Wednesday , April 15 2026

Gareth Herincx

Gareth is a versatile journalist, copywriter and digital editor who's worked across the media in newspapers, magazines, TV, teletext, radio and online. After long stints at the BBC, GMTV and ITV, he now specialises in motoring.

Shell unveils 107mpg city car concept

Shell concept city car

Oil giant Shell is hoping to prove that there’s still mileage left in the internal combustion engine by unveiling an ultra-efficient petrol car. The Shell Concept Car, which is capable of 107mpg and a 45mpg top speed, is a total rethink of ex-McLaren designer Gordon Murray’s T25 produced in 2010. …

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Queen’s birthday drive

Queen's 90th birthday drive

Watch unique footage of the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations from the State Review Range Rover. An onboard camera captured vantage point film of the drive through Windsor, cheered on by thousands of well-wishers. The Queen and Prince Philip were travelling in an official hybrid-powered Range Rover. It was used for …

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Anyone for Headis?

Arsenal stars Mikel Arteta, Héctor Bellerín, Calum Chambers and Francis Coquelin play Headis courtesy of Citroen Airbumps

Citroën teams up with Arsenal Premier League stars for a tournament on a specially created Headis table. With a little help from its protective Airbump® technology (as seen on the Citroën C4 Cactus) Mikel Arteta, Héctor Bellerín, Calum Chambers and Francis Coquelin have had their first experience of Headis – …

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Ford Focus RS hot lap – in 360-degree video

Ford Focus RS

Watch me struggling to drive and talk at the same time in the awesome new Ford Focus RS at Silverstone’s Stowe Complex. It was filmed using 360-degree video technology – enjoy! By the way, I’m under no illusions when it comes to my track-driving abilities, but the new Focus RS flatters, …

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‘Blind car-dodge’ world first

Formula E backflip stunt

Scariest video ever? Watch stuntman Damien Walters backflip over a Formula E car! You’re about to watch one of the most remarkable videos ever, showing Damien – a world-renowned stuntman, free-runner and gymnast – becoming the first person ever to carry out a blind car-dodge. Damien, who’s worked as a …

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Ford Focus RS review

Ford Focus RS

Fast Fords are nothing new. Many, including the Lotus Cortina, Escort Mexico, GT40 and the RS badged cars, are the stuff of legend. Watch my “hot laps” in a Focus RS at Silverstone – in a 360-degree video! Now there’s a new kid on the block. Literally. Partly developed by …

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Mahindra e2o electric car launches

Mahindra e2o electric car

Indian manufacturer Mahindra has launched its e2o electric car in the UK, priced from £12.995. The successor to the G-Wiz is more expensive than the Renault Twizy, which starts at £6,895, but undercuts the cheapeast mainstream car which is the £18,445 Renault Zoe. “Designed specifically for easy urban commuting”, the …

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Why some garages have the X Factor

Garage repair

New research reveals what motivates motorists to choose one garage over another. And surprise, surprise, reputation drives more than half of garage bookings (54%), according to a nationwide survey by BookMyGarage.com.  However, UK motorists fear being cheated more than anything else when they book a garage, with three quarters (74%) …

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Ford Mustang review

Ford Mustang

The legendary Ford Mustang was originally launched in 1964, but there’s never been a production right-hand drive version… until now. Yes, at last Brits are able to head down to a selected Ford dealer to order a muscle car. Ford says demand has been greater than expected and, so far, …

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Man City stars transformed into racing drivers

Manchester City footballers become racing drivers

Four Manchester City players have experienced the Dream Job Swap, becoming racing drivers for a day. David Silva, Bacary Sagna, Fernando and Eliaquim Mangala took part in Nissan’s Dream Job Swap. They were tutored by some of Nissan’s best GT Academy drivers, including Jann Mardenborough who was signed to Cardiff …

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