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BMW S 1000 RR VS S 1000 RR: GEN 1

REBOOTED RENEGADE KTM 890 SMT

It’s been 10 years since KTM dropped the SMT from its range, but now it’s back – with more bling, more attitude... and more reasons to own one.

TOUR DE PHWOAR YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT+

If you’re in the market for a cracking sports-tourer, Yamaha’s Tracer 9 GT+ should be at the pointy end of your list.

BAGGING A GOOD'UN

There are some things in life that just don’t make much sense, but never let that be said of baggers on a race track, banging bars and scraping panniers.

WHAT THE TECH: SLIPPER CLUTCHES

Few people know more about slipper clutches than MotoGP tech guru Neil Spalding. We quizzed him on the wonder weapons.

King of the road

Ferrari's 365GTB/4 Daytona raised the supercar bar and put the Miura in its place, aided by the sun-seeking GTS and thunderous Competizione

"It gave notice that we weren't complete idiots"

Hesketh Racing lit up the Formula One scene 50 years ago, but there was depth to the team's talents beyond its playboy image

ULEZ THREAT TO MODERN CLASSICS

Greater London emissions zone expansion hangs a whole generation of cars, enthusiasts and businesses out to dry

Alpine and Lotus call off electric sports car collaboration

ALPINE AND LOTUS have ended their collaboration on the development of an electric sports car architecture that was expected to spawn successors to the Alpine A110 and Lotus Elise

BROTHERS IN CHARMS

BMW's long-awaited M3 Touring is an improbable performance car with masses of everyday appeal- a bit like the V8 Range Rover Sport. Richard Lane discovers what unites - and divides - them in the real world

Exploring the duality

Not producing a completely all-new bike since 2017, Suzuki has instead only launched revamped or reclothed versions of existing models. Considering that fundamental lack of fresh machinery, and other clues like the massive decision to pull out of MotoGP racing, it seemed any hope of seeing a completely new Suzuki motorcycle was all but gone

Aston boss on DB12 and next 'big task'

THE NEW ASTON Martin DB12 represents a giant leap forward from the DB11 and a vital change of emphasis for the embattled but ambitious Gaydon company

Hot Rangie Sport hits new high

New 626bhp SV model raises the bar for Range Rover performance and dynamics

DB12 spearheads Aston's new-car blitz

ASTON Martin has been through plenty over it's finally ready to launch a product blitz, starting with the new DB12

Not black and white

Kia has named its new design philosophy Opposites United, inspired by the contrasts in nature. There’s nuance to it, though, creative chief Karim Habib explains to Felix Page

Range Rover

SECOND REPORT Our 2022 Luxury Car of the Year continues to impress, despite one blip

Triumph improves on perfection with Moto2 technology

When Triumph stripped back its race-winning Daytona 675 in 2007 to create the first Street Triple, it didn't feel like a big deal. The Hinckley factory certainly hadn't reinvented the wheel. But, in creating a naked, relatively comfortable middleweight sportsbike, Triumph struck a chord with riders looking for an alternative to all-out race replicas

The Röll Call of Success Stefan Pierer

It's all too easy to assume that any news in the motorcycle world is doom and gloom, what with a clampdown on fossil fuels, in-city restrictions, and an ageing demographic. But look on the bright side - many elements of our favoured pastime are in the ascendance, just take a look at what Stefan Pierer has achieved...

The Bold and the Brave

Hats off to Suzuki, who aren't afraid of making brave and bold decisions. Recently, they pulled out of MotoGP just a couple of years after winning the world championship, then they also announced that they're pulling out of the World Endurance Championship

Astra EVS to spur Vauxhall growth

Family hatch and estate set reinvention of tone for UK brand, says boss

Next-gen' BMW twins

The R12 nineT is launched alongside a new R18

Part and parcel

What does car production look like in reverse? John Evans finds out by visiting the salvage yard with a difference

One hand on the (adventure bike) crown

Many manufacturers claim they've produced a bike to take on the world - 'A true global explorer', 'No horizon too far'... - that will take sales away from BMW's R1250GS Adventure, but without success. At least, perhaps, not until now.

DB12 kicks off Aston's new era with bold rethink

First 'new-era' front-engined sports car is underpinned by radical tech changes

Kia thinks small in big EV push

Rivals to the Jeep Avenger and VWID 2 feature in the brand's major EV expansion

New Tesla Model 3 and hatch on the way

EXCLUSIVE New front-end design and 'stalkless' screen-based gear selector for big-selling EV

Dacia Jogger hybrid

FIRST UK DRIVE How does Jogger Hybrid fare on our roads?

Mercedes EQS SUV

FIRST DRIVE Range-topping EV put to the test on British roads

Alpina D4 S

FIRST DRIVE Superb remix of BMW coupé

FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE

Track Pack version of the Focus is the latest fast Ford. We put it through its paces against Hyundai's i30 N hot hatch