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When Rosalind Cottee and her husband Norman visited the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu last summer and entered a prize draw to win a brand new Fiat 500C, little did they know they would be driving off in the car six months later. Beaulieu Managing Director Russell Bowman handed the …

Introducing the car that can climb walls and step over holes thanks to its robotic legs, potentially transforming the way rescue teams operate in disaster zones. More than 10,000 people died in natural catastrophes in 2017, with an estimated 201 million needing international humanitarian assistance. One of the problems is …

  Meet the 10 contenders vying for the What Car? Safety Award 2019, revealed by road safety organisation Thatcham Research. Matthew Avery, What Car? Safety Award judge and Director of Research at Thatcham Research said the cars on the shortlist for the award, which will be announced on January 22, …

Toyota has unveiled the five finalists of its Mobility Unlimited Challenge who will share a $4 million prize to use technology to reinvent the wheelchair and help people with lower-limb paralysis. The Toyota Mobility Foundation, in partnership with Nesta’s Challenge Prize Centre, made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show …

Suzuki has launched a TV campaign featuring Take That’s Gary, Mark and Howard delivering a series of surprises to some of their most devoted fans as part of their 30th anniversary. The three 30-second ads, “Suzuki Surprises”, are part of the the Japanese car brand’s three-year partnership with ITV’s Saturday …

The Ferrari Museum has opened a special exhibition called ‘Michael 50’ to celebrate the 50th birthday of Grand Prix legend Michael Schumacher. Located at Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy, the exhibition tells the story of Michael Schumacher’s record-breaking F1 career which saw him win seven titles, 91 Grands Prix and …

Data for 2018 revealed by Auto Trader has revealed that the Volkswagen Golf has overtaken the BMW 3 Series as the UK’s most searched for car after eight years in the top spot. More than 42 million searches were made for the VW Golf on the “UK’s largest marketplace for …

More than half a million potholes were reported by members of the public to local authorities in Britain for repair in 2017 – an increase of 44% on two years earlier. According to an RAC freedom of information request made to 212 councils in England, Scotland and Wales, 512,270 potholes …

New research has revealed that we have some weird and wonderful misconceptions about electric cars – including a belief they can’t be driven through puddles. One in 20 Brits even believe that electric cars are fundamentally less safe, and nearly one in five reckon an electric car will slow down …

Driving too fast, playing music too loud and driving one-handed are the nation’s top backseat driving moans, according to new research. The study from Direct Line pinpointed Birmingham as the nation’s backseat driving capital with 73% of Brummie drivers are plagued by complaints from passengers – 6% above the national …