Opinions

Pod-like autonomous vehicles are just one vision of our driverless future

Let's welcome driverless cars. They're great, and they're coming anyway

Getting riled over the advent of autonomous vehicles is pointless, especially as they'll likely do nothing to dampen your driving enjoyment

Steve Cropley

6 August 2014

Let's welcome driverless cars. They're great, and they're coming anyway

Spotting a car rarer than a rare Ferrari at a local car show

These days, the Talbot Tagora executive car is a hard-to-find curiosity

Spotting a classic much rarer than a Ferrari at a local car show

Classic car events are often made all the more rewarding by the emergence of the offbeat and the unloved, and Harpenden's show was no exception

Richard Bremner

6 August 2014

Spotting a classic much rarer than a Ferrari at a local car show

Fresh deal for Australian Grand Prix is good news for F1

Melbourne's Albert Park has hosted the Australian Grand Prix since 1996

Motorsport

Fresh deal for Australian Grand Prix is good news for F1

The popular Albert Park circuit in Melbourne will remain on the grand prix calendar until at least 2020, to the delight of the Formula 1 fraternity

Joe Saward

5 August 2014

Fresh deal for Australian Grand Prix is good news for F1

Fiat abuse is on the rise, but car crime just isn't big news any more

This innocent Fiat Stilo had been given a makeover by some miscreants

Fiat abuse is on the rise, but car crime isn't big news any more

An encounter with a vandalised Fiat Stilo proves that even in the countryside, the spectre of car crime is never too far away

James Ruppert

4 August 2014

Fiat abuse is on the rise, but car crime isn't big news any more

The vagaries of Range Rover’s ‘claimed’ Nurburgring lap time

The Range Rover Sport SVR lapped the Nürburgring in 8min 14sec

New cars

The vagaries of Land Rover’s ‘claimed’ Nurburgring lap time

Land Rover is claiming to have set a new lap record for sports-utility vehicles at the Nürburgring with its Range Rover Sport SVR. Which means what, exactly?

Steve Sutcliffe

31 July 2014

The vagaries of Land Rover’s ‘claimed’ Nurburgring lap time

Thousands of parts for millions of cars - remembering Unipart's heyday

In its pomp, Unipart even sponsored the Ensign Formula 1 team

Business

Thousands of parts for millions of cars - remembering Unipart's heyday

Unipart Automotive flourished in an age when owners routinely repaired their cars at home, but now the company's future is under threat

Richard Bremner

30 July 2014

Thousands of parts for millions of cars - remembering Unipart's heyday

Mercedes looks to the future for tomorrow's F1 champions

Merc's junior driver team in sportscar racing included Michael Schumacher (left)

Motorsport

Mercedes looks to the junior ranks for tomorrow's F1 champions

There are rumours that Mercedes-Benz could revive its junior driver team to nurture potential champions through the motor sport ranks

Joe Saward

29 July 2014

Mercedes looks to the junior ranks for tomorrow's F1 champions

Open-top motoring means that everyone has to listen to what you're listening to

What's your favourite summertime driving song?

It's summer, which means car windows are down, convertible roofs are open and everyone has to listen to the music you're playing

James Ruppert

28 July 2014

What's your favourite summertime driving song?

Ford owns the Model E name should it ever want to use it on electric cars

Is it high time for a revolution in car names?

The recent dispute between Ford and Tesla over Model E highlights how difficult it is for car manufacturers to come up with original names

Darren Moss

25 July 2014

Is it high time for a revolution in car names?

Behold, the Active Tourists who will buy BMW's new compact MPV

The BMW 2-series Active Tourer is at home in the Alpine countryside

New cars

Behold, the Active Tourists who will buy BMW's new compact MPV

Munich's embracing of front-wheel-drive might be hard for some to accept, but it makes sound commercial sense

Matt Burt

24 July 2014

Behold, the Active Tourists who will buy BMW's new compact MPV

The new Audi TT made its world debut at the Geneva motor show in March

New cars

Why is the design of the new Audi TT so predictable?

The TT was a revolutionary car design when it was first revealed in 1995, but subsequent versions have played it safe

Steve Sutcliffe

24 July 2014

Why is the design of the new Audi TT so predictable?

A ride in Porsche's 918 Spyder evokes memories of the 959

The Porsche 918 Spyder's hybrid systems give it immense power and torque

A ride in Porsche's 918 Spyder evokes memories of the rapid 959

The prodigious power output of the hybrid hypercar is as monstrously awesome as the shove provided by the twin-turbocharged flat-six in the Porsche 959

Richard Webber

23 July 2014

A ride in Porsche's 918 Spyder evokes memories of the rapid 959