Automotive
What’s the worlds fastest car?
When thinking of the world’s fastest car in 2018 you’ll have enthusiasts that have their own measure of who rules the streets in terms of speed with 0-60’s, torque and various other measurements being a factor. Let’s look at what matters most though, which cars have the highest top end? Brought to you by Show Plates Direct, specialists in custom number plates here’s the low-down on the true kings of the road in 2018.
Air cleaning car takes to London’s most polluted streets
One of the world’s most environmentally-friendly cars arrived in the UK today - to help clean up London’s most polluted streets. Research from University College London (UCL) identified the capital’s dirtiest roads – which contain high levels of pollutants including Nitrogen Oxide (NO2) and Particulate Matter (PM). They did this by analysing heat maps which showed the mean levels of PM and NO2 levels throughout London. Now the university has teamed-up with Hyundai to highlight the levels of pollution. Hyundai’s...
Watch: Driverless cars set to become smoother after making them behave like humans
One of the stumbling blocks with autonomous cars has been their inability to interpret visual cues from pedestrians, making them overly cautious.
UK’s oldest rally driver is still competing at a ripe old age
Bob Bean began his glittering career in 1960 aged just 22 after he cheekily took his mother's car to an event behind her back.
Range Rover which Prince Philip drove the Queen & the Obamas is for sale
Four of the world’s best-known VIPs travelled around Windsor in this top-of-the-range SUV when the then US president arrived for a state visit in 2016.
Car with Simpsons portrait on door and guitar on roof taken off road by police
The graffiti-covered motor was stopped by police officers in Pitsea, Essex
You can soon buy Prince Charles’ Bentley
1994 Bentley Turbo R supplied to the Royal Household has a 6.75-litre turbocharged V8 engine
Pics shows McLaren supercar worth £250,000 buried in bushes alongside busy road
A McLaren 720s - worth up to a quarter of a million pounds - has been captured on film buried in bushes by the side of a busy road in Bristol
New survey reveals worrying parental knowledge gap regarding child seat safety
New research from the RAC has revealed that the majority of parent drivers are unaware of the rules concerning child car seats and may inadvertently be breaking the law. The survey, of more than 1,000 UK parents with children aged under 10, revealed 84% were not aware of the legal height a child had to be to ride in a vehicle without a car seat, and 79.1% were unable to answer correctly how many different car seat groups there were....