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Was the 2017 Audi A5 coupé worth a ten year wait?

Is the 2017 Audi A5 coupé worth the 10-year wait?

Modern car models typically last about six years before they are taken off the shelf and replaced with a “new, improved formula”. With the Audi...
Published 06 June 2016
Arctic Circle Raceway by James Williams

Arctic Circle Raceway: the circuit at the end of the...

There’s a sense of blissful isolation to the E6 highway in northern Norway, as it weaves through verdant forest, revealing lakes...
Published 03 June 2016
Part two in Weaver's series driving different supercars to his Caterham Supersport races sees get behind the wheel of the 2016 McLaren 650S.

Supersport Supercars: Impractical, temperamental...

Part two of my hair-shirted supercar odyssey took me to the charming island of Anglesey. It’s home to restaurants that shut at 8pm...
Published 03 June 2016
Products: Halfords 2.4W Solar Battery Maintainer review

Products: Halfords 2.4W Solar Battery Maintainer review

Owners of old cars will at some point have sat in their pride and joy, and turned the key, only to hear the dreaded clunk of a reluctant starter motor...
Published 02 June 2016
VA VA BOOM: RENAULT REVEALS CLIO R.S.16 PINT-SIZE TEARAWAY

Va-va-boom: Renault reveals Clio RS16, the pint-size...

When does a hot hatch become just too hot? Drivers may soon get the chance to find out, when the Renault Clio ...
Published 01 June 2016
Me and My Motor: Daniel Brühl on playing Lauda and a naked dash down the autobahn

Me and My Motor: Daniel Brühl on playing Lauda and...

Daniel Brühl grew up playing with model Ferraris and hoped one day to take one for a test drive.
Published 31 May 2016
Test your knowledge: what is the most expensive convertible money can buy?

Test Your Knowledge: what is the most expensive convertible...

Whether it’s from a lottery win or a hard-earned enterprise, spending your small fortune on a showstopping car goes hand in hand with trading up...
Published 25 May 2016
Pure Highway 400 DAB receiver review by Leon Poultney for The Sunday Times

Products: Pure Highway 400 in-car DAB radio receiver

The advent of DAB radio has improved the wireless listening experience by offering a broader selection of stations ...
Published 25 May 2016
School run showdown: new 2016 Peugeot 3008 SUV takes on the Nissan Qashqai

School run showdown: 2016 Peugeot 3008 takes on Nissan...

It might sound like a cliché, but the school run is set to be literally overrun with SUVs, after Peugeot revealed a new 3008. Formerly an odd looking...
Published 24 May 2016
Full story behind the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato

Gallery: Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato and BMW 2002...

Feast your eyes on the latest heavenly creation from Aston Martin and Zagato, the Vanquish Zagato. The four-wheeled equivalent of haute couture, the...
Published 23 May 2016
Me and My Motor: Freddie Hunt, son of James, is a chip off the old block

Me and My Motor: Freddie Hunt, son of James, is a chip...

Freddie Hunt has always lived life in the fast lane — ever since he crashed his nanny’s Austin Metro into a skip. “The keys were in the ignition...
Published 23 May 2016
Two big men of TV are revving up to do battle with the return of Top Gear and and new motoring show on Amazon Prime Video. So is rehashing Jeremy Clarkson’s best wheezes really a good tactic for Chris Evans? Nick Rufford investigates for The Sunday Times.

Chris Evans v Jeremy Clarkson in clash of the car shows

It is a wet Wednesday in Surrey and the ageing airfield at Dunsfold is buzzing, just like it used to in the old days when Jeremy Clarkson and the...
Published 23 May 2016