New Top Gear, the final verdict

New Top Gear has ended its six-episode run. Now it's time to take stock and reorganise - so what should change?

3 July 2016
New Top Gear, the final verdict
Motorsport

Formula E’s Oliver Turvey on the differences of electric racing

McLaren test driver and NextEV Formula E racer says he enjoys the instant torque of electric motors

3 July 2016
Formula E’s Oliver Turvey on the differences of electric racing
New cars

Why Bentley is working on animal-free alternatives to its bull hide trim

The hides of 3000 bulls pass through Bentley each week. The care taken is extraordinary, but what if you're vegetarian?

1 July 2016
Why Bentley is working on animal-free alternatives to its bull hide trim
1973 Porsche 911 2.7 RS
Retro charm is back in fashion, and it could affect our future cars too

Why retro sports shoes give Porsche’s boss hope for the future

Will the rise of electrification rip the beating heart out of our performance cars? Porsche chief executive Oliver Blume is optimistic that it won’t

30 June 2016
Why retro sports shoes give Porsche’s boss hope for the future
Porsche Panamera Turbo
The Porsche Panamera Turbo attacks the Nürburgring
New cars

Meet the man who set a Nürburgring lap record in a Porsche Panamera

Porsche's new Panamera has lapped the Nordschleife in a swift 7min 38sec. We asked driver Lars Kern what on earth he was thinking

29 June 2016
Meet the man who set a Nürburgring lap record in a Porsche Panamera
Bentley Arnage
Bentley Arnage
Business

How the Porsche MSB platform will transform future Bentleys

Porsche-developed MSB architecture will improve handling and weight-distribution of future Bentley models

28 June 2016
How the Porsche MSB platform will transform future Bentleys
Business

Bentley boss Wolfgang Dürheimer talks about the brand's future

We caught up with Wolfgang Dürheimer to discuss what's next from Bentley and what we can expect from the upcoming Continental GT

28 June 2016
Bentley boss Wolfgang Dürheimer talks about the brand's future
Motor shows

Porsche Cayenne GTS versus Goodwood’s mud? No contest

A family attraction at the Festival of Speed makes the travails of getting in to the rain-hit event worth the struggle

27 June 2016
Porsche Cayenne GTS versus Goodwood’s mud? No contest
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Honda NSX and Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm: old guys rule

A trip back in time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed results in a driving epiphany

27 June 2016
Honda NSX and Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm: old guys rule
Motorsport

1975 Fiat 124 Abarth Rally driven at Goodwood - fear turns to friendship

With the new Fiat 124 Abarth Rally set to race in 2017, we take a drive up the Goodwood hill in the 1975 original

27 June 2016
1975 Fiat 124 Abarth Rally driven at Goodwood - fear turns to friendship
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Is sim racing the future of junior motorsport?

GT Academy star Jann Mardenborough has proved the benefits of gaming

27 June 2016
Is sim racing the future of junior motorsport?
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Burnouts in a 535bhp Vauxhall Maloo at Goodwood

Full throttle or half throttle, it doesn’t matter. The Maloo eats rear tyres for breakfast

25 June 2016
Burnouts in a 535bhp Vauxhall Maloo at Goodwood

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New car news

Mercedes AMG EA prototype official front quarter sliding
The new AMG GT 4-Door will be tasked with taking on the Porsche Taycan and Lucid Air
New cars

Mercedes-AMG to reveal bespoke electric super-saloon in June

26 April 2025
Mercedes-AMG to reveal bespoke electric super-saloon in June

Motorsport news

Donnington Park British touring cars
In the 1990s, national champions from abroad and ex-F1 racers would compete in the BTCC
Motorsport

Britain vs the world: when Super Tourers took over

26 April 2025
Britain vs the world: when Super Tourers took over