With 18 million vehicles expected to be on UK roads next weekend, analysts are predicting a miserable couple of days for traffic.

The worst day for seasonal congestin is expected to be Thursday 18th December, when commercial, commuter and...

Car accidents cost the UK economy at least £1 billion every year in lost working hours, a report claimed today.

Motorists spend an average of 3.5 days dealing with the aftermath of a crash, says a leading accident and claims management company....

There’s yet more evidence of China’s superpower status with the news today that it’s now home to the most expensive Rolls-Royce ever built.

An anonymous (not for long, surely) property developer in Beijing has snapped up the $2.2 million...

We’ve all been there. You see a gap in a row of parked cars and it looks impossibly tight. You pull up next to it and try to work out if you can fit. You either bottle it and park a mile away or you go for it. Wouldn’t it be nice to know instantly whether...

The real impact of school-run mums on traffic congestion has been revealed today.

Analysis from Trafficmaster shows that average journey times in some areas of the UK are up to three times longer during term times than during school holidays....

One of the most underrated superminis is getting a much-needed makeover following the news that Skoda is finally updating the Fabia.

The "finest Czech export since the writings of Franz Kafka and pilsner lager" - according to the somewhat...

London will introduce the country’s first city-wide two-tier parking penalties scheme, which will see drivers punished depending on the seriousness of their parking offence.

From 1 July 2007 drivers parking at bus stops, on pedestrian crossings,...

Volvo has invested £150,000 in a company that says it has developed am energy-efficient conductor that could revolutionise hybrid and electric car making.

The conductor is used, among other things, when battery direct current is converted...

The words Hummer and environmental sustainability don’t normally sit too well with each other, but a concept design for a next-generation Hummer has won an award for demonstrating just that.

General Motors’ Advanced Design department scooped...

Land Rover’s all-new Freelander 2 goes on sale in the UK this week, and a range of accessories for the mid-sized 4x4 have been announced.

An audio connectivity module allows you to integrate an iPod nano, iPod 30+60GB and iPod Photo (version...

A landmark report into the future of British roads has called for radical adoption of congestion-charging schemes and a thorough upgrading of the transport infrastructure.

Sir Rod Eddington’s landmark study claims congestion will soon cost...

Time and again manufacturers have sought to inject new life into their model range by adding some rubber, jacking up the suspension, and slapping on thicker tyres all in the name of making something wholly on-road look like it can go off-road.

British drivers are not carrying out basic motor vehicle checks and maintenance because they fear increasingly complex automotive technology.

An RAC report suggests that motorists are becoming too reliant on other people to fix problems and...

Volkswagen has unveiled an all-new concept compact 4x4 at the LA Auto Show – and for what passes as quick turnaround in the automotive world, it will go on sale by the end of next year.

The Tiguan, so named after the result of a poll of...

Japanese manufacturer Nissan is planning to sell battery-powered electric cars within 3 years in a bid to catch up with its rivals in the market.

The AFP news agency carried a story from the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper, stating that the...

Ailing Jaguar Cars has surprised pundits by announcing that it will be producing a brand new sports saloon next year.

The Jaguar XF, which will make its public debut next autumn, replaces the much-derided although rather good S-Type. Designed...

Pay as you drive plans could be the answer to all our road ills, according to a new Independent Transport Commission report.

Research suggests that charging motorists to travel would raise sufficient cash to fund improvements in infrastructure...

For most people, getting on a motorbike is extreme enough. But for Craig Jones and Wing Chui, extreme means extreme.

Not content with having set two official Guinness World Records for solo stoppies (when you do a forward motion wheelie...

As PR stunts go, getting a Volkswagen Touareg to successfully tow a Boeing 747 is rather impressive.

The 155-tonne retired passenger liner - the very same one you can see in the background on Top Gear when they’re testing cars on the track...

Boy racers have been driving through quiet suburban streets at more than 100mph and then posting their times on video-sharing website YouTube for others to beat just like you can in computer games.

The site describes two leafy residential...

When Richard Burns succumbed to cancer a year ago, the world of motor racing - and indeed the entire sporting world - lost one of its true greats and a gentleman to boot.

In honour of his career, Subaru - the manufacturer for who Burns plied...

A legend has been reborn with Nissan’s decision to produce its latest evolution of the venerated Skyline - the mack daddy of boy racers.

Succeeding the V35, the new Skyline with its all-new platform and V6 engine has a longer nose, sharply...

A kind of crossover between a sports coupé and an off-road estate car, the Neeza has been designed in China specifically for the Chinese market - another sign that the Far Eastern superpower is fast becoming the most exciting emerging automotive market...

Maybach’s new flagship model is the world’s most powerful chauffer-driven saloon. Quite why anyone other than Simon Cowell or the leader of a military junta would need a 612bhp V12 luxury car is anyone’s guess.

Then again, at a shade over...

The launch of a new Aston Martin is always a moment to savour. The very name evokes more about the beauty of motoring than any other, and that’s set to continue with the unveiling of the new V8 Vantage Roadster at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this...