Opinions

Customers have their say in the space saver vs tyre repair kit debate

Tyre repair kits are now common, but some motorists still prefer a spare tyre

Customers have their say in the space saver versus tyre repair kit debate

Lexus reckons UK car buyers prefer a space saver to a tyre repair kit, so it is fitting one as standard to its new SUV

Matt Burt

24 May 2014

Customers have their say in the space saver versus tyre repair kit debate

Why the mighty Porsche Macan wouldn't make my driveway

The Macan Turbo works well as a driver's car, but as an SUV it's less accomplished

Why the mighty Porsche Macan wouldn't make it onto my driveway

The new Macan is a car that certain people will buy because they want a 4x4 as a status symbol, even though they don't actually need a sports SUV in their lives

Matt Saunders

23 May 2014

Why the mighty Porsche Macan wouldn't make it onto my driveway

I don't think former Lotus chief Dany Bahar was a bad man

Lotus and the company's former boss, Dany Bahar, have dropped their legal claims against one another

Business

I don't think former Lotus chief Dany Bahar was a bad man

Bahar's plans for Lotus may have seemed overly ambitious – but he was at least trying to address the company's key problem

Steve Cropley

22 May 2014

I don't think former Lotus chief Dany Bahar was a bad man

How much do the performance figures on cars actually matter?

We got the McLaren P1 to sprint from 0-60mph in 2.8sec, although not on this skid pan...

New cars

How much do performance figures on sports cars actually matter?

Extracting the acceleration data from fast road cars isn't quite the art form it once was, especially since launch control systems became commonplace

Steve Sutcliffe

22 May 2014

How much do performance figures on sports cars actually matter?

Fiat's planned Punto and Bravo revival is great news for supermini lovers

Fiat's latest company plan includes a replacement for the Punto in 2016

Business

Fiat's planned Punto and Bravo revival is great news for supermini lovers

The Italian giant's future plans include a Punto replacement and a possible revival for the Bravo. For fans of Fiat's superminis, that's a dream come true

Richard Bremner

21 May 2014

Fiat's planned Punto and Bravo revival is great news for supermini lovers

Sir Jack Brabham was the tough, resourceful bloke we all wanted to be

As well as being a fearless driver, Jack Brabham had a keen engineering mind

Motorsport

Sir Jack Brabham was the tough, resourceful bloke we all wanted to be

One fleeting encounter with the three-time world champion in the 1970s was enough to confirm to me that he deserves his status as a motorsport hero

Steve Cropley

20 May 2014

Sir Jack Brabham was the tough, resourceful bloke we all wanted to be

The DVLA still isn't up to speed when it comes to SORN notices

Imagine my surprise when, weeks after registering my old Shogun as sold, this tax notice arrived through my door

The DVLA still isn't up to speed when it comes to vehicle tax

Despite declaring my Mitsubishi Shogun had been sold, the DVLA still sent me a V11 notice to tax it. This doesn't bode well for when road tax goes discless

James Ruppert

19 May 2014

The DVLA still isn't up to speed when it comes to vehicle tax