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Me and My Motor: Nigel Mansell

He might have topped 200mph on the racetrack, but when it comes to driving on public roads, Nigel Mansell insists he’s a good boy...
Published 01 December 2016
Cheating VW ‘owes London £2.5m in congestion charges’

Cheating VW ‘owes London £2.5m congestion charge'

Volkswagen faces a £2.5m compensation demand from the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for congestion charge underpayments linked to Dieselgate
Published 29 November 2016
Dashboard screens risk drivers' lives, reports The Sunday Times

Dashboard screens risk drivers' lives

Car makers are not doing enough to stop drivers being distracted by touchscreen entertainment systems, says the man in charge of Britain’s roads
Published 29 November 2016
Me and My Motor: Tony Robinson, actor and TV presenter

Me and My Motor: Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson knew the days of his beloved Ford Sierra RS Cosworth were numbered when he found it parked on bricks in Bristol...
Published 22 November 2016
1,341bhp Nio EP9 electric supercar unveiled by Chinese company Next EV

1,341bhp electric supercar unveiled

A Chinese start-up is claiming a new Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record with its 1,341bhp electric supercar, the Nio EP9.
Published 21 November 2016
Products: Rain-X 2-in-1 Glass Cleaner v Autoglym Fast Glass plus Supernatural Glass Sealant

Products: Rain-repellent windscreen coatings

Motorcyclists will be familiar with Rain-X, a product that many bikers swear by for riding in rain. It is applied by wiping onto a clean...
Published 18 November 2016
New McLaren F1 three-seater supercar confirmed

New McLaren F1 three-seat supercar confirmed

The famed McLaren F1 is to be reborn: the Woking company has confirmed it will launch a "hyper-GT" with the characteristic three-seat...
Published 17 November 2016
Jaguar I-Pace unveiled at LA motor show heralding company's first electric car

Electric Jaguar I-Pace unveiled at LA motor show

If you had any doubt that electric car maker Tesla Motors has sent shockwaves through the automotive world, look at Jaguar's stand at the LA ...
Published 16 November 2016

Me and My Motor: Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone’s life is an almost Dickensian tale of rags to riches, beginning with a Glasgow tenement and a beaten-up Renault 5 and ending with...
Published 14 November 2016
Top 20 most expensive number plates sold at UK auctions

The 20 most expensive numberplates

For some, they're the least cool thing you can do to a car since furry dice but some personalised numberplates are as highly prized...
Published 11 November 2016
2017 VW Golf GTI gets facelift, more power and tech upgrades

2017 VW Golf gets facelift and tech upgrades

If you can chart changes in consumer demand through the Volkswagen Golf, which was introduced in 1974, then the latest model appears destined
Published 10 November 2016
Han Yue believe it: stunt driver laps Nurburgring on two wheels

Video: Stunt driver laps Nürburgring on two wheels

Han Yue, a stunt driver from China, has used a humble Mini to set a new lap record at the Nürburgring – driving on two wheels
Published 08 November 2016