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Tokyo show: the view from the show floor on press day


TEN YEARS ago, every major car manufacturer in the world would have been at the Tokyo motor show, but now the list of premier league no-shows is actually...
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LA/Tokyo motor shows: Mercedes says goodbye to SLS...


AS IF its gullwing doors weren’t statement enough, a special version of the outgoing Mercedes AMG SLS has been unveiled at the LA and Tokyo motor...
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Your motoring problems solved


Must numberplates be white at the front of the car and yellow at the rear?
Frank Stephenson interview, McLaren Automotive design director:

The man behind new Mini, Ferrari F430, Fiat 500 –...


Wiperless windscreens, colour changing cars and Nurburgring lap times: We talk to McLaren's design chief.
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Tokyo show: Nissan to launch 3E Google Glass-style...


Nissan has released a dramatic film previewing a glasses-type wearable device that could allow a driver to download information from the internet...
Great Drives: Glasgow to Skye via Lochs Lomond and Ness

Great Drives: Glasgow to Skye via Lochs Lomond and...


Twisting 200 miles ’twixt glen and ben, Glasgow to the northern tip of Skye is a belter of a road route. It takes in the Highlands’ greatest hits...
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Tokyo show: Toyota to show FV2 concept that can change...


A car that can reflect its driver’s emotions by changing colour is being shown at the Tokyo motor show later this month.
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£2 or a £60 fine?


IT SEEMS SOME drivers think there’s still a war on. A survey estimates that 2.6m cars are being driven with defective lights
Great Drives: Chelmsford to Brookmans Park, England

Great Drives: Chelmsford to Brookmans Park, England


The green belt outside London doesn’t only prevent the capital from engulfing southern England; it also provides a network of twisty country roads...
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Crash, bang, dinner


The boss of a national wildlife charity has emerged as an unlikely champion of roadkill cuisine.
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News: Porsche previews Macan SUV ahead of LA motor...


Porsche has previewed its new medium-size Macan SUV, one month ahead of the model’s debut at the Los Angeles motor show.
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News: Mitsubishi previews next Shogun hybrid in Tokyo...


Mitsubishi has released images of three concept vehicles, one of which is likely to be the next Shogun.