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Citroën driver's failed Italian Job remake as car gets stuck on Abergavenny steps

Citroën driver's failed Italian Job remake

A famous car chase in classic film The Italian Job saw three Mini Coopers tackling dozens of flights of steps in Turin but a Citroën driver in...
Published 21 March 2018
Watch the trailer for 'Fastest Car', Netflix's supercar show to take on The Grand Tour and Top Gear

Watch the trailer for Netflix's 'Fastest Car'

Netflix has published a trailer for a new car show that pits supercars against souped-up custom cars.
Published 21 March 2018
James Corden cried while watching ‘beautiful’ Down Syndrome Carpool Karaoke

James Corden cried watching Down's Carpool Karaoke

Actor and TV star James Corden says he cried while watching a Carpool Karaoke-style lip sync video in support of World Down Syndrome Day.
Published 21 March 2018
Red alert: pothole plague means 25,000 miles of road rated dangerous

Potholes mean 25,000 miles of road rated dangerous

Nearly 25,000 miles of Britain’s roads have been issued with a red alert, meaning they will become dangerous by the end of the year if repairs ar
Published 21 March 2018
What spanners: older drivers nervous of DIY wasting £390m on car repairs

Millennials better at car maintenance than parents

It's a commonly held belief among older drivers that young people don’t know a dipstick from a crankshaft, but new research suggests...
Published 21 March 2018
Dacia way to do it: Duster 4x4 is the most affordable new car to buy and run

Dacia Duster 4x4 is the most affordable car to run

Since the Dacia Duster went on sale in 2012, some of Britain’s 4x4 drivers have looked down their nose at the cheap and cheerful Romanian off-roa
Published 21 March 2018
Me and My Motor: Tatiana Calderon, Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 test driver

Me and My Motor: Tatiana Calderon, F1 driver

It's more than 40 years since a woman competed in a Formula One championship but Tatiana Calderon is determined to make the starting grid.
Published 20 March 2018
Blight van man: huge rise in van theft as crooks defeat keyless systems

Huge rise in theft of vans with 'smart keys'

It’s being called the blight of van man, or woman. Figures reveal there has been a staggering 100% rise in the theft of vans taken without the ow
Published 20 March 2018
Pedestrian killed by Uber self-driving car in America; company suspends tests

Pedestrian killed by Uber self-driving car in US

Questions will be raised over the safety of testing self-driving cars on public roads, after a 49-year old pedestrian was killed by an autonomous
Published 19 March 2018

The McLaren Senna's active rear wing is incredible

The £750,000 McLaren Senna was seen on track in front of the public for the first time at the weekend, during the 76th Goodwood Members' Meeting.
Published 19 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
Driverless buses planned for Gatwick airport

Driverless buses planned for Gatwick airport

Gatwick airport could get "the world’s first autonomous shuttle service" as part of efforts to cut costs, improve safety and make...
Published 19 March 2018