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Ferrari joystick steering patent 2019

Ferrari patents joystick control steering

Ferrari is looking to reinvent the steering wheel with its future supercars and grand tourers, if a recent patent is anything to go by.
Published 08 November 2019
Bristol city aerial view Clifton Suspension Bridge

Bristol council approves plans to ban diesel cars

Bristol is on track to become the first place in the UK to issue a blanket ban on all diesel-powered cars entering its city centre.
Published 07 November 2019
Wrecked car airbag

Airbag recall: what to do if my car is affected

Nearly two million cars on UK roads with recall notices over a potentially lethal airbag defect still haven't been fixed, according to new data.
Published 06 November 2019
Drivin' with Nico Rosberg rally 2019 - feature by Times Luxx's David Green for Driving.co.uk - Nico Rosberg in his 300 SL Mercedes

Drivin' with Nico: from F1 to fast car festivals

When Nico Rosberg crossed the line at the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and secured his maiden Formula One Drivers’ Championship at the expense of...
Published 06 November 2019

Veteran car driver killed in crash on M23

An 80-year-old businessman was killed after driving his veteran car onto the M23 motorway.
Published 05 November 2019
2020 Honda e charging point

Honda: now is the right time to embrace electric c

Why has Honda been so slow to embrace battery electric cars? The Japanese brand reveals why now is the right time for it to plug in.
Published 04 November 2019
Lewis Hamilton 2019 United States Grand Prix six time Formula One World Champion

Hamilton closes in on Schumacher's seven titles

Lewis Hamilton has moved one step closer to equalling Michael Schumacher's record seven Formula One world titles after sealing his sixth in USA.
Published 04 November 2019
Jeremy Clarkson: I love the Volvo XC90, but I'll never buy the hybrid version

Clarkson: I love Volvo's XC90 (but not the hybrid)

Jeremy Clarkson is a big fan of the Volvo XC90. So why, then, has he given the plug-in hybrid version a so-so review in today's Sunday Times?
Published 03 November 2019
Bloodhound LSR October 2019 Testing Hakskeen Pan South Africa

Bloodhound land speed record car reaches 461mph

The Bloodhound rocket car is one step closer to setting an all-new land speed record, after going faster in testing than it's ever gone before.
Published 01 November 2019

Fiat and Peugeot considering merger

The owners of Fiat and Peugeot have made the surprise announcement they're looking into joining forces as one, giant car company.
Published 31 October 2019
Video: Garage taken over by ghosts, ghouls and skeletons in spooky Halloween projection

Video: Garage taken over by ghosts and ghouls

It's never too late to form a band — even death can't stop some determined entities, if the goings-on in a garage in Dearborn are to be believed.
Published 31 October 2019

Van thefts in the UK rise by 50% in four years

According to figures sourced from UK police forces, there has been a spike in van thefts across the country over the last four years.
Published 30 October 2019