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Audi A3 cabriolet review (2014-on)


The second generation A3 cabriolet is one of the best soft-tops for under £30,000
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News: Woman gives her two-seater car as reason not...


As reasons go for not having children, owning a two-seater sports car is a new one on us. But such was the excuse offered by one car-loving woman...
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News: Neigh, neigh and thrice neigh ‒ horse gallops...


A RUNAWAY horse gave drivers a scare on the M62 yesterday (Thursday) after it escaped from a field and galloped along the motorway.
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First drive review: Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)


Recently I was among a few hand-picked journalists invited to a secret rendezvous at the Rolls-Royce factory in West Sussex to see its new Wraith.
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First drive review: Maserati Quattroporte (2013)


Only the Italians could get away with calling their luxury car, the Four-door. But if you are going to call it after the means of ingress and egress...
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News: Nissan testing “world’s first” self-cleaning...


If it was the first rather than the 24th day of April we’d think it was a joke. Nissan claims to have developed the world’s first self-cleaning...
Vauxhall Corsa Mk 3 (2006-2014)

Vauxhall Corsa Mk 3 review (2006-2014)


As one of Britain’s top-three selling cars, the Corsa is everywhere: in car hire fleets and driving schools, and on hundreds of thousands of British...
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News: Ken Block takes on Neymar in Footkhana car vs...


RALLY-ACE and stunt driver Ken Block pits his foot-pedalling skills against the footballing skills of Brazilian forward Neymar
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News: Ford builds on Fiesta ST’s success with flagship...


THE FIESTA ST, the must-have hot hatch of the past 12 months, has acquired a third, range-topping version as Ford seeks to capitalise on the model’s...
Suzuki Jimny (1998-on)

Suzuki Jimny review (1998-on)


The cheapest, proper off-roader you can buy new, the Suzuki Jimny seems to have been around forever – and it feels like it.
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Mercedes GLA review (2014-on)


Mercedes shakes up the school run with its new GLA softroader
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Currently on the blink: faulty chargers strand electric...


The number of points at which drivers can recharge their vehicles is rising fast, but as Dominic Tobin discovers, many of them do not work properly