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VW Polo as toxic as a fully laden lorry

VW Polo as toxic as a fully laden lorry

One of Britain’s leading superminis, the Volkswagen Polo, is among the worst polluters on the road, according to newly revealed test data...
Published 12 March 2017
Car production line

Motor industry must look closer to home for parts

More parts for British-built cars will be sourced from within the UK under plans to insulate the automotive industry from the potentially...
Published 07 March 2017
Car market surges as private buyers plug in

Car market surges as private buyers plug in

Private buyers are continuing to fuel a surge in new car sales. After a record year for new registrations in 2016 when sales rose by 2.3 per cent
Published 14 February 2017
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax shock

Buying a car is confusing for most at the best of times but with new car tax rules being brought in on April 1 this year, buyers are advised...
Published 06 January 2017
Me and My Motor: Charlotte Dujardin, dressage champion

Me and My Motor: Charlotte Dujardin

Charlotte Dujardin, the most successful British dressage rider of all time, is renowned for her level-headedness in the arena...
Published 03 January 2017

Me and My Motor: Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone’s life is an almost Dickensian tale of rags to riches, beginning with a Glasgow tenement and a beaten-up Renault 5 and ending with...
Published 14 November 2016
Jeremy Clarkson's Stinkers: his 10 worst cars of the past year

Jeremy Clarkson's Stinkers 2015/16

Last week our critic revealed his favourite cars of the year. But for every top trump there has been a turkey...
Published 24 August 2016
2016 Tesla Model X electric SUV review

First Drive review: 2016 Tesla Model X P90D

Reinventing the door has doomed many a promising car concept. The sliding doors on Peugeot’s 1007, for example, so compromised the car’s design...
Published 02 August 2016
Me and My Motor: Eddie the Eagle Edwards

Me and My Motor: 'Eddie the Eagle' Edwards

One of the most memorable images in Olympic history was the sight of Michael Edwards soaring – or falling, to be more precise – from the ski jump...
Published 22 July 2016
Experts name the safest used family cars for under £15,000

Experts name the safest used family cars under £15,000

Buying a used family car can be a daunting process at the best of times. From spotting the slippery salesman pushing the old bangers he wants to see...
Published 20 July 2016
Seat Leon Mk3 review

Seat Leon Mk3 review (2012-on)

It’s often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there are certain things that we can all agree on. Cara Delevingne is a bit of a...
Published 17 June 2016
Euro NCAP-style emissions rating promises to reveal vehicles' true pollution

Official real-world emissions test finds vehicles six...

A long awaited report by the Department for Transport into nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from cars sold in Britain has concluded that levels are...
Published 21 April 2016