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Top 10 best movie car chases

The 10 best car chases in movie history

We nominate the greatest motorised pursuits committed to film
Published 29 January 2021
Tesla Model S Plaid

Tesla Model S gets 1,100bhp variant

Tesla has today unveiled a raft of updates to its Model S saloon and Model X SUV that include 1000bhp+ Plaid variants and interior upgrades.
Published 29 January 2021
Goodwood still planning to host events as early as May

Goodwood still planning to host events in May

The Goodwood Estate still plans to host motoring events at its grounds as early as this May.
Published 28 January 2021
Robert De Niro is making an F1 film

Robert De Niro is making an F1 film

Robert De Niro will produce and appear in a Netflix film set in the world of Formula One.
Published 27 January 2021
BMW M5 CS is the most powerful production BMW M car ever made

BMW M5 CS is the most powerful BMW M car ever

BMW has revealed the 626bhp M5 Clubsport (CS), the most powerful BMW M car ever made.
Published 27 January 2021
Lotus to kill off Elise, Exige and Evora models

Lotus to kill off Elise, Exige and Evora models

Lotus has announced that it will stop production of its ageing trio of sports cars — the Elise, Exige and Evora — at some point this year.
Published 26 January 2021
Bloodhound LSR land speed record project up for sale

Bloodhound Land Speed Record project up for sale

The Bloodhound Land Speed Record project is seeking a new owner in a last-ditch attempt to save the 800mph endeavour.
Published 25 January 2021
Government told current drink-driving laws are "no longer adequate"

Drink-driving laws "no longer adequate"

A report funded by the Department for Transport has found that the drink-driving limit should be lowered by more than a third.
Published 25 January 2021
Jeremy Clarkson: The "astonishing" BMW M550i is a return to form

Clarkson: BMW M550i is a return to form

The "astonishing" BMW M550i is a return to form for the German car maker, Jeremy Clarkson has said today in a five-star review.
Published 24 January 2021
Material used to make EV batteries now mined in UK

Researchers find way to produce lithium in UK

British researchers working on ways to source lithium for electric car batteries have extracted a precursor compound from UK rocks.
Published 21 January 2021
Is there a 200mph Chevrolet Corvette, as Joe Biden claims?

Is there a 200mph Corvette EV, as Biden claims?

In August, Joe Biden's campaign published a video to YouTube, in which he talks about his love for American Auto and his 1967 Corvette Stingray.
Published 21 January 2021
Trump pardons autonomous car engineer sentenced for stealing trade secrets

Trump pardoned ex-Google self-driving car engineer

Outgoing President Donald Trump last night pardoned Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous car engineer charged with stealing trade secrets.
Published 20 January 2021