Subscribe to The Times
Home > Search

Results | driving tests (655)

The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Volkswagen boss apologises as British drivers remain...

Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn has been forced to issue a public apology in the wake of accusations
Published 21 September 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: Audi A4 (2015)

Strange to think, but there was a time before the Audi A4. Just imagine: a time when the world had yet to know the complex pleasures
Published 21 September 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Driverless taxis tested in Arizona

Uber has struck a deal in America to test its driverless cars on public roads without backup drivers on board. It offers a glimpse of a future in...
Published 14 September 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

How accurate are fuel economy figures?

Q. My wife has bought a 61-plate petrol Nissan Qashqai+2. Its fuel economy is typically 20-24mpg. Our trips are short so we’re not expecting the...
Published 07 September 2015

Which breakdown service can fix our car fastest?

Tim Shallcross, who used to train AA patrols, devised a test to find out which of Britain’s three main roadside assistance services is best.
Published 24 August 2015
Cybex car seat review

Products: Cybex Sirona group 1 car child seat review

Children are expensive but precious things. When babies reach 10kg or approximately one year of age, they grow out of their first car seat, known...
Published 16 July 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Car of the Week: Tesla Model X

Parents will soon be able to do the school run in blissful silence — if you don’t count the squabbling children in the back. Tesla is hoping to...
Published 13 July 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

The Clarkson review: Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS (2015)

Anyone who buys anything for practical reasons is almost certainly a bore with a cardigan...
Published 29 June 2015
It used to be that only luxury models with keyless entry were targeted by tech-savvy car thieves. Now, as crooks realise how easy they are to crack, all vehicles with such systems are at risk — and thefts are rocketing

The great hatchback heist: keyless thieves are now...

It used to be that only luxury models with keyless entry were targeted by tech-savvy car thieves. Now, as crooks realise how easy they are to crack...
Published 15 June 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Bloodhound SSC to commence runway trials in November

More than seven years after the project was announced, the Bloodhound SSC supersonic rocket car will blast off for the first time on November 17...
Published 15 June 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Kia Rio Mk3 review (2011-on)

Britain needs the Kia Rio. Not because we’re desperately short of decent superminis – in fact we have a surfeit – and not because the Rio is...
Published 09 June 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

The Clarkson review: Porsche Cayman GTS (2015)

Soon almost no one will want to buy a car. You may think the industry is vibrant and full of many exciting things
Published 18 May 2015