Surrey Police are intent on stopping drink- and drug-driving. We join them on a patrol It's 5pm on a weekday in Guildford, Surrey. For an hour, members of Surrey Police's Vanguard Road Safety team have been stopping motorists to warn them about the dangers of driving under the influence of drink
Big MPVs are the luxury saloons of the future
Have MPVs gone from being a symbol of a dreary family life to the height of opulence? Spare a thought for the MPV, won't you? The multi-purpose vehicle, as it was known, was a big, boxy thing sometimes described back in its heyday as a people carrier. As opposed to what
WATCH: Mad Manthey Porsche GT3 RS – how much faster does this £100k kit really make you?
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Driven: four-wheel-drive Renault 4 edges closer to production
Production version of the 4 Savane concept car is close to a green-light – and it feels it, too Renault is close to signing off a four-wheel-drive version of the 4 for production, having engineered a working prototype of the 4 Savane 4x4 concept car. Indeed, Autocar has driven the concept on a beach
Look back in anger: digital mirrors need a rethink
Cameras are being used more widely than ever; it's high time we laid some ground rules on their functionality The BMW 7 Series I’m currently testing shows how it should be done: it’s a big car and use of digital cameras really helps you to deal with its bulk. I’m sure it
Alpine lifts lid on plan for two EV roadsters
Brand to expand with drop-top next-gen A110 sports car and all-new A310 GT Alpine will have two convertibles in its line-up by 2030, with plans for drop-top versions of both its next-generation A110 sports car and its forthcoming Porsche 911-rivalling fastback GT. The Renault Group’s performance brand is in the process of building
Nissan Leaf vs rivals: is the reinvented EV the crossover king?
Nissan's design-focused new EV takes on its rivals from Kia and Skoda A lot happened in 2010: a volcano erupted; Apple launched the first iPad; Lady Gaga wore a meat dress. It was all going on. I had a few memorable moments myself, even if I didn’t wear any bacon, get stranded due to