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Our year from hell: Clarkson, Hammond and May on The Grand Tour Season 2, overcoming disaster, that crash and ill-health

Our year from hell: The Grand Tour exclusive

In episode one of The Grand Tour, second series, Richard Hammond drives up a Swiss mountain, skids at 120mph, somersaults through the air...
Published 29 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson driving an amphibious Bond Bug, created for The Grand Tour season 2

The cars of The Grand Tour season 2

Among the more outlandish vehicles in the new series is a 1970s microcar that Clarkson hopes, with a few aquatic modifications.
Published 29 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson: our fight to delay The Grand Tour season 2 air date after disasters

Jeremy Clarkson: why we delayed The Grand Tour

When the first series of The Grand Tour finished, we couldn’t pat ourselves on the back for two reasons. First, Amazon doesn’t release viewing...
Published 29 November 2017
Where in the world: the locations of The Grand Tour season 2

Where in the world: The Grand Tour locations

The new Grand Tour finds the presenters on another globetrotting mission to deliver thrills, spills and, crucially, challenges...
Published 29 November 2017
New Nürburgring lap record for 200mph Jaguar XE SV Project 8

New Nürburgring lap record for 200mph Jaguar XE

Jaguar is claiming a new world record for a lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a four-door saloon.
Published 29 November 2017
Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

"The worst part of my job isn’t the diets, or the sweating in a bath to keep the weight off — it’s driving from one racecourse to another...
Published 28 November 2017
Monaco reclaims land from the sea for luxury 'Formula One flats'

Monaco reclaims land from the sea for luxury flats

Workers are sinking 10,000-tonne blocks of concrete in the Mediterranean off Monaco as the tightly-packed principality extends its living space f
Published 28 November 2017
Porsche and Pininfarina rev up ski lifts with high tech style

Porsche and Pininfarina give ski lifts style

Ski lifts designed by luxury car brands, wifi on the slopes and heated chairlifts — glitzy ski resorts have become technology battlegrounds as th
Published 28 November 2017
Diesel tax anger as new models beat petrol in NOx pollution tests

New diesel models beat petrol in pollution tests

Some new diesel cars are much less polluting than new petrol cars, according to research. Independent tests have identified 11 diesel models, in
Published 28 November 2017
Video: Nigel Mansell and Tim Shallcross from IAM Roadsmart's winter driving tips

Video: Nigel Mansell's winter driving tips

Nigel Mansell, 1992 Formula One World Champion, knows a thing or two about car control. Here he talks safe driving in winter.
Published 26 November 2017
Phillip Hammond budget 2017: implications and details for drivers - diesel, fuel duty, driverless cars, road tax and more

Budget 2017: everything drivers need to know

The chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced the government’s 2017 Budget. Here's what you need to know.
Published 22 November 2017
Drivers handed penalty notice every 2.5 seconds

Drivers handed penalty notice every 2.5 seconds

Almost 12m drivers receive a penalty notice every year, the equivalent of one every 2.5 seconds, as the number of fixed cameras increases.
Published 22 November 2017