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News: Rowan Atkinson fails to find buyer for £8m McLaren...

Ever get the feeling you may have priced it a little high? Rowan Atkinson’s McLaren F1 hypercar has yet to find a buyer after four months on the...
Published 18 May 2015
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Video: Bugatti Veyron successor spied in testing on...

Is this the first glimpse of one of the most keenly awaited cars yet? Captured by a motorist in Germany, the video shows a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport...
Published 15 May 2015
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Test your knowledge: In what year did Stirling Moss...

Today the Mille Miglia is a non-competitive showcase but from 1927 to 1957 teams such as Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, BMW and Ferrari battled
Published 15 May 2015
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To hell and back: the world’s toughest motor races

This week the Mille Miglia re-enactment has been taking place in Brescia, Italy, and over the weekend the forest surrounding the Nürburgring racetrack...
Published 15 May 2015
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Video: Clarkson, Hammond and May gear up for the new...

Death-defying stunts, groan-worthy one-liners and a piano “accidentally” falling from a great height onto Captain Slow’s car: it can mean only...
Published 13 May 2015
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News: Holy smoke, Batman! The BMW 3.0 CSL "Batmobile"...

EQUIPPED WITH wings big enough for a light aircraft and an engine and chassis designed to win races, the BMW 3.0 CSL was always bound to earn its...
Published 13 May 2015
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News: ‘Double charging’ on car tax stings drivers...

The newly elected transport minister will come under pressure to reform tax for motorists
Published 11 May 2015
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News: Volkswagen Golf GTI Club Sport boasts 287bhp...

If anyone can make a great hot hatchback, Volkswagen can. The German car maker invented the formula of a powerful engine in a compact hatchback in...
Published 11 May 2015
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News: Lewis Hamilton's week of fun

Lewis Hamilton plans to reawaken the spirit of James Hunt when he takes part in a week of glamour, women
Published 11 May 2015
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Letters of the week, May 10

This week: Good Top Gear/Bad Top Gear, diesel concerns, drivers' newspapers of choice, 20mph zones, classic car comfort and more.
Published 11 May 2015
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News: Revamped 2015 BMW 3-series gets a new range of...

With more than 14m cars sold, it is the benchmark by which posh saloons are judged, but even BMW’s 3-series can’t afford to stand still
Published 07 May 2015
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Video: Peugeot prefers virtual sports cars to the real...

French sports cars have always been a tough sell. While German models prove enduring, their Gallic counterparts have a shelf life as short as a baguette's
Published 07 May 2015