local culture, ancient history and epic wilderness experiences around every corner — and deeper exploration reaps huge rewards

We often have big-name speakers at Autocar’s Great Women and Drivers of Change events, both intended to promote the automotive industry and recognise thriving careers within it, but sometimes it’s the

IN the preceding few pages, you’ll have seen my colleagues sending love letters to some of our most beloved cars that won’t live on beyond this year. But there was one more that called it quits in the

T HE CAR PARK AT OUR HOTEL HAS TAKEN ON THE role of a truck stop. It’s early Monday morning and what would ordinarily be a sleepy nook behind a retail park in southeastern France has become a temporar

Paris to Tokyo. Budget-ish airlines will fly you for as little as 300 quid. Although for that price you get a free 20 hour stopover and an imprint of your seat neighbour’s elbow in your ear lobe. Or,