Opinions

Driving Audi's A3 Sportback e-tron in LA

The A3 e-tron offers a claimed 188mpg

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Driving Audi's A3 Sportback e-tron in Los Angeles

A chance to drive Audi's latest hybrid in LA reveals a car with amazing potential, and the latest in what is likely to be a long line of hybrids from the VW Group

Matt Burt

27 November 2013

Driving Audi's A3 Sportback e-tron in Los Angeles

Lotus was awarded a £10 million grant as part of the government's Regional Growth Fund

Business

Should you give Lotus money?

Lotus's new £10 million grant won't help to save the company - here's why

James Ruppert

27 November 2013

Should you give Lotus money?

This 1924 Wolseley CP 1.5 tonne-truck took pride of place on the Isuzu stand

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The 89-year-old star of the Tokyo motor show

Taking pride of place on the Isuzu stand was a 1924 Wolseley truck, a symbol of how Britain helped form the world car industry

Hilton Holloway

26 November 2013

The 89-year-old star of the Tokyo motor show

Nissan has reaffirmed its commitment to the UK, and to UK manufacturing

Business

Nissan will stay in the UK, okay?

Nissan says it is here to stay in the UK, and will continue to make and sell cars in this country

James Ruppert

26 November 2013

Nissan will stay in the UK, okay?

Original or not, a 300SL will brighten up your day when you see one

We're all car enthusiasts, right?

Cars should be enjoyed in whatever circumstances you choose to enjoy them, and that fact should supersede trifling things like make and model

Matt Prior

25 November 2013

We're all car enthusiasts, right?

Closing the gap to an undertaker might feel good, but it can also be dangerous

If someone undertakes you, do you close the gap?

It’s one of the more annoying things that can happen to you on a motorway, but given that two wrongs never make a right, should you squeeze that gap?

Steve Sutcliffe

22 November 2013

If someone undertakes you, do you close the gap?

Tokyo, in contrast to other shows, is less about large stands and more about cars

Tokyo motor show

Finding the real winners of the Tokyo motor show

While the Tokyo motor show has undoubtedly made stars of models from Jaguar, Porsche and so many more, its losers are all those who failed to turn up in the first place.

Andrew Frankel

22 November 2013

Finding the real winners of the Tokyo motor show