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Motor Awards: Vote for your best adventure car

Voting is open in The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2018. Here is a rundown on the Adventure Car of the Year contenders, as selected by our experts.
Published 16 August 2018
69 year old racing driver sets new land speed record

Video: Pensioner sets new 450mph land speed record

A racing driver just shy of his 70th birthday hassetg a new land speed record.
Published 16 August 2018
Ayrton Senna's last go-kart heading to auction

Ayrton Senna's go-kart heading to auction

One of the last vehicles ever driven by F1 legend Ayrton Senna will go under the hammer next month, at RM Sotheby's upcoming London sale.
Published 16 August 2018
Pininfarina teases 250mph electric supercar's interior

Pininfarina teases new 250mph supercar's interior

Pininfarina has showcased its upcoming supercar's interior, ahead of the 250mph vehicle's behind-closed-doors preview at Pebble Beach.
Published 16 August 2018

Madonna's Mini up for sale, but it's not cheap

Madonna's Mini Cooper S has hit the used car market, with an eye-watering price to match its chart-topping provenance.
Published 16 August 2018
Jeremy Clarkson: our fight to delay The Grand Tour season 2 air date after disasters

Clarkson reminds A-Level students not to panic

Waiting for A-Level results is a a worrisome experience for most but Jeremy Clarkson has reminded those teenagers biting their nails today not...
Published 16 August 2018
Pensioner makes wrong turn onto railway line in Toyota Aygo

Pensioner drives on railway line in Toyota Aygo

Part of Newcastle's metro network was brought to a standstill yesterday, after a pensioner drove a Toyota Aygo along a portion of the track.
Published 15 August 2018
The truth about the autonomous self-driving Mustang that ‘drove into a wall’

About that self-driving Mustang that 'crashed'

You could say that the autonomous Ford Mustang at Goodwood had a bit of a shocker. Here are some things you should know about it, though.
Published 15 August 2018
Fernando Alonso bids Formula One farewell in emotional video

Alonso in F1 farewell video

Fernando Alonso is calling time on his F1 career at the end of this year, and has signed off with a heartfelt video about his time in the sport.
Published 15 August 2018
Cycling equivalent to death by dangerous driving laws could be enacted

'Death by dangerous cycling' law proposed

A change to the law could see cyclists who kill by colliding with pedestrians convicted of "death by dangerous cycling".
Published 15 August 2018
James Mills journalist huge crash and rolls / flips video at Mini Challenge race practice during 2018 DTM meeting at Brands Hatch

Video: Spectacular Mini crash at Brands

It was obvious things were not exactly on track when the gravel loomed toward the driver’s window.
Published 14 August 2018
At least 30 killed in devastating bridge collapse in Genoa

At least 30 killed in devastating bridge collapse

At least 30 people have been killed in Italy, after a major motorway bridge near the city of Genoa suddenly collapsed during a downpour.
Published 14 August 2018