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Two cars a minute break speed limit outside West Mercia police chief Anthony Bangham’s HQ

Two cars a minute break speed limit

A top officer wants fines for going even 1mph too fast. So what happened when we set up a radar trap on his doorstep?
Published 12 February 2018
Me and My Motor: The cars and career of David Seaman, former Arsenal and England goalkeeper. Sunday Times interview

Me and My Motor: David Seaman

David Seaman, the former Arsenal and England goalkeeper, may have earned himself the nickname “Safe Hands” but the cars he has owned....
Published 09 February 2018
2018 Audi A8 Jeremy Clarkson review

The Clarkson Review: Audi A8

Is there anything on God’s green earth quite so drool-inducingly dreary as leasing? James May recently visited an exhibition on plywood...
Published 08 February 2018

Elon Musk blasts Tesla Roadster to Mars

Elon Musk, the techpreneur founder of PayPal and Tesla, declared himself “giddy and happy” last night as he prepared to launch his new Falcon...
Published 07 February 2018
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