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I inherited an MGA: how a classic car changed how I look at motoring (video) - Charlotte Vowden with her 1960 MGA, "Frisky"

Video: I inherited an MGA

"The country air is like champagne.” With the top down and my hair being whipped up by the wind, I thought of the words my grandfather...
Published 12 November 2017
Me and My Motor: Jason Isaacs, actor

Me and My Motor: Jason Isaacs

It's hard to watch television or go to the cinema these days without seeing Jason Isaacs. He plays Georgy Zhukov, the Soviet war hero, in The Dea
Published 10 November 2017
GT Sport cars by vehicle class

GT Sport vehicle list by category

Looking for a list of cars in GT Sport, broken down by category? We couldn't find one, so we took the official list by brand and transposed it...
Published 10 November 2017
Nigel Mansell: Lewis Hamilton did nothing wrong by allegedly avoiding tax on jet

Nigel Mansell: Hamilton did nothing wrong on tax

Former Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell has told Sunday Times Driving that Lewis Hamilton has done nothing wrong by allegedly avoiding...
Published 09 November 2017
Recalled cars could be banned from the road if not repaired

Recalled cars banned from the road if not repaired

Cars subjected to safety recalls could be effectively banned from the road under plans outlined after the Vauxhall Zafira fire scandal. The Depar
Published 09 November 2017
Waymo is first to operate driverless cars on public roads

Waymo first with driverless cars on public roads

The driverless car is edging closer to a showroom near you.  Waymo, Google's driverless car division, is believed to have become the first compan
Published 08 November 2017
Martina Cole, crime writer, talks cars with journalist Emma Smith for Sunday Times Driving Me and My Motor.

Me and My Motor: crime writer Martina Cole

When you’re a successful author, with a busy life and a number of cars, it can be hard to remember which model you drove to the shops...
Published 07 November 2017
Lamborghini Terzo Millennio: new self-driving electric hypercar runs on supercapacitor

Lamborghini Terzo Millennio self-driving hypercar

The sound of a V12 engine enjoying the open roads around the Tuscan countryside was all it took to bring a smile to the face of Ferruccio Lamborg
Published 07 November 2017

Child seat pillow protects against air pollution

Babies could be protected from the worst of urban air pollution by a pillow for prams, buggies and car seats that creates a bubble of clean air a
Published 06 November 2017

Thousands of diesel drivers rip out filters

Diesel drivers who try to save money by removing a pollution filter are harming the air quality in towns and cities, and campaigners say
Published 06 November 2017
Japan gears up for the drive-through funeral

Japan gears up for the drive-through funeral

It is a system familiar from fast-food chains and car parks. Now the drive-through is coming to a Japanese funeral parlour
Published 05 November 2017
Retirement? I'd rather design a supersonic car, says Bloodhound engineer Ron Ayers

The OAP designing the Bloodhound supersonic car

At 85, Ron Ayers enjoys making stained glass windows and drives a Volkswagen Golf at a sensible, “subsonic speed”. He is also the aerodynamicist...
Published 04 November 2017