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Michael Schumacher's son to drive Ferrari F1 car

Emulating his legendary seven-time champion father, Mick Schumacher will get behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1 car for the first time next week.
Published 26 March 2019
Aston Martin flaunts stunning DBS Zagato grand tourer for the first time

Aston Martin shows off stunning DBS Zagato

Six months after the project was first announced, Aston Martin has shown the clearest look yet at its upcoming DBS GT Zagato grand tourer.
Published 26 March 2019
Motorists to be paid up to £3,000 to give up cars

Motorists to be paid up to £3,000 to give up cars

Private vehicle owners in Coventry will be given as much as £3,000 in exchange for surrendering their car and switching to public transport.
Published 25 March 2019
Women more likely to be injured in a crash? Not in a Volvo, car maker claims

Women more vulnerable in a crash? Not in a Volvo

A Volvo engineer has claimed that women who drive its cars are no more likely than men to be killed or sustain serious injuries in a crash.
Published 25 March 2019
Jaguar Land Rover wins landmark copyright case in China

Land Rover wins case against Chinese copycats

Jaguar Land Rover has won a major court case, after judges in Beijing decreed a Chinese car maker had ripped-off one of its designs.
Published 25 March 2019

Lanyard wearers at risk from airbag injuries

Motorists who wear lanyards when they're driving could be at risk of being seriously injured by them in a car crash, police in Devon say.
Published 22 March 2019

Bloodhound land speed record car back on track

The Bloodhound land speed record car has been given a new lease of life and is back on track to break the sound barrier.
Published 22 March 2019

Electric scooters could soon be road legal in UK

Road legal electric micro-scooters are one part of a new plan to keep Britain "at the heart of the next mobility revolution".
Published 22 March 2019

Mixed results in first new car keyless tech tests

In tests conducted by Thatcham Research, nearly two thirds of the assessed vehicles were found to be susceptible to keyless car thefts.
Published 22 March 2019
New regulations put an end to rogue parking fines

New regulations put an end to rogue parking fines

The days of extortionate parking fines on private land could be a thing of the past after a government clampdown on rogue car park owners.
Published 22 March 2019
Don’t like our 112mph speed cap? You didn’t like seatbelts, either, says Volvo

Volvo: Speed cap? Seatbelts weren't loved, either

One of Volvo's safety chiefs has compared the negative reactions to its 112mph speed limit with the response to mandatory seatbelts.
Published 22 March 2019
Volvo cars to detect drunk drivers and autonomously pull over

Volvo cars to detect drunk drivers

Drink driving could be impossible in future Volvos with the introduction of tech that will detect intoxicated drivers and take over control.
Published 20 March 2019