Motoring News

Our ‘take’ on motoring’s latest happenings is not the usual one. The relentless babble of new model news and carmakers’ announcements is not for us. We’d rather bring you the strange and the wonderful to make you smile, laced with the offbeat and serious that’ll have you raising an eyebrow. Browse, Share and enjoy.

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How did he get up there?

Ooer! It’s hard to imagine what this Californian driver did to perch his two-door sedan so precariously.

Angry to the core

Maybe it was the burble from the V12 engine. Or, perhaps, it was because the Italian supercar was parked illegally.

Barina fever

Ever heard of the Holden Barina? No, us neither. All the same, we think you should watch this video commercial.

Car-surfer shocks US highway drivers

We’ll never know what was going through this fella's mind. But it must have been something pretty irrational.

Meet HitchBOT

Would you pick up a hitchhiking robot? Plenty of motorists across Canada have.

How did she park there?

Looking at where this Citroen Picasso has finished up, it’s hard to imagine what was going through this driver’s mind.

A new way to go off-road

Driving a new car can be nerve-wracking for the first few journeys. Especially if it’s an £80,000 Range Rover.

Cars in the sky

Flying cars remain the stuff of science fiction. Reports are in, however, that one US company is close to marketing one fo...

Say Hello and Wave Goodbye: The Aston Martin Cygnet is Dead

The Aston Martin Cygnet is no more. Here we delve in to why this car has been such a huge fail,

Vauxhall vs Ford: let battle begin

Since the days of the Anglia and the Cortina, Ford has enjoyed its place as the UK’s top-selling car brand. But now Vaux...

Weird car news: A duck’s luck

When wild animals get involved with cars…well, you don’t expect that it’ll turn out well. But this quackers tale of ...

Five strange objects left in rental cars

Ever left something behind in a hired car you’ve returned? Whatever you mislaid, it’ll not come close in strangeness t...

Arrested for driving – with the steering wheel missing

This helping of news is for those readers who can’t have enough of the strange and the unlikely. We’ve all seen some s...

BMW ‘Ghost’ dealership waits frozen in time

This BMW dealership closed suddenly. The rumour was that it lost its manufacturer’s franchise – BMW didn’t want the ...

Taking ‘auto-love’ to a new level

There’s no limit to the battiness of folks. And when it comes to cars, Edward Smith, takes the cake and the biscuit.

576bhp of VXR8. From Vauxhall

Vauxhall. Maker of dull-but-worthy family cars and rep-mobiles. The inside lane of the M1’s usually clogged with ‘em.