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James Hunt, maverick master of the track

James Hunt

Philip Glenister, the star of Life on Mars, celebrates a symbol of the 1970s and makes a comparison with today. This week: James Hunt and the cold science of modern F1

The open road: 50 years of the motorway

The first motorway promised freedom to the nation’s car owners. A look back at this age of cone and congestion-free driving

Who is the fastest of them all?

The 2008 Race of Champions is a chance to settle some friendly rivalries, says James Mills

Seat's new Ecomotive. It's so fuel-efficient, it's practically a scooter, says Giles Smith
Eric Bana

On the Move: Eric Bana

The Hulk star’s latest movie features Clarkson, Leno and a 34-year-old beauty

Mini E - handout shot of the Electric mini.

Electric Mini: the brightest spark in town

Nick Rufford and Joe Dunn investigate a near-silent Mini that’s powered solely by battery

My trip down Electric Avenue

Adam Towler takes to the road with the battery Mini . . . and gets a pleasant shock

The race for a racing licence

In a crash course at the home of British motor sports, Nick Rufford gained a licence to go racing - one of two areas in which every man ought to excel

Pocket rocket showdown. We put the Ariel Atom head to head with the savage Caterham R500
Lisa Shafe and Jason Greenstein

A brand new car? I'll take two please

For anyone wanting to buy a new car, the credit crunch presents an opportunity to save a small fortune. We hunt out the best deals

This is too much to stomach

Stuart Prebble, creator of TV’s Grumpy Old Men, rages at motorway service stations

Gusting into the record books

British engineer Richard Jenkins is convinced his Greenbird will soon snatch the world speed crown for wind-powered cars

The showroom showdown

Stuart Prebble, creator of TV’s Grumpy Old Men, rages at car salesmen

Green world speed record. We put three hybrids on a racetrack - and spank them
Ferrari Enzo

Take a peek inside Aladdin's garage

A video that appears to show one man’s staggering collection of supercars is a big hit on the internet

A 15 year old Lewis Hamilton drives on a skid pan.

Young Lewis on the skids

A 15-year-old Lewis Hamilton proved he would be a star the first time he drove a car, says Emma Smith

Japan Car: designing the drive of your life?

Japanese designers may hold the key to the future of motoring. Nigel Kendall kicks the tyres of next year’s models

Robbed in the nightmare zone

Stuart Prebble, creator of TV’s Grumpy Old Men, rages at the congestion charge

The cab ride from hell. Watch Steve Bent speed through Baghdad with a gun-toting security aide
Skycar

The flying car

A British engineer has invented a fan-powered flying car - and to prove the Skycar works, he’s off to Africa in it

Car clamp

Justice just got towed away

Stuart Prebble, creator of TV’s Grumpy Old Men, rails at the iniquities of impounding cars

Jay Leno on James Bond and the new DBS

The new 007 movie probably has the best Bond car since Sean Connery’s DB5, says Jay Leno

The 1,000mph jet car

A British team aims to smash the land-speed record with weird science

Driving Photo Galleries. Stunning pictures of the newest and most beautiful cars in the world
Street crossing Japan.

Pushed over the edge by pedestrians

As a rule of thumb, you should spend 10% of the cost of your bike on a decent lock. And then use it

Exhaust emmissions from a car in central London

A boyhood dream smoothered by exhaust fumes

We dreamt of adventure. We dreamt of carefree days on the unending road. What we got was gridlock

Baying for blood: more fines for drivers

Local authorities have developed a lucrative way to fleece drivers: loading-bay fines

Mini happy returns

The Mini is 50 years old — so the Beatles’ image-maker Alan Aldridge has turned one into a unique work of art, just as he did in the psychedelic ’60s. Photographs by Alex Howe