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Mercedes-AMG One Nurburgring record

Mercedes-AMG One takes Nürburgring record

The Mercedes-AMG One, the German carmaker's multimillion-pound hypercar has set a new production car lap record at the Nürburgring.
Published 11 November 2022
John Piper and the Piper Sprite

Piper Sprite electric sports car is new but retro

John Piper is close to completing the first prototype of an all-new electric sports car with a classic Frogeye Sprite body design.
Published 10 November 2022
Drug driving

Record drug driving and speeding cases

Figures showing record numbers of people caught speeding or driving under the influence of drugs has been described as shocking by the AA.
Published 09 November 2022
Jeremy Vine criticises driver for passing five-year-old cyclist, sparking online debate

Jeremy Vine criticises close pass of young cyclist

A video of a five-year-old cyclist being passed by a motorist has sparked an online debate after broadcaster Jeremy Vine shared it.
Published 08 November 2022
New Transit van has a tilting steering wheel that acts as a meal tray or laptop stand

New Transit has tilting steering wheel for meals

The tilting steering wheel is set to debut on the Ford Transit Custom van next year, as a stand for laptops or tray table for meals.
Published 04 November 2022
Continental AllSeasonContact all season tyres

All-season tyre test: better than summer & winter?

How good are all-season tyres? The best of both worlds or master of none? We head to Mercedes-Benz World to find out.
Published 04 November 2022
Guglielmo Marconi wireless radio tests with Daimler

The Times archive: first in-car radio trial

Almost exactly 100 years ago, a technology trial by a leading German car maker and a British telecoms firm sowed the seed for in-car audio.
Published 01 November 2022
Jeremy Clarkson 296 GTB review

Jeremy Clarkson's Ferrari 296 GTB verdict is in

Clarkson’s dislike of most hybrid cars is well documented, but when one comes with 819bhp it's a different matter.
Published 31 October 2022
Classic Clarkson: When Jeremy awarded zero stars to the Porsche 911

Classic Clarkson: Zero stars for the 911

Jeremy Clarkson's dislike of the Porsche 911 is legendary but few could have predicted a zero-star review for the sports car in the Sunday Times.
Published 28 October 2022
Ford reveals updated Fiesta

Official: Fiesta axed as company shifts to EVs

Ford is to end production of the Fiesta supermini, and S-Max and Galaxy MPVs, as it focuses on a new all-electric future.
Published 26 October 2022
Pendragon car dealership hack

Car dealer 'won't be held hostage' by hackers

The UK's second-largest car retailer is refusing to pay a ransom demand for $60m (£54m) from dark web hackers.
Published 21 October 2022
Nissan X-Trail 2022

Nissan X-Trail 2022 review

Will Dron tries out Nissan's new X-Trail in the hills of Slovenia to see if it fulfils its "active parent" remit.
Published 19 October 2022