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2019 Audi Q3 Sportback: details and on sale date

Audi has added another model to its strong-selling SUV arsenal, in the form of the "compact SUV coupé" Q3 Sportback.
Published 15 August 2019
Steve Coogan 2018 BAFTA

Steve Coogan swerves driving ban to film TV series

The actor has managed to more than halve his driving ban, after arguing a longer punishment would force him to stop filming a new comedy series.
Published 15 August 2019

Video: Huge crash for Australian caravanner

Police in Australia have urged drivers to stay safe when towing heavy loads, after an out-of-control caravanner had a hefty crash on a highway.
Published 13 August 2019
Leighton Buzzard Kia Rio Car Crash

Video: Driver jailed for driving at pub-goers

A driver from Hemel Hempstead has been jailed for 28 months after repeatedly reversing his car into bystanders outside a pub.
Published 13 August 2019

Ban drivers from using hands-free phones, MPs say

A cross-party group of MPs has said drivers should be banned from using hands-free mobile phones when they're behind the wheel on safety grounds,
Published 13 August 2019
Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019 Best Hot Hatch of the Year. Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR

Motor Awards 2019: Best Hot Hatch nominees

The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019, Here is the rundown of all the contenders for Best Hot Hatch of the Year.
Published 12 August 2019
Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019 Best Value Car of the Year. Kia Picanto

Motor Awards 2019: Best Value Car nominees

The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019, Here is the rundown of all the contenders for Best Value Car of the Year.
Published 12 August 2019
Jeremy Clarkson: the hybrid Mercedes-Benz S-Class is like a private jet with number plates

Jeremy Clarkson on the Mercedes S-Class PHEV

For his latest Sunday Times review, Jeremy Clarkson has tested a humble-by-JC-standards hybrid car: the plug-in Mercedes-Benz S-Class limousine.
Published 11 August 2019

Clarkson spotted buying sheep at auction

Instead of snapping up a car of some description, Jeremy Clarkson returned home with something that, technically, doesn't produce any horsepower
Published 10 August 2019
Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019 Best Innovation of the Year. Hyundai NEXO Blind Spot View Monitor

Motor Awards 2019: Best Innovation nominees

The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019, Here is the rundown of all the contenders for Best Innovation of the Year.
Published 10 August 2019
Porsche Taycan Mission E Playmobil The Movie

Porsche Taycan makes movie debut in Playmobil film

The Taycan won't be revealed in full for another month, but that hasn't stopped Porsche trying to make its first pure-electric car a movie star.
Published 10 August 2019
A delivery van driver caused three major crashes along a mile-and-a-half stretch of the M6 motorway — and continuing on after each collision. Police in Birmingham arrested Awil Hayow, the driver of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter delivery van, for his dangerous and illegal driving.

Delivery driver arrested after multiple crashes

Astonishing CCTV footage shows a delivery van driver causing three major crashes along a mile-and-a-half stretch of the M6 motorway.
Published 08 August 2019