Motoring News

Honda Insight: long term update
The Honda Insight is the cheapest hybrid money can buy and we’re driving the top-of-the-range ES-T model for six months. read more

New Ford C-Max spy shots
Auto Trader has taken some exclusive pictures of the upcoming Ford C-Max compact MPV, half a year ahead of its UK launch. read more

Toyota reveals hybrid sports car
This is the GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept - the clearest indication yet of Toyota's avowed intention to make its cars fun to drive again.

Smokier and the Bandit
American tuners create 900bhp Camaro-based modern Trans-Am. Who needs Pontiac anyhow?

Tata Nano's Autocar India award
The Tata Nano has been voted Car of of the Year by Autocar India.

Car scrappage scheme guide
Our complete car scrappage guide.

Sporty Prius unveiled in Tokyo
This sporty Toyota Prius G Sports Concept has been unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

Paris backs off from Renault stake threat
The country's industry minister has rowed back on suggestions that France could raise its stake in the carmaker as part of its continuing struggle over production policy

Toyota FT-86 G's Sports concept
This is the Toyota FT-86 G's Sports, unveiled today at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

Mercedes-Benz S500 end-of-warranty air conditioning service problem
Honest John offers reader advice on how to solve an end-of-warranty air conditioning service problem with his Mercedes-Benz S500.

Speed bumps: a continuing saga
Honest John outlines to reader what he proposes to try and do about evaluating the damage speed bumps cause to car tyres.

Scrappage scheme: have some sympathy for car dealers
Honest John explains why a car dealer may ask for your car a few days earlier than it can supply a new car under the scrappage scheme.

Honda Jazz glass misting up problem
Honest John gives reader tips on why his Honda Jazz 1.4 SE may suffer from misting up of window glass and mirrors.

Latest Renault Scénic 1.4 a sweet car
Honest John advises reader to opt for a petrol version of a new Renault Scénic rather than diesel.

Misfueling between petrol and diesel prevention method
Honest John advises reader how to avoid misfueling his diesel car with petrol.

Driving in Poland
Honest John gives reader advice on why a car stolen in Poland might be much more difficult to recover than if it was stolen in the uK.

New Lambo Murcielago spied
These are the first clear pictures of the all-new 225mph Lamborghini Murcielago, which will go on sale early next year with a price tag of over £300k, alongside a mission statement to put Lamborghini back at the very top of the supercar tree.

Tommy Kaira's GT-R for Tokyo
Japanese tuners Tommy Kaira has revealed its styling and performance kit for the Nissan GT-R at Tokyo’s Auto Salon show.

MSV eyes Donington takeover
MotorSport Vision boss Jonathan Palmer is interested in taking on Donington Park’s lease, but insists that no approach has been made to the circuit’s owners.

Dealing with potholes
We'll show you how to avoid pothole damage and how to claim compensation if you get caught out. read more

New British sports car launched
British car firm SDR Sports Cars has revealed its three-seater V-Strom sports car at the Autosport International.

Bosch cuts 900 Welsh jobs
Car parts manufacturer Bosch has announced it will close its South Wales plant with the loss of around 900 jobs.

Kroes wants Paris to explain veto on Renault's Turkish plan
Europe's competition chief has marched into a dispute between Nicolas Sarkozy and Renault, demanding that Paris explain why it has ordered the French carmaker to...

Brussels seeks Paris answers over Renault
Neelie Kroes, the European Union's competition chief, yesterday waded into the Renault row , demanding an explanation from the French government about its pressure on...

Quotas to be set on scrappage scheme
Motor manufacturers are to have a quota system imposed by the government for the remainder of the car scrappage scheme after it was disclosed that more than three...

Ghosn must show the courage of his convictions
It is time for Carlos Ghosn to show his mettle. The chairman of Renault and its Japanese ally Nissan is often called the "cost killer" of the motor industry. He is...

Quotas to be set on scrappage scheme
Orders to motor manufacturers will be allocated by the UK government for the remainder of the program after it was disclosed that three quarters of the £400m budget had been used up

Sporty Renault Clio S launched
This is the Renault Clio S, a car Renault says gives one of its more mundane models a Renaultsport look.

Sarkozy steps into Renault row
France's president Nicolas Sarkozy has summoned the head of Renault to a meeting on Saturday in a bid to dissuade him from building overseas to produce its cars.

Schuey stuns with his test pace
Michael Schumacher completed his three-day testing session with a GP2 car yesterday at the Jerez circuit, getting within four tenths of the track record.

Ferrari to race in iconic colours
The iconic STP livery will appear in the British GT Championship this season, on a Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 racer.

Peugeot 3008 scoops Car of Year
The Peugeot 3008 has won the Car of the Year title at the 33rd What Car? Awards.

The worst cars of the decade
You’d think that with more than a century’s worth of experience, ultra-sophisticated market research and multi-storey car parks’ worth of failures to look back on, the motor industry would be good at building cars that the public actually wants.

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