After spending the past few years producing cars considerably larger than its name would suggest, Smart is getting ready to become properly small again.The new Smart #2, seen as a spiritual successor to the much-loved Fortwo, is currently undergoing an extensive testing programme ahead of its full reveal at the…

Cars have been getting more powerful ever since Carl Benz first rolled out his two-thirds-of-a-horsepower Patent-Motorwagen in 1886. This shouldn’t be a revelation to anyone, but over the last decade or so, things have arguably been getting a bit out of hand. Just look at Lamborghini’s 21st century lineage of…

We’re only just past the halfway point of the year, but 2026 has already felt like a bumper year for new cars. The currently regulatory tumult the industry finds itself in means pretty much nothing’s been off the table, from hybrid supercars like the Audi Nuvolari to V12 grand tourers…

Nobody wants to even think about the possibility of getting a flat tyre – it’s the stuff of nightmares for enthusiasts and everyday motorists alike. But the unfortunate reality is that it happens, more often than ever thanks to the current dilapidated state of Britain’s roads, so it’s best to…

Is there anything more satisfying as a car owner than giving your ride a proper deep clean, leaving it looking like it’s just rolled out of the factory for the first time? In terms of the human-machine bonding that matters so much to us car people, it’s probably second only…

You might remember a few months back that Jensen International, the company that owns the name of, and creates restomods of, the Jensen Interceptor, announced it was branching out and creating the Interceptor GTX, a completely new, modern interpretation of the staggeringly cool ’60s and ’70s grand tourer. After a…