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Reverse gear: 2017’s top 10 new car reviews

The year is nearly over. But what a year it has been for drivers. Britain's biggest-selling car, the Fiesta, has been replaced...
Published 25 December 2017
LEVC TX new electric london taxi

New London taxi could be a game-changer

It looks very similar to every other London black cab currently on the road but the new London taxi, which goes into service today, is a world aw
Published 05 December 2017
Our year from hell: Clarkson, Hammond and May on The Grand Tour Season 2, overcoming disaster, that crash and ill-health

Our year from hell: The Grand Tour exclusive

In episode one of The Grand Tour, second series, Richard Hammond drives up a Swiss mountain, skids at 120mph, somersaults through the air...
Published 29 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson driving an amphibious Bond Bug, created for The Grand Tour season 2

The cars of The Grand Tour season 2

Among the more outlandish vehicles in the new series is a 1970s microcar that Clarkson hopes, with a few aquatic modifications.
Published 29 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson: our fight to delay The Grand Tour season 2 air date after disasters

Jeremy Clarkson: why we delayed The Grand Tour

When the first series of The Grand Tour finished, we couldn’t pat ourselves on the back for two reasons. First, Amazon doesn’t release viewing...
Published 29 November 2017
Where in the world: the locations of The Grand Tour season 2

Where in the world: The Grand Tour locations

The new Grand Tour finds the presenters on another globetrotting mission to deliver thrills, spills and, crucially, challenges...
Published 29 November 2017
Driving the Tesla Semi: the electric lorry with 500 miles of range and Autopilot

Driving the Tesla Semi, a 500-mile electric lorry

I’m sitting in the form-fitting driver’s seat of Elon Musk’s most powerful electric vehicle, flanked by high-definition touchscreens...
Published 17 November 2017
Retirement? I'd rather design a supersonic car, says Bloodhound engineer Ron Ayers

The OAP designing the Bloodhound supersonic car

At 85, Ron Ayers enjoys making stained glass windows and drives a Volkswagen Golf at a sensible, “subsonic speed”. He is also the aerodynamicist...
Published 04 November 2017
The Future of Transport: The co-pilot takes over with driverless cars

The future of transport: The co-pilot takes over

The key to a driverless future is artificial intelligence, which will enable self-driving cars to take decisions like a human.
Published 29 October 2017
The future of transport: jetpack aviation

The future of transport: The next ride to work

Forget the bus: futuristic flying machines, rocket skates and electric skateboards promise to make our daily commutes far more exciting.
Published 29 October 2017
In pods we trust: enter the 700mph Hyperloop

The future of transport: In pods we trust

Underground tubes carrying passengers at speeds of 700mph may sound like a pipe dream, but Richard Branson has faith in the hyperloop.
Published 29 October 2017
The future of transport: In full flow — how rivers could ease road traffic

The future of transport: In full flow

Innovations such as eco-jets and floating cycle paths could soon bring a buzz back to city rivers and ease road congestion.
Published 29 October 2017