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Almost half of motorists are cleaning their cars more thoroughly since Covid-19, new research suggests. Asda Money surveyed 2,000 UK car owners to better understand if the importance of cleanliness due to the pandemic has reached our cars, and it was very revealing. Since Coronavrius struck early in 2020, almost …

Maserati has teased the Grecale, its new small SUV due to be revealed later this year, with a set of blurred pictures of a prototype. The photographs of the Levante’s little brother were taken outside the Trident brand’s historic Maserati plant on Viale Ciro Menotti in Modena. Camouflaged Grecale prototypes …

Nissan has taken the wraps off its latest version of the UK’s most produced car – the popular Qashqai crossover. More than three million Qashqais have rolled off the production line in Sunderland over the past 14 years. Laid out in a line, the cars would stretch more than 7,500 …

Skoda UK has entered into a one-year agreement with British Cycling to become the Official Vehicle Supplier to the Great Britain Cycling Team. Skoda will supply a nine-strong fleet of Octavia Estate support cars as riders compete in major races throughout the UK and Europe, as well as during training …

McLaren Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo took time out of his busy pre-season diary to take the all-new McLaren Artura high-performance hybrid supercar for a spin. Now he’s part of the McLaren family, alongside team-mate Lando Norris, Daniel gets to drive McLarens with two seats as well as one – …

Much is made of the fact that steel wheels are sturdier and cheaper than alloy wheels, and those who are only concerned with budget are content to stick with steel wheels. But alloy wheels have their own advantages, and those who take the time to properly weigh up the pros …

Nissan has become the first car manufacturer to sell ONE MILLION crossover vehicles in the UK – with more than 90% built on British soil. Crossovers, which combine SUVs and family hatchback traits, have experienced mass growth over the past decade, with Nissan manufacturing the Qashqai, Juke and X-Trail models. …

It’s official – the Ford Fiesta remains the UK’s best-selling second-hand car, according to the final figures for 2020 released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overall, the used car market was down 14.9% with 6,752,959 transactions, thanks to the pandemic, making 2020 the lowest performing year …

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the start of sales of the sublime Lotus Elise – as well as the end of its production. Named after Elisa, the granddaughter of Romano Artioli (chairman of Lotus and Bugatti at the time of the car’s launch) it’s a classic British lightweight …

As many as 89 dashcam video recordings of alleged motoring offences were submitted to police forces every day in 2019, according to data analysed by the RAC. A total of 32,370 pieces of footage were received by 24 police forces that accept video evidence of driving offences from members of …