The McLaren 650S Spider is more than a modified 12C Spider. A quarter of its parts are new and owes much to the mighty P1. Steve Sutcliffe finds out if it can still thrill.

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The McLaren 650S Spider costs some £20k more than the £190,000 coupe version, and it’s worth every penny. Why? Because it can do just about everything the coupé can do dynamically yet adds a sizeable hit of extra sex appeal to go with it. And that arrives courtesy of a folding hard top roof that can glide up or down in but a few seconds, and which transforms the 650S into an even more exotic creature on the move. Steve Sutcliffe puts it to the test.

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Can a supercar beat a superbike? Can a Audi A1 outrun a Nissan GT-R on a wet circuit? Can a Porsche 911 slay a Corvette on the drag strip? Autocar pitches the giants of the performance car world against each other to deliver the all-important verdict.

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Andrew Jordan is leading the BTCC field at the end of the first weekend of racing in the new 2014 season. Re-live the action with highlights from Brands Hatch.

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The British Touring Car Championship is back for 2014, with current champion Andrew Jordan defending his title with two race wins. Jordan defended against the likes of Matt Neal, Jason Plato and Gordon Shedden to lead the points table.

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Can a supercar beat a superbike? Can a Audi A1 outrun a Nissan GT-R on a wet circuit? Can a Porsche 911 slay a Corvette on the drag strip? Autocar pitches the giants of the performance car world against each other to deliver the all-important verdict.

Read Autocar’s history of the BTCC: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/btcc/history-british-touring-car-championship-pictures

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The new BMW M4 convertible goes on sale in the UK this September, priced from £60,730. It’ll be seen for the first time at the New York motor show later this month.

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BMW’s M4 convertible is the sister car to the recently-launched BMW M3 coupe and the BMW M4 saloon. It’s also the third in a new generation of BMW models to use turbocharging technology, and comes powered by 3.0-litre, six-cylinder engine with 425bhp and 406lb ft of torque.

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Will it Drift? is the home of driving challenging vehicles sideways. Steve Sutcliffe takes some of the worlds fastest — and most unlikely — cars to the limit and beyond to answer that all-important question: will it drift?

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Land Rover will preview its new family of Discovery vehicles with a concept car at the New York motor show later this month. Take a closer look at the Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept in this official video.

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Land Rover’s new family of Discovery vehicles will go on sale next year, with new models including a replacement for the current Freelander, a full-size new Discovery and a larger seven-seat version expanding the range. Land Rover will previewed the new family with a concept car at the New York motor show later this month, dubbed the Discovery Vision.

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We travel from Sunderland to Istanbul and back again in a brand new Nissan Qashqai. Autocar covers 5000 miles and 21 countries in 13 days to see just how good the follow up to Nissan’s best-seller really is.

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The longest test to date of the all-new Nissan Qashqai takes Autocar from the car’s birthplace in Sunderland, England to Istanbul and back again. Why Istanbul? Because it bridges Europe and Asia and to the east lies the heart of the Nissan brand, while Europe is a key market for the Qashqai. Richard Bremner, Mark Tisshaw and Matt Burt make the journey.

Autocar, the world’s leading motoring magazine and website, delivers industry-leading news, the most in-depth car reviews and opinion from our team of experts. Our presenters include some of the world’s top motoring journalists who have unrivalled access to the world’s fastest, rarest, most exotic and most exciting cars on some of the world’s best roads and race tracks.

Can a supercar beat a superbike? Can a Audi A1 outrun a Nissan GT-R on a wet circuit? Can a Porsche 911 slay a Corvette on the drag strip? Autocar pitches the giants of the performance car world against each other to deliver the all-important verdict.

Read Autocar’s Nissan Qashqai review: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/nissan/qashqai

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Day 1 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-one
Day 2 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-two
Day 3 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-three
Day 4 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-four
Day 5 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-five
Day 6 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-six
Day 7 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/anything-goes/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-seven
Day 8 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-eight
Day 9 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-nine
Day 10 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-ten-0
Day 11 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-eleven
Day 12 — http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/nissan-qashqai-sunderland-istanbul-day-twelve
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The all-new 2014 Mercedes C-class is the most important model the firm will launch over the next few years. The exec saloon takes styling cues from the S-class, but the real question is can it outperform the BMW 3-series?

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The all-new Mercedes-Benz C-class is set to be here for a while, because Mercedes isn’t planning on replacing this fifth-generation C-class for another seven years. So, until 2021, this is the C-class, and if ever Mercedes needed to get a car right, and get it right from the word go, this is it.

It’s a touch bigger than before, both inside and out, but, crucially, it’s also between 70kg and 100kg lighter than the previous model. And it’s more aerodynamically efficient, which, in turn, helps it to be more ecologically efficient, too. But is it better to drive? Steve Sutcliffe finds out.

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The new Honda Civic Type R concept has been revealed at the Geneva motor show. Its extreme styling underlines its performance — Honda is targeting a sub-eight Nurburgring lap time.

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The Honda Civic Type R concept, as significant in its importance as it is dramatic in appearance, closely previews a production model that is just a year away from showrooms. The car’s extreme appearance bears out Honda’s claim that the Type R is not so much a hot version of a standard Civic as a road-legal version of a racing car.

It is more than 30mm lower than a standard Civic and distinguished by bulging wheelarches, a massive front spoiler and perhaps the most distinctive rear wing ever to see service on the back of the hatchback. Only the roof, front doors and unadorned rear tailgate are shared with a regular Civic hatch.

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The new Ferrari California T convertible marks the return of the Italian supercar manufacturer using turbocharged powertrains in its mainstream models. It made its debut at the Geneva motor show – Matt Prior reports.

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Ferrari says the new California T can accelerate from rest to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 196mph, both marginal improvements over the old model. Speaking at the Geneva show, Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo said its 8-cyl turbocharged engine is first in a quarter of a century. He said: “Maybe you remember the last one, the F40.” We do, very fondly.

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