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Retro motors are back

Put whitewall tyres on it and Cary Grant in the passenger seat and it would not have looked out of place half a century ago snaking its way al
Published 17 August 2017
Siddhartha Lal is bringing Royal Enfield back to Britain

The roar of Royal Enfield returns to Britain

Its signature thump echoed across two world wars, was a bass-drum beat for the Sixties and now, after decades dominated by higher-pitched, Japane
Published 25 April 2017
G-Force: the Mercedes G-Class is a Tonka toy for grown-ups

G-Force

If you were to line up Mercedes' entire model range, one car would stick out like a sore thumb...
Published 19 April 2017
Meat is one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gases. Hence Bill Gates and Google’s latest big idea — a meat-free burger made in a laboratory from plants, but which bleeds and sizzles. Now it’s coming to Britain. Nick Rufford & Jeremy Clarkson tuck in.

Can the meat-free Impossible burger save the world

A meat-free burger made in a laboratory from plants, which bleeds and sizzles, is coming to Britain. Nick Rufford and Jeremy Clarkson tuck in.
Published 19 April 2017
2016 Tesla Model X electric SUV review

Electric Dreams

Elon Musk has been making headlines around the world thanks to his role as the real-life version of Iron Man’s eccentric alter ego, Tony Stark...
Published 18 April 2017
Road Raj: Meet Dr Ravi Prakash, the cardiac surgeon who owns one of the world’s finest classic car collections

Road Raj

“Asking which of my cars is most precious to me is just as painful as asking which of my daughters I love most,” says Dr Ravi Prakash...
Published 18 April 2017
Ciao bello, Zagato: Aston Martin's new Volante open-top has had an injection of Italian pizzazz

Ciao bello, Zagato

Last December, a classic Aston Martin became the most expensive British car in history when it sold at auction for £9.4m.
Published 10 April 2017
A Bugatti Chiron to call my own

A Bugatti to call my own

I am about to custom-design a new Bugatti Chiron. It is known as the Molsheim Experience and is the road to ownership of the most expensive...
Published 10 April 2017
Can a Tesla Model X deal with children, car seats... and grandma?

Can a Tesla Model X deal with children?

Driving got hold of a Tesla Model X to assess not its speed or handling but one of the key functions of an SUV: how suitable it is for families.
Published 20 January 2017
Supersport Supercars: Audi R8 isn't showy but delivers on thrills

Supersport Supercars: Top five supercars 2016

In 2016 I drove the Sunday Times Driving car in the Caterham Supersport Championship, arguably the most competitive race series in the UK...
Published 22 December 2016
Drop the top and show some muscle: Audi TT RS v Mercedes-AMG SLC 43

Audi TT RS v Mercedes-AMG SLC 43

The hot versions of two old German rivals square off against each other. Can Audi's four-wheel-drive TT RS roadster beat the classic appeal of...
Published 22 December 2016
A new slant on the roadster: Mazda MX-5 v Fiat 124 Spider

A new slant on the roadster: Mazda v Fiat

Mazda’s open-top MX-5 is a five-star car with no rivals. Or it was. Nick Rufford falls for a challenger while James Mills backs the original...
Published 01 December 2016