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Nine of the most exciting new cars arriving in 2022

Published 30 December 2021
By David Mullen
We choose nine of the most exciting cars of 2022, from city crossovers to sports GTs and everything in between.
Fiat Panda gallery: 40 years of the utilitarian icon

Fiat Panda gallery: 40 years of the cult icon

Giorgetto Giugiaro may have designed some era-defining supercars, but few of the designer's cars have enjoyed the longevity of the Fiat Panda.
Published 24 June 2020

Me and My Motor: Lesley Garrett, opera singer

As well as being a successful soprano, Lesley Garrett is also perhaps the only singer ever to have travelled by motorised bathtub.
Published 01 March 2019

Fiat Panda scores zero stars in crash test

The Fiat Panda Panda has been awarded one of the worst scores in Euro NCAP crash test history, with a zero-star safety rating.
Published 07 December 2018

Me and My Motor: Antony Beevor

It is easy to picture Sir Antony Beevor, the army officer turned historian and multimillion-selling author, at the controls of a Chieftain tank.
Published 26 June 2018
Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson, The Kaiser Chiefs’ singer on his love of riotous revs

Me and My Motor: Ricky Wilson

Ricky Wilson, lead singer with Kaiser Chiefs, is no fan of name-dropping, but can’t resist mentioning he’s “sort of” become mates with the...
Published 27 February 2017
Me and My Motor: actor Laurence Fox on hopping from one car to another

Me and My Motor: actor Laurence Fox on his passion...

Laurence Fox changes cars like other people change trousers. The problem, the actor says, is he just can’t resist a good-looking Jaguar...
Published 27 March 2016
Me and My Motor: actress Sheridan Smith chauffeurs Enid Blyton in a BMW X5

Me and My Motor: actress Sheridan Smith chauffeurs...

Sheridan Smith moved “reluctantly” to London, aged 16, to take up a role in the National Youth Music Theatre’s acclaimed production of Bugsy...
Published 11 March 2016
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Buying Guide: Fantastic four-wheel-drive used cars...

The days of the Chelsea tractor are long gone. Four-wheel drive is now fitted to cars of all shapes and sizes
Published 17 December 2015
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Five funky city cars for £5,000

Call them what you like – small cars, city cars, runarounds, first cars – but one thing's for certain: they should be affordable to buy and run
Published 13 March 2015
2014 Fiat Panda Cross review

First drive review: Fiat Panda Cross 1.3 (2014)

Fiat's Panda city car has long suffered the indignity of being labelled cute and cuddly, but the member of its family with the best off-road capability...
Published 13 October 2014
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Fiat Panda review Mk 3 (2011-on)

The Panda is the Fiat 500’s sensible sister; a small, five-door hatchback that looks a little like a stylish domestic appliance.
Published 19 March 2014
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Fiat Panda 4x4 Mk 3 review (2012-on)

The Fiat Panda 4x4 is not so much an off-roader in the Land Rover mould but a runaround which won’t flinch from muddy fields or loose ground
Published 12 March 2014