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Electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup goes on sale in Europe, but no plans for UK launch just yet

Published 20 April 2023
By Shane O' Donoghue
Norway is the first country outside North America where you can officially buy Ford’s electric pick-up truck.
James May and Jeremy Clarkson in The Grand Tour's A Scandi Flick

Clarkson and May on 'Scandi Flick' crash

Jeremy Clarkson and James May have opened up about the latter's horror crash into a rock face while recording a new film, dubbed "A Scandi Flick"
Published 11 September 2022
FIA World Rallycross series goes electric with debut of new top-tier RX1e racers in Norway

FIA World Rallycross series goes electric

The FIA’s World Rallycross series is set to go fully electric from this weekend, with the debut of the series’ new top-tier RX1e cars in Norway.
Published 12 August 2022
More than half of new cars sold in Norway are EVs

More than half of new cars sold in Norway are EVs

Norwegian EV sales overtake those of petrol and diesel cars
Published 07 January 2021
Great Drives in association with Mazda: Norwegian good On a jaw-dropping road trip up Norway’s west coast, James Mills sees hundreds of fjords, rugged mountain ranges, two record-breaking tunnels — and a road for trolls

Great Drives: Norway's west coast

It's a good job the Norwegians aren’t preoccupied by health and safety. If they were, visitors would find themselves faced with mile upon mile...
Published 02 October 2017
Great Drives in association with Mazda: Lulea to Nordkapp

Great Drives: No sleep till Nordkapp

Ice, wolves, flattened reindeer... and bullet holes in the road signs. This is a driving adventure with a difference. James Mills takes the ice route...
Published 05 June 2016
Arctic Circle Raceway by James Williams

Arctic Circle Raceway: the circuit at the end of the...

There’s a sense of blissful isolation to the E6 highway in northern Norway, as it weaves through verdant forest, revealing lakes...
Published 03 June 2016
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Driving's pick of the world's most spectacular (but...

Some of the world’s greatest drives are not the most obvious ones. Our experts pick their favourite secret highways and give you all the information...
Published 10 August 2015
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News: Top Gear Live tour is postponed in Norway

"Make some noise, Norway ... Actually, maybe don't bother." The Norwegian leg of Top Gear Live, the arena version of the motoring TV show, was due...
Published 23 March 2015
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News: Norway police arrest their first drunk Segway...

With its two small wheels supporting a rider standing upright and gripping a long handle, a Segway looks like it requires a superhuman sense of balance...
Published 21 August 2014