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Polestar O2 concept previews 2023 Polestar 6

Car makers' electric vehicle plans (updated)

Fancy going all-electric with your next new car? Here are all of the current and upcoming pure-electric models you'll be able to buy.
Published 28 June 2023
Richard Porter on VW ID.5

Richard Porter gives two stars to VW ID.5

Spending big on EVs means VW has cut costs elsewhere, and in the case of the ID.5 coupe-SUV, the numbers don't add up, says Porter.
Published 04 June 2023
Jeremy Clarkson with cars in 1990s

How Jeremy Clarkson started in motoring journalism

Jonathan Gill explains how his friend Jeremy Clarkson came to him with an idea about writing car reviews for local newspapers.
Published 28 May 2023
The Clarkson Effect: do Jeremy's reviews affect car sales?

The Clarkson effect: Do his reviews affect sales?

They say one well-aimed Clarkson comment can send sales through the roof or close factories. In 2014 we investigated the idea.
Published 28 May 2023
Transport Committee launches e-scooter enquiry

Paris votes to ban e-scooters — is London next?

After Paris votes to ban electric scooters, UK road safety charity says the vehicles are “similarly unpopular” in Britain.
Published 04 April 2023
Jeremy Clarkson Lotus Emira review

Clarkson: Lotus Emira is 'pretty special'

The Lotus Emira is “pretty special” and represents surprisingly good value for such an accomplished sports car — so says Jeremy Clarkson.
Published 12 February 2023
Jeremy Clarkson Range Rover Sport

Clarkson: Range Rover Sport won't fit my gun

As a means of transport for the well-heeled farmer the Range Rover Sport can't comes close to a full-fat Range Rover, reckons Clarkson.
Published 10 January 2023
Ken Block

Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident

Ken Block, the star of numerous Gymkhana videos, has died in a snowmobile accident near his home in Utah.
Published 03 January 2023
Jeremy Clarkson’s five best and five worst cars reviewed in 2022

Clarkson’s best and worst cars reviewed in 2022

A look back at all 19 cars reviewed in 2022 by Jeremy Clarkson shows that none were stinkers but only one received the full five stars.
Published 25 December 2022
Freddie Flintoff recovering in hospital following accident filming Top Gear

Flintoff in hospital after Top Gear accident

Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has been hospitalised following a car crash while filming a segment for the BBC motoring series, Top Gear.
Published 14 December 2022
Jeremy Clarkson on the McLaren Artura

Jeremy Clarkson on the McLaren Artura

The McLaren Artura and Ferrari 296 GTB are similar cars in many ways, but Jeremy Clarkson has a favourite. Just.
Published 14 November 2022
Motorist filling up a hydrogen-fuelled car at a Shell station

Shell shuts hydrogen stations

Petroleum giant Shell has announced the closure of all three of its hydrogen refuelling facilities in Britain amid low demand from motorists.
Published 19 October 2022