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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
Jennie Gow drives a 1936 Lagonda LG45 Tourer ahead of the 2018 Classic and Sports Cars Show in association with Flywheel

Video: How to drive a £300,000 Lagonda

If you've ever wondered what it's like to drive a pre-war classic car, you're not alone. Many dream of the chance to relive the golden years...
Published 22 May 2018
It's the Land Rover's 70th birthday — here's the British 4x4's remarkable story

Celebrating Land Rover's 70th birthday

Land Rover has some pretty bold claims about its famous 4x4: that it has helped map the world, discover lost civilisations, and enabled...
Published 01 May 2018
Simon Taylor's HWM Stovebolt Special: Unique ex-Stirling Moss racing car, driven by Kirk Douglas in movie The Racers, to star at Classic & Sports Car Show

Extraordinary history of 'unsung hero' racing car

Although true motor sport geeks will have heard of it, the “Stovebolt Special” is arguably one of the car world's unsung heroes.
Published 27 April 2018
After Uber's fatal crash, will driverless cars ever become a reality?

Will driverless cars ever become a reality?

Nick Rufford looks at how pedestrian death involving a modified self-driving Volvo has slammed the brakes on the autonomous vehicle dream.
Published 04 April 2018
Tesla

Tesla owners facing extended wait for repairs

Owners of Tesla premium electric cars have complained of lengthy waits for bodywork repairs and replacement parts — Driving looks into the issue.
Published 28 March 2018
Would you use this new autonomous flying taxi from Audi and Airbus?

Would you use the new Audi autonomous flying taxi?

Ask weary travellers to name the worst aspect of international travel and it’s likely they will highlight the time-consuming business of getting...
Published 19 March 2018
Subaru Impreza WRX: Drive! Philip Glenister's favourite getaway cars at the London Classic Car Show

Philip Glenister's top getaway cars

is there such a thing as a "good" getaway car? It's perhaps a little oxymoronic but certainly, some cars are better suited to the role than...
Published 13 February 2018
Special glasses to tackle motion sickness in driverless cars

Special glasses for driverless cars

Driverless cars will bring a revolution in the way we spend our time. Rather than sitting in traffic drumming our fingers on the steering wheel i
Published 30 January 2018
Dieselgate: readers complain of new issues after VW 'fix'

Dieselgate: complaints of new issues after VW fix

THE Volkswagen Group's fix for its vehicles caught up in the dieselgate emissions scandal was meant to be simple.
Published 10 January 2018
Audi e-tron SUV, September 2018

The best new cars launching in 2018

With new car registrations dipping in 2017 for the first time in six years, as consumer confidence takes a hit, car makers are having to...
Published 05 January 2018
Jeremy Clarkson's most popular articles 2017

Clarkson's top 10 most popular reviews of 2017

In between creating TV shows and catching pneumonia, Jeremy Clarkson writes car reviews for Sunday Times Driving. These are his biggest hits.
Published 29 December 2017