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Top snowboarder Aimee Fuller has become the first person to drive down an Olympic-standard white water rafting course. The 24-year-old Olympian took on the daring challenge in a Jeep Renegade Trailhawk 4×4 at the the Cardiff International White Water Centre. Aimee tackled extreme off-road conditions as she went up and …

New research has revealed how long buyers spend researching their new car compared to choosing how to pay for it. According to Swedish challenger Ikano Bank, one in five of us spend more than a month researching our new car and a third of us take up to a month. …

We’ve been snapping away at the 2016 London Motor Show in Battersea Park, London (May 6-8) – here are a few highlights… Hot Mexican supercar, the VUHL 05, made its debut and it’s awesome close-up… Another motor show gem – this time it’s the Zenos E10R lightweight track car. Britain at …

At first sight, the latest trailer for all new Top Gear doesn’t look too promising… but stick with it! It begins with Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc being welcomed to Blackpool by its mayor in the pouring rain. The pair are then joined by celebs including Tinie Tempah, Texas singer …

Looking to buy a new car? The #STOPTHECRASH campaign is urging you to ask three key life-saving questions before choosing which one to buy… 1. What Euro NCAP test rating does this car have? 2. Is Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) fitted to this car – and is it standard? 3. …

The car brands motorists think are the most reliable, often aren’t, according to new research. WarrantyWise.co.uk asked more than 750 people what they thought were the most reliable manufacturers in the UK, and the results indicate that there’s often a gap between perceptions and hard data. For instance, UK buyers …

Falsifying injuries on a motor insurance claim is as unacceptable as drink-driving, according to new research. The study for insurers Aviva, indicates that 87% of Brits reckon it’s unacceptable to make a false whiplash claim, compared to 88% who say the same about drink-driving. Aviva, which is investigating around 14,000 …

If you’re in the market for a mid-sized hatchback and you don’t want to be one of the herd, look no further than the distinctive DS 4. DS, Citroen’s classy standalone sister brand, consistently offers something a little different and the DS 4 is a great example. It may not …

Now you can experience open-top motoring from as little as 32p per minute. DriveNow, the car sharing joint venture between the BMW Group and SIXT, has launched the UK’s first convertible car-sharing fleet. A total of 40 MINI Cooper Convertibles will hit the streets of north and east London, available …

A startling 95% of motorists regularly see other drivers looking at their phones in stationary traffic, claims new research. According to a survey of more than 2,000 drivers carried out by the RAC, illegal mobile phone use is endemic, with 64% of motorists saying that in the last hour they …