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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
First Drive review: Lamborghini Huracan LP 580-2

First Drive review: Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2

Few sports cars have divided opinion quite like the Lamborghini Huracán. Take the styling. Some say it looks a million dollars, others, like Jeremy...
Published 28 June 2016

New Audi R8 Spyder turns up the heat in the Big Apple

It may have been a chilled spring morning outside the Jacob Javits exhibition centre in New York, but Audi turned up the heat at the Big Apple’s...
Published 23 March 2016
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Top 100 Cars 2016: Top 5 Sports Cars

The Sunday Times Driving presents its top 5 sports cars of 2016, featuring Porsche, Audi, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and BMW.
Published 03 January 2016
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The Clarkson review: 2015 Audi R8 V10 Plus

In Italy, or Spain, or America, or anywhere but here, really, when you fill an expensive and fast car with petrol you are approached by people who...
Published 28 December 2015
Jeremy Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 1: 2002-2008

Clarkson's Five-Star Cars — Part 1: 2002-2008

It is the ultimate accolade from the ultimate petrolhead — a five-star review from Jeremy Clarkson. Since a mercurial Mercedes first won the top...
Published 11 August 2015
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First Drive review: Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016)

The moment you’re handed the keys to the V10-powered 2016 R8, there’s only one question that comes into your head: will it be better than the...
Published 11 July 2015
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Shanghai show: 199mph McLaren 540C coupé takes on...

When is a supercar not a supercar? When it can’t power itself and its white-knuckled driver to 200mph – or at least that’s the theory...
Published 20 April 2015
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News: First pictures and pricing for the 2015 Audi...

Driving has already had behind-the-scenes access to the new Audi R8 sports car, after spending two days at a race track where the mid-engine machine...
Published 26 February 2015
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The giant killer returns: early ride in the 2015 Audi...

The R8 was Audi’s first supercar, born for the fast lane and more than capable of rubbing shoulders with elite machinery from Aston Martin, Ferrari...
Published 18 February 2015
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First Drive review: Audi R8 LMX (2014)

The Audi R8 was the future once. A prototype appeared in 2003 and was so modern-looking that it became the basis for Will Smith’s car in the film...
Published 06 February 2015
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Carparazzi lie in wait for supercars in London for...

Dozens of supercar owners from the Middle East spend their summers in London with some of the most exotic machines
Published 08 August 2014