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Gatwick Airport robot parking

Gatwick Airport wants robots to park your car

If the application is approved, Gatwick Airport will begin trials of "robotic automated valets" at its South Terminal as early as April 2019.
Published 25 January 2019

Police arrest drunk driver who crashed on M56

Cheshire Police has arrested a motorist who crashed on the M56, after discovering the driver was nearly three times above the drink-drive limit.
Published 24 January 2019

Goodwood will celebrate motoring's 'speed kings'

This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed will pay tribute to motoring's "speed kings", and the cars that cemented their spots in the record books.
Published 24 January 2019
Pick-up truck drag race: Ford Ranger vs Mercedes-Benz X-Class vs Mitsubishi L200 vs Toyota Hilux vs Volkswagen Amarok

Video: Ultimate pick-up truck drag race

Pick-up trucks need plenty of poke to haul and tow heavy loads. Which of these, however, has enough power to win a five-way drag race?
Published 24 January 2019
Customers of £2.5m Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar can specify a track pack ... via virtual reality

Aston Valkyrie customers get track pack

In case the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar is not quite fast enough for its customers, buyers now have the option to fit a track-only package.
Published 23 January 2019

Why is Mercedes-Benz exhibiting this Porsche 550?

Visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum may notice a very out-of-place exhibit: a Porsche 550 in amongst Mercedes' Silver Arrow racing cars.
Published 22 January 2019
Electric cars could have cost parity with petrol and diesel cars by 2024

Electric cars to cost same as petrol ones by 2024

According to analysis by the advisory firm Deloitte, pure-electric cars should have price parity with petrol and diesel cars by 2024.
Published 22 January 2019
Chevrolet builds a pick-up truck entirely out of Lego

Chevrolet builds life-size Lego pick-up truck

As a PR tie-in with the upcoming Lego Movie sequel, Chevrolet has recreated its new Silverado pick-up truck using 334,000 Lego bricks.
Published 22 January 2019
Tennessean truck driver narrowly avoids head-on collision

Pick-up driver narrowly avoids head-on crash

A pick-up truck driver in America has suffered minor injuries after crashing into a tree to avoid an oncoming car.
Published 22 January 2019
Prince Phillip car crash debris removed from eBay

Prince Phillip car crash debris removed from eBay

An eBay user offering "car crash parts" from the collision involving the Duke of Edinburgh has had the listing removed by the auction website.
Published 21 January 2019
2019 Skoda Kodiaq vRS: Silverstone challenge on track and ice driving ultimate test (video) with Will Dron for Driving.co.uk

Skoda Kodiaq vRS: test on track and ice (video)

It’s fascinating that the first of Skoda’s SUVs to carry its sporty vRS badge is the Kodiaq, the largest in the range.
Published 21 January 2019

Clarkson: Best thing about the Mercedes G 63?

Jeremy Clarkson wasn't a fan of the old Mercedes-Benz G-class. Is an all-new version with a 577bhp V8 enough to change his mind on the big 4x4?
Published 20 January 2019