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Britain may have hit ‘peak car’ as young driver numbers fall sharply

Britain may have hit ‘peak car'

Britain may have reached “peak car” after government-backed research showed that the number of teenagers holding a driving licence has plummeted.
Published 01 February 2018
Grid girls banned in F1

Grid girls scrapped from Formula One

"Grid girls" have been scrapped from Formula One, the sport's organisers have said. The ban takes effect from first race of the new season.
Published 31 January 2018
Me and My Motor: Ron Ayers, the supersonic car designer behind Bloodhound SSC

Me and My Motor: Ron Ayers, supersonic car guru

For a man who designs the world’s fastest cars, Ron Ayers has little interest in his own means of transport.
Published 29 January 2018
Crackdown on rip-off charges for electric cars

Electric car revolution is stalled by councils

Councils have come under fire for failing to install roadside charging points for electric cars. Ministers said that only five local authorities
Published 19 January 2018
Me and My Motor: singer Beverley Knight

Me and My Motor: singer Beverley Knight

Growing up in Wolverhampton in the 1970s, nothing represented freedom for Beverley Knight, soul singer and Mobo award winner, more than...
Published 15 January 2018
New car sales 2017 vs 2007: winners and losers as Vauxhall tumbles and Mercedes booms

Vauxhall sales plummeted in 2017, Mercedes' boomed

Has the humble family hatchback had its day? Data showing the number of new cars sold in the UK last year paints a gloomy picture for Vauxhall, o
Published 10 January 2018
2017 Skoda Karoq crossover review, prices, specifications by Will Dron for Sunday Times Driving

Skoda Karoq review (2017-on)

Increasingly, the world around us is designed not by committee, but by data. If you ever wondered why we have so many superhero movies these days
Published 04 January 2018
Hyundai i30 N Performance review by Jeremy Clarkson for Sunday Times Driving

The Clarkson Review: 2017 Hyundai i30 N

I was driving along in a dreary, ugly and unnecessary Mini Countryman the other day when an important message flashed up on the dashboard.
Published 03 January 2018
Haynes How-To: change an engine's air filter

Haynes How-To: change an engine's air filter

An engine’s air filter is rather a person’s lungs. Without the filter, your car can’t run properly and may incur serious damage.
Published 28 December 2017
Battle of the all-rounders: Audi Q5 vs Volvo XC60 twin test review

Battle of the all-rounders: Audi Q5 vs Volvo XC60

Germany or Sweden – which country makes the best mid-sized SUV? Nick Rufford and James Mills find out.
Published 25 December 2017
Beam me up: advice will be streamed to dashboards by fibre-optic cables in motorway

Beam me up: advice will be streamed to dashboards

Hundreds of miles of fibre-optic cables running along the centre of England’s busiest motorways will aim to eradicate congestion by beaming traff
Published 20 December 2017
First Drive Review: 2018 Audi RS4

First Drive Review: 2018 Audi RS4

Picture an estate agent mid mid-life crisis. We shall call him Giles, for that is his name. He used to commute to London by Porsche 911, because
Published 13 December 2017