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Motorsport

Jaguar in Formula E: ready for the big leagues

Jaguar's entry into Formula E didn't set the team off to the flying start that some may have hoped for, but an influx of mainstream manufacturers may be exactly what Formula E needs

Jimi Beckwith

9 October 2016

Jaguar in Formula E: ready for the big leagues

Paris motor show

Mercedes-AMG - the most successful enthusiast sports car brand?

With 48 individual models, AMG is expected to push through 80,000 sales this year, powering ahead of its rivals

Julian Rendell

7 October 2016

Mercedes-AMG - the most successful enthusiast sports car brand?

Business

Opinion: what is the best car in the world?

Ford Fiesta, McLaren F1, Ferrari F40? Everybody has a different opinion on which car is the 'best'

Matt Prior

4 October 2016

Opinion: what is the best car in the world?

Paris motor show

Is it time to abandon motor show ‘stand girls’?

At a motor show, the cars - as the name suggests - take centre stage. So why do manufacturers still put show girls on their stands?

Jimi Beckwith

3 October 2016

Is it time to abandon motor show ‘stand girls’?

The charging adaptor that saved our Renault Twizy

British firm Symphony EV comes to the rescue with its three-pin to Type 2 adaptor, which makes life with our Twizy a whole lot easier

Rory White

3 October 2016

The charging adaptor that saved our Renault Twizy

British automotive leaders met in Paris to emphasise the UK's manufacturing expertise

Business

Could this car-loving UK minister save the British automotive industry?

Brexit has the UK car industry worried, but British under secretary for international trade, Mark Garnier, is keen to secure the right deal

Steve Cropley

30 September 2016

Could this car-loving UK minister save the British automotive industry?

Motorsport

BTCC 2016: Brands Hatch season finale predictions

This season of the BTCC is set to come to a close at Brands Hatch this weekend, but after a record-breaking run an eight-way shoot out for the crown has been created

Matt James

30 September 2016

BTCC 2016: Brands Hatch season finale predictions

Paris motor show

The Paris show and the tempting unattainability of concept cars

Who doesn't love a concept? Tesla's Elon Musk, it turns out, and anyone who'd like to buy some of the coolest cars ever displayed at motor shows

Matt Prior

29 September 2016

The Paris show and the tempting unattainability of concept cars

Paris motor show

The design process behind the Lexus UX concept

The Lexus UX concept previews the next CT200h, but what goes into making a concept like the UX? We find out from designer Stefan Rasmussen

Rachel Burgess

29 September 2016

The design process behind the Lexus UX concept

Aston Martin AM-RB 001 could set a new benchmark for hypercars

Paris motor show

The fight for the hypercar crown is bigger than ever

Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz are to produce ground-breaking 1000bhp hypercars, so don't think Ferrari and McLaren will just sit back and relax

Andrew Frankel

29 September 2016

The fight for the hypercar crown is bigger than ever

Paris motor show

Audi's new Q5 might be an evolution, but revolution is coming

Those disappointed with the look of the new Q5 won't have long to wait, because radical design from Audi is just around the corner

Jim Holder

29 September 2016

Audi's new Q5 might be an evolution, but revolution is coming

The Opel Ampera-e won't be produced in right-hand-drive form

New cars

Opinion: Why isn't the Ampera-e coming to Britain?

The Opel Ampera-e hasn't been developed for right-hand-drive markets; Vauxhall says an EV model will come here in the future, but why we have to wait remains a mystery

29 September 2016

Opinion: Why isn't the Ampera-e coming to Britain?