Motoring features

Ben Pulman's won the Lottery and picks his dream garage

An old issue of CAR gets Chris Chilton thinking

Ben Barry mourns the passing of M Division's straight six

Greg Fountain's sideways look at the 'Big Three'

UK gov's green policy caused Jag/LR problems

The best workhorses for our credit-crunched times

Greg Fountain ponders the significance of Senate's decision

Prizes, gongs, motoring medals galore baffle Gavin Green

Japanese pull plug on F1 exploits – plunge F1 into crisis

Our man’s fixation on xenons that direct, dazzle and dip

Our man is up a creek without a paddle in new 911

Could American Motors Inc rise from the ashes of Detroit?

£64k for a Cayman? And not even an RS?

Our man takes temperature of the US industry at LA show

The following is an exact copy of what Phil wrote in his judging form for Europe’s 2009 Car of the Year. Let’s start by dismissing Renault’s Megane – its maximum NCAP rating is its sole outstanding...

I genuinely learned something new about my driving last week. I’d been invited along to the Porsche Driving Experience, and took to the track in a 911 Carrera 2 with an instructor – Simon – in the...

What a funny old world! Who would have thought George Bush would become a great socialist hero, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Lenin, Marx and Stalin. He’s already nationalised banks and insurance...

The new Ferrari California is magnificent. Honestly, Ferraris just get better and better. The two newest – the 599 and now the California – are fast, refined, inspiring, agile, well-made and when...

Welcome to the SEMA show, the place where a Mini Clubman, Ferrari Scuderia and Think electric golf cart can sit alongside Hummers with caterpillar tracks, the converted Cadillac ambulance from...

I have twice written in CAR – most recently several years ago – that Chrysler is the Rover of America. Each time the Chrysler PR boss in Detroit rang to complain. Now, as Chrysler (like Rover in 2005)...

Lewis Hamilton, world champion. It took until the last corner of the last race of the year, but at last we can write those words. Phew! Pass me a drink. Beneath this rickety old pressroom at...

Brazil is mad for this world title showdown. Pictures of Felipe Massa adorn the sides of buildings throughout Sao Paulo; Paulistas walk the streets wearing counterfeit Ferrari F1 t-shirts and even the...

I read recently on F1-live.com that F1's governing body the FIA is not happy with Martin Brundle's commentary at grand prix. Word has it, the suits are trying to stymie Brundle's move from ITV to the...

The world is about to end. The newspapers and the BBC (‘global meltdown’, ‘we’re all doomed’, ‘thousands lose their savings’) say so. The sky is falling. Henny Penny is quite clear on this. So this...

Day 6 - Las Vegas to LA.  After our late night (!) we decide that we need a big sleep in on Sunday morning. We also come to the conclusion that we hate Las Vegas enough not to bother with the Grand...

Got a feeling of déjà vu? Lewis Hamilton has a seven-point lead going into the final round of the World Championship, as he did last year, and the balance of power between Ferrari and McLaren is much...

How much more can Lewis Hamilton take? After his recent penalties at Spa-Francorchamps and Fuji Speedway, the perceived wisdom in the Formula 1 paddock is that Lewis no longer knows what’s permissible...

After last week's Japanese Grand Prix, it appears that Lewis Hamilton is not as cool as we all thought. Although mature beyond his 23 tender years, last weekend showed us why he's not quite the full...

Which is Porsche's best-selling car? The cheapest maybe? An affordable Boxster or Cayman, say? Perhaps the bedrock of its range, the evergreen – and now 29mpg – 911? Nope, it's the Cayenne, Porsche's...

In the 35 years I’ve been reading motoring magazines, there’s been a whole bunch of writers whose words I’ve loved. From Mel Nichols’ colourful put-you-behind-the-wheel style (when I first read his...

I’ve just got back from climbing Mount Fuji with Sebastian Vettel and Alex Wurz. What a fantastic way to spend a day, with two of the most down-to-earth racing drivers in the world on the highest...

A fascinating sport this Formula 1. Or so the Japanese would have you believe because every evening at Fuji Speedway thousands of fans sit opposite the pits watching the teams at work. For as long as...

Car sales collapse, your savings aren’t safe, 25 percent of all wild mammal species will soon be extinct, and of course the earth is now hotting up so fast that Sussex will soon be the new Sahara. And...

Ben Barry pits a GT3 RS against a Gallardo Superleggera across stunning Scottish hills

I don’t think I’ve ever seen the European Union make up its mind so quickly. On Monday, the European car makers’ association ACEA asked the EU for a €40 billion (£31bn) low-cost loan to help its...

Credit is being crunched, buyers are deserting dealerships in droves and the motor industry appears to be in turmoil. These are dark days in the car market – yet I can’t help feeling you can’t beat a...