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New car sales fall in April 2017

Dramatic drop in car sales

Car sales have suffered a serious misfire, with a dramatic fall in April. Drivers are reported to have brought forward their purchase of a new...
Published 05 May 2017
Extended test 2017: James Mills, Nick Rufford and Will Dron drive Renault Grand Scenic, Honda CR-V and Audi A4 Avant

Family car showdown: estate v SUV v MPV

Short of constructing a giant play centre inside a double-deck luxury coach, what makes for the perfect family car? It’s a question countless dri
Published 05 May 2017
Porsche driver narrowly avoids car travelling wrong way on A3

Driver narrowly avoids car travelling wrong way

A Porsche driver captured on video the moment he narrowly avoided a collision with another motorist who was travelling in the wrong direction on
Published 04 May 2017
Buying Guide: How to choose the best car seat, plus reviews

What are the new child car seat rules?

Child car seats are a legal requirement in the UK for children from their birth until they reach 135cm tall or 12 years old...
Published 04 May 2017
The Jeremy Clarkson Review: 2017 Skoda Kodiaq SUV

The Clarkson Review: Skoda Kodiaq

Most people think that despite Russia and America’s wildly different political viewpoints, they have never been engaged in an actual fighty war...
Published 03 May 2017
Dramatic dash cam footage captures light aircraft crash

Dramatic dashcam footage captures plane crash

The moment a light aircraft made an emergency landing onto a main road and burst into flames has been captured on a driver's dashcam.
Published 03 May 2017
Me and My Motor: Mark Webber, former F1 and sports car racer

Me and My Motor: Mark Webber

"People associate me with four wheels, but I grew up on two,” says Mark Webber, the Australian former Formula One driver...
Published 02 May 2017
Reader Letters: French flies, car tax tussles, Welsh road signs and wave power

Reader Letters: Tax tussles and French flies

"After accumulating what seemed to be most of France’s flies on my windscreen, I followed a friend’s tip and attacked them with a wet wipe."
Published 02 May 2017
Car finance

Boom to bust? Fears for UK car market

Britain’s £40bn car finance market could be heading towards a mis-selling scandal because of concerns about the reliance on debt to buy...
Published 02 May 2017
Three of the best retractable hardtop cars for UK sun

Three of the best retractable hard-top cars

Convertibles have come a long way since the days of leaky canvas roofs and sheepskin jackets.
Published 02 May 2017
BMW 330e review

BMW 330e iPerformance review (2017 on)

Have you ever had a eureka moment, while pouring milk over your morning Cornflakes, and decided that nothing could possibly be better than a car
Published 02 May 2017