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TOP 5: Weirdest car ever designed

Top 5: Weirdest cars ever designed

Driving.co.uk presents its Top 5 weirdest cars, featuring Purves Dynasphere, Waterman Arrowbile and the Parallel Parking Car.
Published 08 July 2018
TOP 5: Cool new cars you can't buy in the UK

Five cool new cars you can't buy in the UK

It's natural to crave for what you can't have. For UK car enthusiasts, that manifests itself in ogling at cars that aren't sold in Britain.
Published 02 July 2018
Revolutionary website makes sending police dangerous driving dash cam footage a doddle

Nationwide portal for bad driving vids launched

The National Dash Cam Safety Portal, a website that allows road users to send video of dangerous driving to police, could make roads safer.
Published 01 July 2018
Ellie Norman, Formula One’s first female executive: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Interview: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Formula One oozes machismo. The roaring engines. The fast cars. And, of course, the infamous “grid girls”. Hang on, though: they were banished...
Published 10 June 2018
Smart 'FlexKerbs' widen and narrow to fit usage by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians

Smart 'FlexKerbs' widen and narrow

A new type of city centre pavement that can widen or narrow according to traffic demands at different times of day has been shortlisted for...
Published 29 May 2018
Jennie Gow drives a 1936 Lagonda LG45 Tourer ahead of the 2018 Classic and Sports Cars Show in association with Flywheel

Video: How to drive a £300,000 Lagonda

If you've ever wondered what it's like to drive a pre-war classic car, you're not alone. Many dream of the chance to relive the golden years...
Published 22 May 2018
It's the Land Rover's 70th birthday — here's the British 4x4's remarkable story

Celebrating Land Rover's 70th birthday

Land Rover has some pretty bold claims about its famous 4x4: that it has helped map the world, discover lost civilisations, and enabled...
Published 01 May 2018
Simon Taylor's HWM Stovebolt Special: Unique ex-Stirling Moss racing car, driven by Kirk Douglas in movie The Racers, to star at Classic & Sports Car Show

Extraordinary history of 'unsung hero' racing car

Although true motor sport geeks will have heard of it, the “Stovebolt Special” is arguably one of the car world's unsung heroes.
Published 27 April 2018
After Uber's fatal crash, will driverless cars ever become a reality?

Will driverless cars ever become a reality?

Nick Rufford looks at how pedestrian death involving a modified self-driving Volvo has slammed the brakes on the autonomous vehicle dream.
Published 04 April 2018
Tesla

Tesla owners facing extended wait for repairs

Owners of Tesla premium electric cars have complained of lengthy waits for bodywork repairs and replacement parts — Driving looks into the issue.
Published 28 March 2018
Would you use this new autonomous flying taxi from Audi and Airbus?

Would you use the new Audi autonomous flying taxi?

Ask weary travellers to name the worst aspect of international travel and it’s likely they will highlight the time-consuming business of getting...
Published 19 March 2018
Subaru Impreza WRX: Drive! Philip Glenister's favourite getaway cars at the London Classic Car Show

Philip Glenister's top getaway cars

is there such a thing as a "good" getaway car? It's perhaps a little oxymoronic but certainly, some cars are better suited to the role than...
Published 13 February 2018