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Me and My Motor: singer Shaggy

Published 18 June 2019
By Danny Scott
When his uncle was out, Shaggy taught himself to drive in his Ford Escort. "He never suspected a thing until I crashed it into a car one night."

Retro motors are back

Put whitewall tyres on it and Cary Grant in the passenger seat and it would not have looked out of place half a century ago snaking its way al
Published 17 August 2017
Abarth 124 Spider review

Abarth 124 Spider review

If you look at the heritage of the Abarth 124 Spider, you could be forgiven for assuming that it is a bit of a dog; a mongrel born from...
Published 20 February 2017
Jeremy Clarkson's Stinkers: his 10 worst cars of the past year

Jeremy Clarkson’s top 10 most-read Driving reviews

His car reviews for Driving continue to keep car makers on their toes and readers informed and entertained. These are the ones that proved most p
Published 30 December 2016
Reader Letters: Roadster heaven, weaving motorbikes, used car mileage, parking tickets and Flummox FM

Reader Letters: Roadster heaven and Flummox FM

The car that beats the Mazda MX-5 and Fiat 124 Spider, the dangers of filtering, how used cars are like dating apps, a parking problem...
Published 13 December 2016
A new slant on the roadster: Mazda MX-5 v Fiat 124 Spider

A new slant on the roadster: Mazda v Fiat

Mazda’s open-top MX-5 is a five-star car with no rivals. Or it was. Nick Rufford falls for a challenger while James Mills backs the original...
Published 01 December 2016
The cars of The Grand Tour season one

The cars of The Grand Tour series one

The Grand Tour isn’t all trips to Barbados and pretending to be super-army soldiers. There are also cars. Here are 12 of the best to expect...
Published 02 November 2016
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Fiat 124 Spider

The Clarkson Review: 2016 Fiat 124 Spider

First things first. The car you see in the picture this morning is not a Fiat 124 Spider. It has a Fiat engine and it says Fiat on the back...
Published 15 September 2016
Star cars of 2016 Geneva motor show

Star cars of 2016 Geneva motor show

The Geneva salon is one of the smaller motor shows in the calendar, but what it lacks in sheer number of cars it makes up in status
Published 02 March 2016
Sunday Times Driving Top 100 Cars 2016

Top 100 Cars 2016: Introduction and star cars launching...

For car builders and buyers alike, 2016 has all the makings of a bumper year. Manufacturers have a mass of new technology in their toolboxes that...
Published 03 January 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Fiat gets back to its roadster roots with new 124 Spider...

What better place to launch a sun-seeking two-seat roadster than under the blue skies and palm trees of Los Angeles?
Published 19 November 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Latest news: 2015 Los Angeles motor show

The bright lights and musical fanfares of the Los Angeles motor show begin on November 17, when the doors open to the press and car industry
Published 16 November 2015