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Compulsory helmets and hi-vis vests under review for all cyclists on British roads

Compulsory helmets under review for cyclists

Cyclists could be made to wear helmets and high-visibility vests for the first time in a review of bike safety.
Published 01 December 2017
Me and My Motor: David Coulthard, former F1 driver and TV presenter

Me and My Motor: David Coulthard, former F1 driver

“The thing about racing for a living is you’re also given decent cars for the road,” says David Coulthard, the former Formula One driver.
Published 30 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson's Star Cars 2015-2016

Reader Letters: Clarkson’s pedigree and car age

"Jeremy Clarkson eloquently describes the Porsche Panamera Turbo as making 'a deep, growly noise like a dog having a dream'..."
Published 30 November 2017
California dreaming: star cars at the 2017 Los Angeles motor show, featuring BMW i8 roadster

California dreaming: 2017 LA motor show

The Los Angeles motor show is not the biggest in the world – it’s dwarfed by Frankfurt and Detroit – but it’s where car makers go to impress
Published 29 November 2017
Our year from hell: Clarkson, Hammond and May on The Grand Tour Season 2, overcoming disaster, that crash and ill-health

Our year from hell: The Grand Tour exclusive

In episode one of The Grand Tour, second series, Richard Hammond drives up a Swiss mountain, skids at 120mph, somersaults through the air...
Published 29 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson driving an amphibious Bond Bug, created for The Grand Tour season 2

The cars of The Grand Tour season 2

Among the more outlandish vehicles in the new series is a 1970s microcar that Clarkson hopes, with a few aquatic modifications.
Published 29 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson: our fight to delay The Grand Tour season 2 air date after disasters

Jeremy Clarkson: why we delayed The Grand Tour

When the first series of The Grand Tour finished, we couldn’t pat ourselves on the back for two reasons. First, Amazon doesn’t release viewing...
Published 29 November 2017
Where in the world: the locations of The Grand Tour season 2

Where in the world: The Grand Tour locations

The new Grand Tour finds the presenters on another globetrotting mission to deliver thrills, spills and, crucially, challenges...
Published 29 November 2017
New Nürburgring lap record for 200mph Jaguar XE SV Project 8

New Nürburgring lap record for 200mph Jaguar XE

Jaguar is claiming a new world record for a lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a four-door saloon.
Published 29 November 2017
Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

"The worst part of my job isn’t the diets, or the sweating in a bath to keep the weight off — it’s driving from one racecourse to another...
Published 28 November 2017
Monaco reclaims land from the sea for luxury 'Formula One flats'

Monaco reclaims land from the sea for luxury flats

Workers are sinking 10,000-tonne blocks of concrete in the Mediterranean off Monaco as the tightly-packed principality extends its living space f
Published 28 November 2017
Porsche and Pininfarina rev up ski lifts with high tech style

Porsche and Pininfarina give ski lifts style

Ski lifts designed by luxury car brands, wifi on the slopes and heated chairlifts — glitzy ski resorts have become technology battlegrounds as th
Published 28 November 2017