Motoring News

Silverstone Classic 2012: BMW Z-series festival
The German sports cars will be one of the many attractions at this summer's Silverstone Classic.

Ford's 1.0-litre Focus goes on sale
Ford's ultra-efficient 1.0-litre Focus goes on sale next month, priced from £16,245.

Winter driving: how to prepare your car
Chris Knapman shares top tips on how you and your car can survive the worst of the winter weather.

Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost prices announced
Ford has announced prices for new ultra-efficient three-cylinder petrol engined Focus EcoBoost, which will be available from next month.

1-litre Ford Focus: full details
The Ford Focus is to be the first car to receive the company’s latest EcoBoost engine: a 1.0-litre, turbo-charged three-cylinder unit that boasts the power of a naturally aspirated 1.6. read more

Europe crumbles while we all stand and watch
The joy of the 1993 film Groundhog Day lies in watching the hero learning from continually reliving his mistakes. He is forced to experience the same disastrous day again and again.

MCN Motorcycle Show 2012: Victory

TwinAir engine for 2012 Fiat Punto
Prices and specification have been announced for the 2012 model year Fiat Punto, with the car now having lost ‘Evo’ from its name.

Lamborghini: "no turbocharging for now"
Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann says the firm is unlikely to turn to turbocharging this decade – but has refused to rule out the switch in the longer term.

Snobbery can shame bankers out of bonuses
No, no, no. All these infographics showing out how many bottles of champagne, Armani suits or dialysis machines could by bought with the £963,000 bonus that would have been paid to RBS boss Stephen Hester are beside the point. If we're trying to understand the bonus culture, I think we would do better to think of male turkeycocking and one-upmanship than "market rewards" or "greed". A bank chief's bonus isn't really money at all - not as you and I understand it. It's more a way of keeping score.

Florida highway pile-up kills ten people
At least ten people have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash involving cars and trucks on a highway in the US state of Florida.

Lotus buy-out rumoured
Lotus chief executive Danny Bahar is looking for financial partners in order to buy the British sports car maker from current owners Proton, according to a report in yesterday’s Sunday Times.

A tight squeeze
Telegraph View: women are better at parking than men, says a new study. If only someone had told the Prime Minister.

Motoring's month in pictures
In pictures: looking back at what's been making the motoring headlines in January.

Toyota Prius+ review
Toyota's Prius eco sub-brand grows into a fuel sipping seven-seat estate/MPV with the Prius+.

Women are much better at parking than men, survey reveals
It's enough to dent the ego of every macho motorist – women are way ahead of men when it comes to parking.

PH Carpool: Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964)
You'll be jealous enough at the car but wait until you hear what he paid for it...

Shelby Super Cars changes to SSC North America
There's only room for one Shelby in the world of fast cars - and that's Carroll

Kuwait debut for finished Aston Martin V12 Zagato
Production version of handbuilt Aston special to get Middle-Eastern unveil

M6 to get Geneva debut...
...at least that's what the interweb says

PH Blog: wheels maketh the Golf
Riggers's Golf GTI Edition 35 drives - and now looks - like the real thing

First DTM BMW M3 livery revealed
BMW's return to German touring cars starts with Castrol Edge livery

Driven: Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition
The clue is in the title with this latest upgrade to the gorgeous DBS

Subscribe to this Motoring News feed!