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Jay Leno drives the Chevrolet Equinox.

Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell

You could back this car into your garage, shut the door and sit in it with the engine running and you’d starve to death before anything would happen to you, says Jay Leno

New Car Reviews 

Bentley Continental GTC
Bentley Continental GTC

Smooth, sleek and powerful, it's a study in hand-crafted bliss. But behold, this is the people's Bentley

New Car Reviews 

Volkswagen Passat
VW Passat CC GT

It looks fantastic, and I can’t remember when I last said that about a car with a VW badge on its grille

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Pocket rocket showdown. We put the Ariel Atom head to head with the savage Caterham R500

Features  

The Lightning all-electric British supercar

Hot wheels: Lightning GTS

On paper the mean, green Lightning has stunning performance. James Mills hopes the maker – and its customers – isn’t chasing phantoms

Bradley Wiggins in London

Bradley Wiggins

The cycling hero who helped to smash an Olympic record loves speed on four wheels too – but he drives like an old lady

Formula One on water

Boats are for wusses. That’s what Jonny Smith always thought – until he was handed the throttle of a P1 powerboat

The high cost of wedding

The wedding season is over and I’m much relieved because I don’t like weddings any more

Best of British. The meanest and the greenest from the British Motor Show

News  

Local politicians have called for an indefinite siege of the factory and analysts fear the Nano launch will be delayed

Indian farmers' protest could delay Tata Nano

Demonstrations threaten to ruin the commercial debut of the car, one of the most closely watched launches in the motor industry in decades

French call for help in taming speeding Brits

Officers from Kent dealing with holidaymakers who pretend they don't understand when stopped by French gendarmes

Tesco chip-and-PIN lapse at petrol outlets

Nearly one in 10 of the supermarket's petrol outlets allows motorists to use pumps with no need for an identity check

Traffic wardens told to get friendly

London's parking patrollers are to be sent on customer service seminars to learn how to smile

The speed addict's estate. A Subaru designed for the boy racer who has grown up
Tim Shallcross

Car Clinic August 2008

Apart from looks and more rubber on the road what are the pros and cons of fitting larger wheels on cars? IAM's Head of Technical Advice, Tim Shallcross, answers all your technical questions

jason dawe

The pressure is getting to us

Something as simple as tyre pressure can have a big effect on your driving experience. But how many of us would think to check it when our ride doesn't feel quite right?

Watch Times Online drive some of the world's hottest cars in our new Driving Videos section

Recent reviews

BMW M3 convertible

BMW M3 convertible

M cars are built to be the last word in precision, fun, grip and speed. If you take the roof off, you are sacrificing the lot

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback 1.5

Even with parts from fighter planes, Mitsubishi's new car is a sensible chap

Porsche 911 Carrera

Porsche’s designers wisely made no visible changes to the 911. They’d have been best off not changing it at all

Toyota Aygo

Despite being built to achieve a low list price, when you drive an Aygo you never feel short-changed

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