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The Paper Time Machine book - colourised historical photos - lady charges her Colombia electric car in 1912

This was charging an electric car in 1912

A colourised image from book The Paper Time Machine gives us an incredible insight into electric car charging at the start of the 20th century.
Published 22 August 2018
James Mills journalist huge crash and rolls / flips video at Mini Challenge race practice during 2018 DTM meeting at Brands Hatch

Video: Spectacular Mini crash at Brands

It was obvious things were not exactly on track when the gravel loomed toward the driver’s window.
Published 14 August 2018
Racing to the future: driving Jaguar's new I-Pace eTrophy race car

Driving Jaguar's new I-Pace eTrophy race car

Arriving at a sun-baked Silverstone circuit, the roar of high-revving engines and smell of burnt petrol fills the air. GTE sports cars are scream
Published 09 August 2018
Zhao Deli flying motorcycle from China

Chinese drone engineer shows off flying motorbike

Flying cars from exciting tech start-ups may be the new hot thing for billionaire investors, but put a humble engineer in a shed...
Published 27 July 2018
This is what it's like to ride a Speedway GP bike

Video: What it's like to ride Speedway GP

To the uninitiated, riding a Speedway GP bike doesn't look that tricky. Yes, the professionals race at breakneck speed and seem to have a...
Published 20 July 2018
Driving the Porsche 959: how the ultimate 80s status symbol feels today

Driving the Porsche 959: the 80s on speed

In the early 1980s, there wasn’t much for little boys to do. You could go down the woods, on your BMX, and pretend you were Tinker Juarez – one...
Published 18 July 2018
This Mercedes chassis could have set the world land speed record

Mercedes 3,500hp land speed car... from 1939

At last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mercedes-Benz showcased what could have been one of the greatest ever land speed record cars:.
Published 16 July 2018
TOP 5: Weirdest car ever designed

Top 5: Weirdest cars ever designed

Driving.co.uk presents its Top 5 weirdest cars, featuring Purves Dynasphere, Waterman Arrowbile and the Parallel Parking Car.
Published 08 July 2018
TOP 5: Cool new cars you can't buy in the UK

Five cool new cars you can't buy in the UK

It's natural to crave for what you can't have. For UK car enthusiasts, that manifests itself in ogling at cars that aren't sold in Britain.
Published 02 July 2018
Revolutionary website makes sending police dangerous driving dash cam footage a doddle

Nationwide portal for bad driving vids launched

The National Dash Cam Safety Portal, a website that allows road users to send video of dangerous driving to police, could make roads safer.
Published 01 July 2018
Ellie Norman, Formula One’s first female executive: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Interview: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Formula One oozes machismo. The roaring engines. The fast cars. And, of course, the infamous “grid girls”. Hang on, though: they were banished...
Published 10 June 2018
Smart 'FlexKerbs' widen and narrow to fit usage by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians

Smart 'FlexKerbs' widen and narrow

A new type of city centre pavement that can widen or narrow according to traffic demands at different times of day has been shortlisted for...
Published 29 May 2018