Four out of the top five most dependable cars are from Japanese manufacturers, according to reliability rankings released by What Car? The Toyota Yaris hatchback and the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross jointly claim the top spot, both achieving perfect scores. Suzuki is the overall top brand for reliability among cars up …

Drivers who are stopped by police will have their licences revoked immediately if they fail a simple roadside eye test. The tough new crackdown aims to catch some of the thousands of motorists who get behind the wheel despite having defective eyesight. The initiative is being rolled out across Thames …

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has topped a poll as favourite choice for a travel buddy, with journalist Piers Morgan at the other end of the scale. Budget Car Rental UK conducted an independent, European-wide survey to discover who we would most like to travel with on a long car journey and …

With driverless cars set to arrive on UK roads as soon as 2021, the way we travel will change forever. Autonomous cars could well make our roads safer, give us more free time and make our journeys faster, but what are the less predictable consequences of driverless cars? Select Car …

We road test the rufty-tufty version of the UK’s best-selling new car, but is the Ford Fiesta Active distinctive enough to stand out in the compact crossover crowd? Ford claims the Active combines “SUV inspired styling with Fiesta driving dynamics”. A bold claim, and at first sight there are only …

The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 team made a special appearance on the streets of Milan this week, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. The Formula One racer, along with the range-topping Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, was taking part in the opening of “F1 Unleash”. The …

Introducing the ultimate LEGO Technic project – a driveable, full-scale Bugatti Chiron that can be driven. There’s enough space for two in the non-glued, fully-functional, self-propelled model and it can accelerate to around 13mph (20km/h). Constructed out of more than 1,000,000 LEGO Technic elements, it uses motors from the LEGO …

Whether you learn to drive as a fresh-faced teenager or wait until you’re a little older and wiser, all learners go through the same experiences. From the sense of fear as you first drive down a slipway to join a motorway, to the challenge of trying to parallel park on …

A stunning 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO has been sold by RM Sotheby’s at Monterey, California – the most ever paid for a classic car at auction. Long considered to be the ‘holy grail’ of the collectors car world, it went for $48.4m (£36.7m), smashing the previous record of $38.1 million …

The electric version of the iconic Jaguar E-type, famously driven by Prince Harry as he whisked bride Meghan away to their wedding reception, will be available to buy from 2020. Jaguar Classic – a heritage division within Jaguar Land Rover – will produce the E-type Zero at its Coventry facility. …