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Dyson will build a £550m electric car test track in Britain

Dyson to build £550m test track in UK

Dyson will develop a “world-class vehicle testing campus” in Wiltshire, ahead of the expected launch of its first electric car in 2021.
Published 31 August 2018
2018 Sunday Times Motor Awards 2018: Best City / Small cars

Motor Awards: Vote for your best city / small car

Voting is open in The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2018. Here is a rundown of the City/Small Car of the Year presented by Virgin Radio contenders.
Published 30 August 2018
Lego has created a full-size Bugatti Chiron — and you can drive it

Lego has created a full-size Bugatti Chiron

When we built the Lego Technic scale model Bugatti Chiron, it took far longer than we had anticipated and had a level of complexity that...
Published 30 August 2018
2018 Sunday Times Motor Awards 2018: Commuter cars

Motor Awards: Vote for your best commuter car

Voting is open in The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2018. Here is a rundown of the Commuter Car of the Year presented by talkSPORT contenders.
Published 30 August 2018
New higher grade biofuel risks damaging hundreds of thousands of cars

New biofuel could damage 1000s of cars

Over 600,000 cars in the UK could be incompatible with E10 biofuel by 2020, according to research by The RAC Foundation.
Published 30 August 2018
Reader Letters: Electric car reviews, paint and age-based insurance hikes, and dieselgate groups

Most drivers won't buy electric car for a decade

British car buyers are holding back on buying an electric car by nearly a decade, according to new research by Auto Trader.
Published 30 August 2018
Video: Insect exterminator removes giant hornet nest from old Chevrolet

Video: Hornets create massive nest in old Chevy

A pest exterminator filmed the removal of a massive next containing almost 1,000 hornets from the interior of an old Chevrolet El Camino.
Published 29 August 2018
Intoxicated driver facing court after rolling SUV at a roundabout

Video: Driver rolls SUV while trying to drift

CCTV captured the moment a young driver rolled his SUV while trying to perform a drift at a roundabout near the Gold Coast, Australia.
Published 29 August 2018
Parents paying hundreds of pounds to keep young drivers on the roads

Parents spend hundreds keeping children on road

With costs for under 25s continuing to rise, parents are having to contribute more and more money to keep young drivers behind the wheel.
Published 29 August 2018
David Beckham heading to court for alleged speeding incident

David Beckham going to court for alleged speeding

A court listing has revealed the ex-footballer David Beckham is alleged to have driven 59mph in a 40mph zone on the A40 earlier this year.
Published 29 August 2018

Ferrari sells for record price at auction

A classic Ferrari 250 GTO has become the most expensive car ever sold at auction, with a hammer price of £37.5m.
Published 28 August 2018
VW uses 'shockwave guns' to prevent hailstorms — and farmers are suing them for it

Farmers sue VW over hail-preventing shockwave guns

Volkswagen is in a dispute with Mexican farmers over the use of “hail cannons”, which are believed to be the cause of a drought.
Published 28 August 2018