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Robert De Niro is making an F1 film

Robert De Niro is making an F1 film

Robert De Niro will produce and appear in a Netflix film set in the world of Formula One.
Published 27 January 2021
BMW M5 CS is the most powerful production BMW M car ever made

BMW M5 CS is the most powerful BMW M car ever

BMW has revealed the 626bhp M5 Clubsport (CS), the most powerful BMW M car ever made.
Published 27 January 2021
Lotus to kill off Elise, Exige and Evora models

Lotus to kill off Elise, Exige and Evora models

Lotus has announced that it will stop production of its ageing trio of sports cars — the Elise, Exige and Evora — at some point this year.
Published 26 January 2021
Bloodhound LSR land speed record project up for sale

Bloodhound Land Speed Record project up for sale

The Bloodhound Land Speed Record project is seeking a new owner in a last-ditch attempt to save the 800mph endeavour.
Published 25 January 2021
Government told current drink-driving laws are "no longer adequate"

Drink-driving laws "no longer adequate"

A report funded by the Department for Transport has found that the drink-driving limit should be lowered by more than a third.
Published 25 January 2021
Jeremy Clarkson: The "astonishing" BMW M550i is a return to form

Clarkson: BMW M550i is a return to form

The "astonishing" BMW M550i is a return to form for the German car maker, Jeremy Clarkson has said today in a five-star review.
Published 24 January 2021
Material used to make EV batteries now mined in UK

Researchers find way to produce lithium in UK

British researchers working on ways to source lithium for electric car batteries have extracted a precursor compound from UK rocks.
Published 21 January 2021
Is there a 200mph Chevrolet Corvette, as Joe Biden claims?

Is there a 200mph Corvette EV, as Biden claims?

In August, Joe Biden's campaign published a video to YouTube, in which he talks about his love for American Auto and his 1967 Corvette Stingray.
Published 21 January 2021
Trump pardons autonomous car engineer sentenced for stealing trade secrets

Trump pardoned ex-Google self-driving car engineer

Outgoing President Donald Trump last night pardoned Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous car engineer charged with stealing trade secrets.
Published 20 January 2021
Smart motorway safety tech only installed on 37 miles of network

Safety tech only on 37 miles of smart motorway

A system designed to make smart motorways safer has only been installed on 37 miles of the network since it was announced in March 2020.
Published 20 January 2021
New EV battery could be cheaper, safer and easier to recharge

New EV battery 'cheaper, faster to charge'

Researchers at Penn State have found that lithium iron phosphate batteries could be a cheaper, safer alternative to the ones currently used.
Published 19 January 2021
What to do if your car is due an MOT during the coronavirus lockdown

Coronavirus: Can I still get my car MOT'd?

Travel is now only permitted in certain circumstances due to the lockdown, but some people will be due to get an MOT over the next few weeks.
Published 19 January 2021