Think you’re struggling for garage space? One classic car collector is about to make room in his by selling a selection of his vehicles – almost 100 of them, in fact. Frenchman Marcel Petitjean, who is a former racing driver, is offering 96 prized motors that he’s amassed over the last 50 years to the highest … Read more
Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff are locked in cars for 24 HOURS, parked at a Bolton DOGGING site and only allowed to urinate into BOTTLES as part of Top Gear challenge By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 17:37 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 17:45 GMT, 8 March 2020 Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness’ latest … Read more
There are so many details to take into account when buying a new car, including: is it practical enough for your daily needs? How efficient is it? What’s its reliability track record like? One of the most important things to consider is how rapidly it will depreciate, because a significant drop in value could be … Read more
Round of change: BMW’s iconic logo gets a minimalist redesign that shows the car’s colour through the outer ring The centre of the logo will still have blue and white colours of the Bavarian state But the black outer circle bordering the crest is being replaced with empty space Redesign will mean the car’s own colour … Read more
New models hitting car showrooms this year still have keyless technology that can be infiltrated and stolen by criminals using relay attacks, motor experts have found. Assessments of 13 new cars found that some models are still being launched with ‘inherent security vulnerabilities’, according to Thatcham Research. ‘Poor’ ratings were awarded to the Mazda CX-30, … Read more
A top of the range electric zero-emissions hypercar with a £2.4million price tag and a top speed of 217mph was unveiled today – as arguably the most expensive battery-powered car on the planet. Just five highly-specced examples of the new Pininfarina Battista Anniversario cars will be built as part of a total run of 150 … Read more
Plug-in hybrid cars are not as good for the environment as manufacturers claim because they can’t operate in electric-only mode if it’s cold, the vehicle has been put in cruise control or the electric motors can’t generate enough power. That’s according to a green transport campaign, which highlighted the limitations of hybrid vehicles as part of … Read more
People driving expensive cars are more dangerous to pedestrians, and the more valuable their vehicles are the less likely they are to stop at zebra crossings. Researchers from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas had people attempt to cross the road while noting the estimated value of the cars that did and didn’t stop. … Read more
The cost of car insurance for young drivers is notoriously high, with 17 to 24 year old’s often paying well over a thousand pounds a year for the privilege of being on the road. The make and model of car can make a significant difference to how much young drivers fork out each year. For … Read more
With petrol, diesel and hybrid cars due to be banished from UK showrooms from 2035, the reality of electric vehicle ownership is starting to set in. Motorists are already thinking ahead with more than three quarters calling for the driving theory and practical tests to be adapted for electric cars now, according to new research. … Read more