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Let's get quizzical: can you get 15 out of 15 in our quiz of the year?

Let's get quizzical: can you get 15 out of 15?

It's the time of year time to crack open some quiz puns and challenge you to recall the big motoring stories of 2019. Can you get 15 out of 15?
Published 26 December 2019
Clarkson's funniest comments of 2019

Jeremy Clarkson's funniest comments of 2019

Jeremy Clarkson's televisual activities don't seem to have blunted his written word a jot, thankfully, as this collection of quotes proves.
Published 26 December 2019
There will be no land speed record attempt without sponsors, says Bloodhound owner

Bloodhound record won't happen without sponsors

It was one of the good news stories of the year: the Bloodhound LSR car, having been saved from bankruptcy by a private buyer, hitting 628mph...
Published 24 December 2019
2.5m cars with clocked mileages could be on UK roads, study suggests

There could be 2.5m clocked cars on UK roads

One in every 16 cars on the roads in the UK may have had their odometers illegally tampered with, according to analysis of MOT data.
Published 23 December 2019
2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport Jeremy Clarkson Sunday Times review December 2019

Clarkson: Disco Sport is pointless but I'd buy one

Clarkson says you don't need the Land Rover Discovery Sport. So why does he yearn to own one?
Published 22 December 2019

Golf gets five stars for safety, but door opened

The new Volkswagen Golf has earned top marks for safety by Euro NCAP, even though one of its doors opened during crash tests.
Published 20 December 2019
New Tesla Supercharger goes live in UK, can add 75 miles in just five minutes

New Tesla Supercharger can add 75 miles in 5min

Tesla has launched its first 'V3' Superchargers in the UK, offering British owners of its electric cars the ability to recharge their vehicles...
Published 20 December 2019
Top 5 Star Wars-inspired special edition cars Red Bull Racing RB1 F1 car

Top five Star Wars-inspired special edition cars

Cars may be several hyperspace jumps away from Star Wars ships such as the X-wing and Millenium Falcon, but that hasn't stopped the world's auto
Published 19 December 2019
Boy, 3, rides Paw Patrol truck along A-road to find help for sick dad

Boy, 3, rides Paw Patrol truck on road

A three-year-old boy could qualify as the latest member of the Paw Patrol after riding one of the cartoon's licensed toy trucks to the rescue, af
Published 19 December 2019
Mercedes-AMG One development Lewis Hamilton video December 2019

Video: Hamilton catches Merc's hypercar on track

Lewis Hamilton's high performance exploits aren't over for 2019, as the six-time F1 champ has had a look around the new Mercedes-AMG hypercar.
Published 16 December 2019
Porsche Tri-Wing S Pegasus Starfighter Star-Wars Lucasfilm project

Porsche designs new Star Wars space ship

A new (Rebel) alliance has been formed, as Porsche and Lucasfilm have joined forces to design an space ship for the Star Wars movie series.
Published 16 December 2019
Hot Wheels Jaguar F-type video

Video: Jag F-Type gets epic Hot Wheels treatment

Is this the coolest Hot Wheels set ever? To mark the launch the new Jaguar F-Type sports car, toy maker Mattel teamed up with the British marque.
Published 16 December 2019