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Motoring News

A roaring success
The success of British car manufacturing – from 2009 to 2011 output rose from 1.1m to 1.5m cars – is remarkable given the trend in Europe

Debt crisis punishes European industrials
Renault, Lafarge and Saint-Gobain provide evidence of the damage being inflicted on industrials by the continent’s sovereign debt crisis

New Porsche Panamera estate
News 27 Jul, 2012 Porsche is readying a new shooting brake version of the Panamera, and our image shows how it could look when it arrives in 2015

New Panamera estate
News 27 Jul, 2012 Porsche is readying a new shooting brake version of the Panamera, and our image shows how it could look when it arrives in 2015

Mercedes S-Class interior spied
News 27 Jul, 2012 New Mercedes S-Class will feature a new steering wheel and COMAND control, when it arrives next year

Skoda to make Golf-style Rapid hatch
Rapid hatch will be shorter than the notchback Rapid and will feature a more Golf–like rear end

Mercedes S-Class interior spied
Pictures 27 Jul, 2012

Stick with your car for insurance discount
News 27 Jul, 2012 Drivers who’ve owned their cars for four years or more cause fewer accidents

The joys of motoring’s extremes: Dacia to Ginetta
From off-roading to a race win, and all the thrills involved

Red Bull F1 Spy: Hungarian Grand Prix

European cars – not turning yet
The lowest European automotive demand in almost two decades has forced some manufacturers to act, but there is much more work to be done

Driver Power 2013
Articles 8 Aug, 2012 The UK's biggest and best car satisfaction survey is back, and this year it's set to be bigger and better than ever before

First drive review: Ferrari F12berlinetta
The Ferrari F12berlinetta's greatest strength and biggest surprise is not how unfathomably fast it is, but how usable this supercar remains

UK manufacturing steps up pace
Official figures indicate that the sector is still in recession but pointers from many individual companies have been much more positive

Letter from Lex – holiday wishes
The eurozone crisis and volatile markets cause more headaches before holidays

First drive review: Audi S8
New Audi S8 is just the car for those who yearn to travel in the most unflappable, high-speed style

Next-gen Lexus IS scooped
Next-generation Lexus IS will feature new chassis technology

Driven: Volkswagen California 2.0 TDI SE
Volkswagen's California is both a fine camper van and an excellent temporary office.

Classified ad of the week: Metro 6R4
A group B homologation hero has popped up. And it’s even more insane than it should be…

Porsche plots new Panamera estate
Concept set for Paris show unveiling. Underpinnings to be shared with Bentley with a long-wheelbase version possible

Should my next car be petrol or diesel?
Honest John explains why buying a diesel car doesn't make sense for a low-mileage driver.

A family car that's fun to drive
Honest John helps a reader find a family car that's spacious and fun to drive.

The box-junction scandal
Honest John hears from a reader who is unhappy about the number of box junctions appearing on Britain's roads.

Seat versus VW build quality
Honest John explains the difference in Seat and VW build quality.

Belt or chain for 2007 Mercedes A-class?
Honest John helps a reader who wants to know if their 2007 Mercedes A-class has a timing chain or belt.

Toyota's quirky Yaris speedometer
Honest John explains how driving schools dealt with the unusual speedometer layout in the old Toyota Yaris.

Plagued by compensation calls after accident
Honest John hears from a reader who has been plagued by calls urging him to claim compensation following a car accident.

Any thoughts on originality?
I get very confused by originality as so few classics are original

Team Toyota GB develops GT86 race car
Team Toyota GB will enter a GT86 race car into September's Britcar 24 Hour race at Silverstone.

Bells ring out to herald our glorious Games
The Games are about to begin. The pealing of the city’s bells — the ancient way to celebrate a triumph — the progress of the Olympic flame on the royal barge and the culminating spectacle of the opening ceremony mark a great, memorable day for London. It is the conclusion of seven years of preparation, of billions of pounds of spending, of Herculean work on buildings, transport and landscape. We already have cause for pride because — yes, thank you, Mr Romney — the city is ready to play host to the world’s athletes and spectators and, at a distance, to a billion viewers. To have achieved this readiness is an achievement; not every host city did as much.

Honda: UK's most reliable car brand
Survey results show that the likelihood of a used Honda breakdown in any 12-month period is only 10 per cent

Boris Johnson: No one in London is immune to this contagion of joy
I can’t tell you what is going to happen tonight in the Olympic opening ceremony. In so far as there are any last secrets about the show, you will not get them from me — not now, not just before curtain up. But what I can say with absolute certainty is that it will blow you away, knock your socks off and leave you with little grey streaks on your cheeks from where you have wept hot tears of patriotic pride.

No one in London is immune to this contagion of joy
I can’t tell you what is going to happen tonight in the Olympic opening ceremony. In so far as there are any last secrets about the show, you will not get them from me — not now, not just before curtain up. But what I can say with absolute certainty is that it will blow you away, knock your socks off and leave you with little grey streaks on your cheeks from where you have wept hot tears of patriotic pride.

New SEAT Exeo Ecomotive
The SEAT Exeo compact saloon is now available in economy biased Ecomotive trim.