Magnificent 7 is the height of luxury motoring
20/05/06
Have you ever wondered why people drive big cars? Well now I know.

Aspirations not too outrageous for the A class
13/05/06
A once stood for aspiration when it came to the old entry-level Mercedes.

Merc's price is right!
06/05/06
After doing this job for while you get a feel for the class and price of car you are driving.

Smart by name and smart by nature
08/04/06
The small hatch-back market might not be the most exciting segment, but it is crucial to car manufacturers.

Golf heads the Lex list
08/04/06
The new Volkswagen Golf has retained its position as the best-selling car on Lex Vehicle Leasing's fleet of 178,000 vehicles.

No end in sight to Fiesta's success
18/02/06
The 1973 energy crisis gave birth to one of Britains best loved cars. Nigel Burton looks back on 30 years of the Ford Fiesta.

Avoid the 'lemons' when buying a used car
10/12/05
No one likes to think they bought a lemon, the sort of car built on a Friday afternoon when the lads on the factory floor just wanted to get home for the weekend.

Counting down the hours behind the wheel
03/12/05
Britons love their cars. Which is just as well. Because, on average, we spend 13 hours a week on the road as part of our job.

Motorists warned to check insurance cover
26/11/05
AN insurance specialist is warning North-East drivers to check they are covered to drive cars other than their own after a number of major companies changed their policies.

Children in fear of speeding motorists
12/11/05
SEVEN in ten children (69%) avoid walking or cycling on British roads because they fear fast traffic, according to a survey of more than 10,000 children.

Top tips to avoid ending up on skid row
29/10/05
AS the cold weather approaches, a recent survey into attitudes to winter driving has revealed that skidding on ice is the number one concern for motorists in winter.

Drivers' MOT ignorance is a cause for concern
08/10/05
More than one-in-ten motorists admit to having driven without a valid MOT certificate.

The new Peugeot 107 - raising a smile in the city this summer
20/05/2005
The new Peugeot 107 is set to turn a few heads when it is launched in the UK in June.

Help at Hand for MG Rover ZT owners
20/05/2005
MG Rover owners worried about factory support for the V8 engined versions of the 75 saloon have been offered a lifeline by Salisbury-based automotive engineers Autocraft SVE Ltd.

Dunlop joins the Touring Car team
19/03/2005
World leading road and competition tyre producer Dunlop will be the title sponsor of the MSA British Touring Car Championship for the next three years.

Nascar racing comes to Birmingham - in IMAX 3D
19/03/2005
Birmingham will thunder to the sound of American NASCAR muscle power this Easter weekend. But no, it’s not the much vaunted return of racing to the city’s streets.

Increase forecast for new-car prices
05/02/2005
Car buyers face a two to five per cent rise in the price of new vehicles this year, a motoring chief is predicting.

Crackdown on caravan towing
05/02/2005
Caravan owners are being warned to ensure they are not towing a caravan which is too heavy for their vehicle when the season starts again in spring.

Make the most of your bike
05/02/2005
As the 2005 biking season rolls in the MCI is launching a campaign to help people who ride scooters and motorcycles get the best out of their bikes.

Nissan to invest millions to produce new model
01/02/2005
Japanese car giant Nissan is to invest £223m in its North-East plant to build an exciting new model. The Qashqai is a cross between a 4x4 and a people carrier designed specifically to appeal to younger drivers.

Drivers ignoring Code of conduct
09/10/2004
As many as three quarters of drivers don't know the basic rules of the road, according to new research released by Brake, the road safety charity

VX 220 is not a soft option
05/06/2004
Maybe it's the famous British stiff upper lip or maybe we're all just a little bit perverse? How else could you explain why, despite our unpredictable climate, Britain remains the biggest European market for opentop cars?

Show time here again
29/05/2004
The British Motor Show became a laughing stock during the 1990s. So much, in fact, that by the beginning of the 21st Century we didn't even have one. Now the show is back and it promises to put all those problems behind it. Nigel Burton looks at what's on offer at the NEC near Birmingham.

Porsche hand Hughes a boost
08/05/2004
There has been some better news this week for North-East racing driver Warren Hughes, who has confirmed an offer of a race deal by Porsche GB to compete in two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship this weekend at Silverstone.

Counting the cost of Senna's loss
01/05/2004
This weekend world motorsport marks the tenth anniversary of the blackest weekend in Formula One’s history, a weekend that robbed the sport of arguably it’s greatest talent and fans of the chance to see Ayrton Senna battling Michael Schumacher for the World Championship. NIGEL BURTON reflects on what might have been.

Piquet hoping Croft will offer warm welcome
01/05/2004
THE British F3 Championships arrives at the Croft Circuit this weekend with a familiar name at the top of the pile.

Audi complete star line-up
21/02/2004
EX-FORMULA One drivers Allan McNish and Johnny Herbert, plus Darren Turner, have been recruited in to the British Audi team's line-up which bids for sportscar honours this year.

Audi complete star line-up
21/02/2004
EX-FORMULA One drivers Allan McNish and Johnny Herbert, plus Darren Turner, have been recruited in to the British Audi team's line-up which bids for sportscar honours this year.

Smart thinking puts Roadster on top
03/01/2004
With 60 new cars under his belt in 2003, motoring correspondent Ian Lamming tries to sort the best runners from the also-rans with his top five cars of the year.

Musical chairs begins for best seats on grid
03/01/2004
IT was inevitable the announcement Juan Pablo Montoya would be joining McLaren in 2005 would cause a stir in F1.

Hughes happy to head south
09/08/2003
FANS of the British Touring Car Championship had the long drive to Norfolk to look forward to this weekend as the series moves to Snetterton.

Jaguar F1 goes Virtual
17/07/2003
In the run-up to the British Grand Prix, the Jaguar Formula 1 team today unveil how 'state of the art' virtual reality mannequins of their drivers Mark Webber and Antonio Pizzonia are helping shape the cars of next season - the first time technology of this advanced nature has been used to shape Formula One cars as opposed to road cars.

Reid rocking at Rockingham
28/06/2003
THERE is some irony in the fact that the driver who did the most to make the British Touring Car Championship's debut at Rockingham so memorable is sponsored by the circuit at Knockhill.