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  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    How To Spend It
    Off-road testing the new adventure motorbikes

    Once huge and cumbersome, the new slimline touring bikes are ready for anything

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    FT AlphavilleBrendan Greeley
    The bank effect and the big boat blocking the Suez

    Perhaps it was the wind. But in hydrodynamics, size matters.

  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    How To Spend It
    Is this the ultimate home motor-racing simulator?

    A first look from inside the cockpit of Aston Martin’s 1,160-horsepower virtual Valkyrie

  • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
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    Top cat: Lord Mountbatten’s Jaguar rides again

    The only thing better than a Jag is a Jag with a crown on. As Mountbatten’s 420 goes under the hammer, we examine the ultimate style accessory

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    How To Spend It
    Roll back the gears: Japanese classic motorcycles zoom back into focus

    Nostalgia-fuelled thrill seekers are snapping up ’70s and ’80s models at a pace

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
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    Five of the world’s best homes for sale for electric car and bike owners

    Prime properties for recharging your vehicle’s battery

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
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    Porsche and TAG Heuer – together, at last

    TAG Heuer and Porsche have both named products after a notorious 1950s motor race. Now, 70 years later, their Carreras are coming together

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
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    Which gear are you in? Two very different approaches to cycling style

    A Racer Girl and a Lady Cyclist pick their top kit for life on two wheels

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    How To Spend It
    Does the new electrical Mustang Mach-E measure up?

    What would Steve McQueen make of Ford’s first eco take on the Bullitt icon? 

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  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
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    On your bike, son – family bonding on a motorbike

    Once a niche pastime, off-road trials biking is now an extreme sport with a cult following – and a great way to get to know your teenager

  • Sunday, 29 November, 2020
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    US recreation: whatever floats your boat Premium

    Boom time for boating as outdoor activities become a refuge from strains of pandemic

  • Sunday, 29 November, 2020
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    Easy riders: six hassle-free cycle subscriptions

    Bike rental has never been such a breeze

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
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    Could this boat win the Vendée Globe?

    Sailor Alex Thomson and master craftsman Jason Carrington believe their new yacht could finally take the title from the French

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
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    How I Spend It: astronaut Tim Peake on motorcycling 

    The spaceman delights in the freedom of the open road

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
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    Did you bring your PJs? The rise of the private-jet set

    With commercial flights in crisis, private aviation is trying to lure a new breed of first-time buyers

  • Saturday, 24 October, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    La dolce Vespa: the delights of discovering Rome by scooter

    The coolest, most classic way to experience the Eternal City is on two wheels.

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    The click-fit club: tech to take your health to the next level
    ‘Faster, further, funner’: ebikes zoom ahead

    It took lockdown for these cycles to finally come of age. We put the best to the test

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
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    The new Porsche Targa: is this the greatest 911 yet?

    For too long looked down on by hardcore fans of the German brand, the mould-breaking convertible has finally come of age

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
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    We make classic cars roar again

    A City lawyer and a Kent engineer on a friendship formed while fettling a fleet of vintage motors

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
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    Road tested: the ultimate carbon-frame bikes

    The best buys for every kind of open-road enthusiast

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
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    The new Rolls-Royce Ghost: a car for the “post-opulent” generation

    It’s sleek, minimalist and nimble on its toes… HTSI test-drives the new roller

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    How To Spend It
    The all-women racing team gunning to make history at Le Mans

    Ahead of this weekend’s 24-hour race, the Richard Mille drivers talk about why their time is now

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    How To Spend It
    Ejector seat included, 007? Road testing the Aston Martin ‘Goldfinger’

    With its revolving number plates, (false) machine guns and retractable shield, the new ‘Goldfinger’ DB5 is true to the original movie car in almost every detail

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    FT AlphavilleBrendan Greeley
    Those boats in Texas paraded at the wrong speed

    Trump skippers ran planing hulls at displacement speed. That was a problem.

  • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
    How To Spend It
    An oarsome adventure: how to build a canoe

    A crash course turns novices into boatbuilders in just two days

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