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Fiat Punto Euro NCAP zero star crash test safety issues

Fiat Punto: Euro NCAP’s first ever zero star car

European vehicle safety organisation Euro NCAP has issued its first ever rating of zero stars in its latest round of crash tests.
Published 15 December 2017
Al Murray Pub Landlord cars Me and My Motor Sunday Times interview by Danny Scott

Me and My Motor: comedian Al Murray

"I often used to wonder what the Pub Landlord would drive,” says Al Murray of his comedy alter ego. “I decided he would have a cut ’n’ shut...
Published 12 December 2017
The grand tour season 2 episode 1 review round-up

The Grand Tour season 2 episode 1: reviews

The critics have begun delivering verdicts on the new series of The Grand Tour, which was published on Amazon Prime video last night.
Published 08 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
Excess all areas: Lamborghini reveals new Urus super SUV

New Lamborghini Urus super SUV

First there was the SUV, or sport utility vehicle, the 4x4 for those that wanted a 4x4 that was more suited to ferrying the family to school in t
Published 05 December 2017
Chris Rea with his Fiat 500. The singer talks about his love of cars, The Road to Hell and his new album.

Me and My Motor: singer Chris Rea

"You don’t need to take drugs to be an addict,” says Chris Rea, the gravel-voiced singer behind such hits as Driving Home for Christmas.
Published 04 December 2017
We’d be lost without GPS, says head of Royal Institute of Navigation

We’d be lost without GPS, says head of RIN

Two things keep Britain’s navigation scientists awake at night. The first is nefarious plots by the Kremlin to bring down critical GPS infrastruc
Published 02 December 2017
Men in 4x4 stuck in mud made farewell videos as crocodiles circled

Men in 4x4 stuck in mud as crocs circled

Two men who clung to the roof of their stranded car for five days in northwestern Australia as large crocodiles circled them recorded farewell...
Published 01 December 2017
Compulsory helmets and hi-vis vests under review for all cyclists on British roads

Compulsory helmets under review for cyclists

Cyclists could be made to wear helmets and high-visibility vests for the first time in a review of bike safety.
Published 01 December 2017
Me and My Motor: David Coulthard, former F1 driver and TV presenter

Me and My Motor: David Coulthard, former F1 driver

“The thing about racing for a living is you’re also given decent cars for the road,” says David Coulthard, the former Formula One driver.
Published 30 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson's Star Cars 2015-2016

Reader Letters: Clarkson’s pedigree and car age

"Jeremy Clarkson eloquently describes the Porsche Panamera Turbo as making 'a deep, growly noise like a dog having a dream'..."
Published 30 November 2017
California dreaming: star cars at the 2017 Los Angeles motor show, featuring BMW i8 roadster

California dreaming: 2017 LA motor show

The Los Angeles motor show is not the biggest in the world – it’s dwarfed by Frankfurt and Detroit – but it’s where car makers go to impress
Published 29 November 2017