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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
Millions of motorists could need permits to drive in Europe post-Brexit

Brits could need EU driving permits post-Brexit

Millions of motorists could need to buy a £5.50 permit in order to drive in Europe after Brexit, according to the National Audit Office.
Published 20 July 2018
Unique matching Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato pair up for sale

Matching Aston Martin Vanquish Zagatos for sale

A unique pair of ultra-rare matching Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato cars are up for sale — on the condition their future owner buys them together.
Published 19 July 2018

Stolen fire engine chased for 100 miles

Cross-county police officers in California recently arrested two thieves who stole an unusual vehicle: an on-duty fire engine.
Published 18 July 2018
Two killed in terrifying lorry crash in US

Dash cam captures terrifying fatal lorry crash

Two road users have sadly lost their lives, as a result of a terrifying crash involving three other cars and a lorry on a US highway.
Published 18 July 2018

Video: Caravan and car collide in roundabout crash

You'd think, when towing a caravan, you'd drive with a little more care and attention than normal. That isn't the case in this newly released...
Published 18 July 2018
Roborace chief on prepping for the Goodwood autonomous run and a new kind of race series (video)

Roborace chief on prepping for Goodwood (video)

Ahead of the Robocar's world-first autonomous run at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, driving.co.uk interviewed Rod Chong.
Published 18 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
Incredible James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Lego set comes with machine guns, ejector seat

Bond DB5 Lego set comes with machine guns

Fans of Lego and the James Bond films young and old have a new mission, and it might be their toughest assignment yet: build the incredible...
Published 18 July 2018
Me and My Motor: Olympic hockey champion Shona McCallin

Me and My Motor: hockey champ Shona McCallin

Despite being a PE staple for generations of children, hockey has lagged behind other sports in terms of television coverage. But that changed...
Published 17 July 2018
Aston Martin aims high with Volante Vision autonomous plane concept

Aston Martin unveils Volante Vision plane concept

Aston Martin's product portfolio could reach new heights, if its Volante Vision Concept autonomous private plane design study ever takes off.
Published 17 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