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Best in class: safest cars of 2015 revealed by Euro...


Volvo has lived up to its reputation for safety after its relaunched XC90 SUV emerged as the car with the best overall performance in Euro NCAP's...
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How do I take a reading from a battery analyser?


Q. After electrical problems with my Citroën C3 Picasso I bought a battery analyser, but the device has come with minimal documentation. How can...
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How can I tell if my antilock braking system is faulty?


Q. If I feather the footbrake in my five-year-old Jaguar XF at 50-60mph, the steering wheel judders
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Letters of the week, January 17


This week: motoring resolutions, brake lights, fog lights, petrol prices and keyless ignitions
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Big is back, y'all: Why the 2016 Detroit motor show...


Pretty much at the centre of the 2016 Detroit motor show was a monster. Nissan called it the Titan Warrior, standing almost 7ft tall and clad in what...
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2016 Detroit motor show: the star cars


The heat was on at the Detroit motor show, with gleaming American muscle cars, stunning coupés and hi-tech cockpits fighting for attention.
Socket to ’em: the plug-in hybrids that charge ahead of fuming rivals

Socket to ’em: the plug-in hybrids that charge ahead...


Fun to drive, cheap to power and less likely to run out of juice than ever before
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Why DVLA is immobilising innocent motorists


Bugs in the new system for policing vehicle tax leave drivers at risk of being stranded even if they have paid what they owe.
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First Drive review: 2016 Infiniti Q30


A bulbous design straight from a funfair’s hall of mirrors is squeezing into the crowded family hatchback market — and somehow it works
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2015 Volkswagen Amarok pick-up review


Once regarded in Britain as the preserve of builders and landscape gardeners, pick-ups are increasingly seen carrying mums, dads and their rosy-cheeked...
Turtlewax waterless wash review

Products: Turtle Wax Waterless Wash review


Do you iron creases in your jeans? Only stir your tea to the right? Then you'll love Turtle Wax Waterless Wash.
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That was super sport: Alistair Weaver's Caterham Supersport...


For the past two years I’ve been doing what so many drivers dream of but for all sorts of reasons never get round to: racing a car.