London’s roads are "lawless", according to the Mayor’s official road safety czar.

Jenny Jones said the massive drop in the number of traffic police in the capital was “disastrous” and that the Met had become “heavily over-reliant” on technology...

The boffins at SEAT haven’t been shirking, it appears, after the Spanish car firm announced significant advances in vehicle-generated information technology.

Demonstrated at the ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Congress in London, SEAT...

One in every six motorists who have stopped to aid drivers that have suffered a breakdown has been turned away, according to new research.

The rejection of so-called "charitable motorists" is fuelled by growing distrust of other people in society,...

Mazda – possibly the manufacturer least likely to produce the world’s first genuine super hatch. So, kudos to the Ford-owned Japanese marque for tearing up the rule book and doing just that with the quite unbelievable Mazda3 MPS.

When it goes...

Range Rover’s new flagship diesel version will be the first production car to have a special system built in to prevent drivers filling the tank with petrol instead of diesel.

With modern diesel cars behaving more like petrol-powered vehicles...

A great reason to buy a Smart Fortwo is the fact that as petrol-powered motors go, it’s pretty green. Sure, you have to put up with some atrocious handling and a car that’s beginning to show its age - but if green motoring on a budget appeals, there aren’t...

Yes, it’s a van. But, lordy, what a van.

It’s unlikely you’ll have heard of the Crafter - VW’s new load carrier - unless you work in the trade, but it’s conceptual sister is the Atacama, and it looks great.

The four-wheel drive...

Although homegrown motors are facing a crisis in the States, Chrysler Group has announced record sales outside of North America.

Continuing Grand Voyager and Grand Cherokee sales, couple with addition of fresh models such as the 300C and Dodge...

Renault is set to begin incorporating cutting-edge in-car Bluetooth technology into new production models.

In a strategic partnership, Renault will work with in-car Bluetooth experts Parrot who will provide the kit to be integrated directly...

The ever-expanding Golf range, erm, expands even further with a new Match version.

Effectively replacing the SE model, the Match gets all-new 15-inch ten-spoke alloys and body-coloured bumpers, side rubbing strips and door handles. On the...

Motorists are not using their mobile phones at the wheel because of peer pressure and not due to concerns about getting collared by the police, according to new research.

Using a mobile phone whilst driving has become as anti-social as dropping...

Radical proposals to reduce the 1200 young drivers killed or seriously injured on Britain's roads last year have been announced by a new coalition of insurance companies, road safety groups and motoring organisations.

The ABI (Association of...

Le Mans better watch out – Peugeot’s barn-storming 908 V12 HDi DPFS has arrived.

The car, a product of Peugeot’s desore to win the 2007 endurance race with a car powered by an HDi diesel unit equipped with a diesel particulate filter, produces...

Norwich Union is to go ahead with plans to introduce insurance premiums based on a pay-as-you-drive basis, despite heavy criticism from civil liberties groups.

Aimed predominantly as younger and older drivers, the plans – which will involve...

We’ve got to admit it ... this is one of the best designed cars we’ve ever seen.

The amazing Alfa 8C Competizione, which will be produced in a limited edition for very lucky few people, has made its debut in Paris, and is the culmination of...

Good old Škoda - for years a laughing stock, now a serious player in the European car market thanks to its VW owners, and in the future … very possibly as the cutting-edge of new car design.

The Joyster, which gets its world premier today at...

It won’t really matter if Kia’s new cee’d model breaks down – it will sell with a monumental 7-year/150,000km warranty.

Simply put, that is the best warranty ever offered by any manufacturer for a car sold in the UK and Europe.

Comprising...

Mitsubishi has unveiled its renewed 4x4 line-up at the Paris Motor Show with the Euro debut of the all-new Outlander SUV and revised Shogun.

The Outlander, due in 2007, will go head to head with the likes of Toyota RAV-4 and Nissan X-Trail....

Chrysler Group has unveiled its Paris Motor Show offerings – the all-new Jeep Wrangler (yawn) and the Dodge Avenger, which the company says hints at a brand new saloon car that will be on sale in the UK as early as the middle of next year.

The...

Honda has developed a new flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) system that lets normal petrol engines operate on either 100% ethanol or a wide range of ethanol-petrol fuel mixes.

Up to now, this has proved a tough nut to crack but the new system is...

Weather forecasters have pretty much given up trying to predict what this coming winter holds, and they've gone down the pub for a few glasses of wet stuff until this climate change thing has sorted itself out. But brief cold snaps and sudden torrential...

V-Dub’s new Touareg 4x4 has been revealed ahead of the Paris Motor Show - and it doesn’t look much different from the last one.

The biggest difference is at the front - a chrome-y new grille along with reshaped bonnet and bumper gives the new...

Porsche will present four new models at the Paris Motor Show - the 911 Targa 4 (and 4S), the 911 GT3 RS, the Cayman and the Boxster (and Boxster S).

The 325bhp 911 Targa 4 and 355bhp 911 Targa 4S are the latest versions of the classic rear-engine...

Junior rude boys, rejoice! Subaru's Impreza is about to hit the market in a spec that won’t hit your wallet, insurance premiums or a lamppost.

From 1 October, the five-door 1.5R Sports Wagon will join the range for just £12,495, which given...

Nissan is testing a newly developed intelligent transportation system, which it is hoped will allow vehicle-to-infrastructure communication to reduce traffic accidents and ease congestion.

The test, slated to begin on 1 October and conclude...