Features
Ford looks to smaller cars as record $9bn loss stuns market
Ford pinned its future on an ambitious attempt to persuade Americans to drive smaller, European-style cars, after plunging to its biggest loss ever.
Inside Features
GM looks to an electric avenue
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
GM has high hopes for its Chevy Volt, but unless drivers have easy access to recharging points, the development of electric cars is doomed. A new deal with 30 US utilities will help. Stephen Foley reports
The environmentally friendlier life of Brian
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
A team of girls from Sandbach High School in Cheshire have built a high-tech vehicle called Brian, incorporating a lightweight, honeycomb carbon-fibre chassis with a ground clearance of 20mm, and a top speed of 40mph
Austin Allegro voted Britain's worst car
Thursday, 17 July 2008
The Austin Allegro has been voted Britain's worst-ever car.
Niche sports cars: Small but perfectly formed
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
They're fast, they're unusual and they're popping up all over the world. Mark Piesing reports on the rise of niche sports cars
On The Road: Don't listen to the Mad Men
Sunday, 13 July 2008
The uninspired makers of the Citroen C5 have served us up a car we don't really need – but given the power of advertising, their creative gurus will no doubt convince some of us that we can't live without it
How far will Renault's hydrogen fuel cell Scenic go?
Friday, 27 June 2008
The development costs mean that each of Renault's new hydrogen fuel Scenic ZEV H2 is currently worth about a million euros. But is the world really on the road to a hydrogen future?
Motoring overseas? Then get your cover up to speed
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Many drivers wrongly assume their policy provides comprehensive protection in Europe. Laura Harding shows how to get a continental upgrade
Dyson working on new generation of fast, green cars
Sunday, 22 June 2008
The design guru has seen the future of transport, he tells Martin Hickman: solar-powered electric vehicles
When cool meets the cat - BMW Gina
Sunday, 15 June 2008
The BMW GINA Light Visionary Model is the first car to sport a sexy Olivia Newton-John disco catsuit. Tell me more ...