Lewis Hamilton’s defeat at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday brought the nation to tears. We looked back at his first season in Formula One, while F1 supremo Jackie Stewart spoke to our man Keith Collantine.
The Tokyo Motor Show preview unveiled some astonishing concept cars - including Audi’s sensational new starlet, the all-new A1 concept, and the stunning new BMW 1 Series Coupe concept - could a tuned version be the true heir to the original M3?
Elsewhere, motorists were buying up more black cars as the colour looks set to take over silver as the most popular. Somebody should have sent the PR to Ford’s development team as it unveiled its new Fiesta Zetec S Celebration - which only comes in green.
Honda tuners Mugen added their midas touch to the Jazz supermini, and we brought you two Lotuses - but with very different stories.
The Norfolk-based manufacturer announced their most powerful Elise to date - the Elise SC. And police in Sussex have been treated to a track-honed Lotus Exige - complete with police livery and flashing blue lights. Just don’t try to outrun it at the lights.
We pitted the awesome Airbus A380 superjumbo against the world’s most famous hypercar - the Bugatti Veyron, and the awesome Ford Focus RS was named as the Best Used Car.
Insurers are winning the fight against bogus claims, while we gave you invaluable advice on getting the best deals on new cars, how to buy a used car, and saving money with a vehicle check.
We also got behind the wheel of the funky Mazda 2, and the luxury Lexus RX400h.

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