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Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique is the true spiritual successor of the original event

On the road with Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique

Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique competitors endured 2,000 miles of tough driving, often in sub zero temperatures. And they'd do it all again.
Published 11 February 2019
Me and My Motor: comedian Lucy Porter

Me and My Motor: comedian Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter may be one of the country’s leading funny women, but she happily admits to not being the world’s greatest driver.
Published 10 February 2019
Jeremy Clarkson review of the Peugeot Rifter for Sunday Times

Clarkson: I loved the Peugeot Rifter

Jeremy Clarkson is famously less-than-complimentary about Peugeots. And people carriers. So why does he say he loves the van-derived Rifter?
Published 10 February 2019
Me and My Motor: Irvin Gordon — the man who drove 3m miles in one Volvo

Me and My Motor: Irvin Gordon & his 3m mile Volvo

Irvin Gordon held the record for driving the greatest distance in one car: his Volvo's milometer had clicked over the 100,000-mile mark 32 times.
Published 09 February 2019
Chilling moment schoolboy, 14, escapes by whisker as van driver jumps red light

Chilling video shows van driver nearly hit boy, 14

A 14-year-old schoolboy was incredibly lucky to avoid injury after a van driver jumped a red light.
Published 08 February 2019

Morgan doubled its profits in 2018

Morgan doesn't just have its 110th anniversary to celebrate in 2019: the low volume car maker has just posted its largest ever profit.
Published 07 February 2019
Reborn luxury car maker Lagonda teases its first pure-electric model

Lagonda to preview pure-electric SUV at Geneva

55 years after the last Lagonda was built, the reborn British luxury brand will preview its first pure-electric model at the Geneva Motor Show.
Published 07 February 2019
Pick-up truck driver hospitalised after ice smashes through windscreen

Driver injured by ice smashing through windscreen

A pick-up truck driver in New Hampshire has been admitted to hospital, after ice smashed through his windscreen, striking him on the head.
Published 04 February 2019
Icy conditions trigger three-car crash on highway in Ohio

Video: Ice causes three-way crash in Ohio

Police in America have released footage of a three-way car crash on icy roads to highlight the extra danger posed by overpasses.
Published 04 February 2019
UK Government commits £23m to pothole prevention

UK Government commits £23m to pothole prevention

The Department for Transport will invest £23m in research and trial initiatives at aim to prevent potholes from forming in UK roads.
Published 04 February 2019
Me and My Motor: pop star Gary Numan

Me and My Motor: Gary Numan, electronic musician

"This might sound obvious, but I really did write Cars about me sitting in my car,” explains Gary Numan, who had a No 1 hit with the song in 1979
Published 03 February 2019
Jeremy Clarkson opens up about plans to be a farmer, reveals love of birds and conservation

Clarkson opens up about plans to be a farmer

With the “punishing schedule” of studio-based car shows behind him, Clarkson has opened up about what he will be doing with his time at home.
Published 03 February 2019