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VW ID.R electric racer has broken another track record – and the onboard footage is spectacular

Video: Spectacular VW ID.R Tianmen record run

It had already conquered Pikes Peak in America, the hillclimb course at Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and now the...
Published 14 October 2019
Introducing the all-new Kia XCeed

Introducing the all-new Kia XCeed (sponsored)

Over the past couple of decades, the family car has been on an adventure. First it added 4x4, then comfort, as the 'SUV'. Now we have 'CUVs'.
Published 14 October 2019
2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante The Sunday Times Jeremy Clarkson review

Clarkson: Aston DBS Volante is too powerful

What's the point in building a 715bhp Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante, Jeremy Clarkson wonders, if you can't use all that power?
Published 13 October 2019
Peugeot boss: 'Why should my company pay for electric car chargers?'

Peugeot boss: 'We won't pay for charging points'

Carlos Tavares said that building public charging points is not a part of PSA's core business, and not its responsibility.
Published 11 October 2019
M6 Toll motorway booth driver POV

Toll roads could be needed to plug EV road tax gap

A new form of road pricing will be needed if the government is serious about banning petrol and diesel cars, a cross-party group of MPs has said.
Published 11 October 2019
2014 Saab 9-3 Aero Turbo4: the last Saab ever made

The last Saab 9-3 ever made is heading to auction

Five years after it rolled off the production line, the last car Saab ever made will be sold for the very first time.
Published 11 October 2019
James Dyson electric car details and launch date

Dyson scraps electric car plans

Dyson has confirmed it will be shutting down its automotive development division — putting an end to the company's plans of becoming a car maker.
Published 10 October 2019
2011 Aston Martin One-77 RM Sotheby's 2019 Abu Dhabi auction

Save the planet by buying a 750bhp Aston?

Is the charity sale-bound Aston Martin One-77 you see here proof you can buy a high-end hypercar with an eco-friendly conscience?
Published 08 October 2019

Autonomous taxis make driverless debut in London

Self-driving taxis have hit the streets of London for the first time during a week-long trial in the capital.
Published 08 October 2019
The Italian Job producers planned Michael Caine-starring sequel — and alternate ending

The Italian Job producer planned a sequel

The final scene of 1969 crime caper The Italian Job has gone down as one of cinema's greatest ever climaxes. However, according to its producer..
Published 07 October 2019

Audi's big electric and plug-in hybrid push

Audi has kept most of its expansive electric car plans under wraps. Now, though, we have a clear idea of just what the car maker has on the way.
Published 05 October 2019
History of electric cars

The history of the electric car (spon)

Electric cars may be on the cusp of a breakthrough, but they spent decades in a cul-de-sac after being first off the line almost 200 years ago.
Published 04 October 2019