Articles by Matt Kimberley
15/02/21
On a partially damp track in Spain, Ducati’s super-sports bike lapped at just over two seconds slower than the firm’s full-fat MotoGP bike
13/02/21
With news emerging that puts the future of the A1 into serious doubt, there are implications for the wider industry as well as Audi. But the car itself? We won't miss much
04/02/21
With car manufacturers queuing up to slap those three little letters on almost anything with a high roof and more than four seats, we take a little peek at just how big the nonsense-bubble has become – and which vehicles are really deserving of the title
29/01/21
This week we’re truly fed up with the number of times Tesla comes within cuddling distance of perfection only to dead-leg itself at the last hurdle with childish and dangerous control interfaces
22/01/21
Completed almost 45 years ago, the Alfasud Bimotore was a creation designed to revolutionise Alfa’s rallying competitiveness, but it never quite made it past the rules
19/01/21
Novitec has released its second stage of upgrades for the Ferrari F8 Tributo, this time with carbon appendages and even more performance
19/01/21
Toyota has developed a drift competition-inspired GR Supra that aims to produce automated safety algorithms derived directly from professional racers’ skills
15/01/21
With eyebrows around the world going all ooh-la-la at the concept renders of the future Renault electric hatchback, we’ve identified the targets we’d like to see get an EV reincarnation next
08/01/21
While a tidy NSX is no stranger to wild auction prices, we couldn’t resist featuring this beautiful and rare Championship White Type R
08/01/21
With the UK government finally alert to the distractions posed by large touch-screen interfaces in cars, car makers should get ahead of the curve and switch back to traditional control layouts
08/01/21
Someone in the USA has bought an example of the dinky manual-gearboxed hybrid coupe four years after it was discontinued, and we can only salute them
18/12/20
Cupra’s first in-house effort still relies heavily on VW parts bins, but a svelte body that’s closer in height to a hatchback than an SUV works in its favour
18/12/20
We’re fed up with car makers trying to milk the cow of cash by producing limited-edition super and hypercars that serve no purpose other than adding to the ultra-rich’s dormant collections
18/12/20
Today it’s perfectly normal to see half a dozen Mercedes-Benz A-Class models on your morning commute, but in the 1980s a hatchback Mercedes was an alien concept; never mind one with 160 horsepower…
11/12/20
With more work being poured into making synthetic, low-emission ‘eFuel’ viable, it seems like there might be a long-term future for ICE in cars… but it’s unlikely
11/12/20
If you live in Brazil, or are planning a holiday there with plans to rent a car, make sure you avoid the zero-star Ford Ka
11/12/20
In the near future, Aston Martin won’t be using plain old off-the-shelf engines from AMG, switching them for ‘bespoke’ units with different outputs and characteristics to the standard ones
04/12/20
Although it’s set to be very different to original, high-revving sports car screamer, the future successor to the S2000 should be among the best driver’s cars of the 2020s
03/12/20
Britain-based buyers can now order one of Volkswagen’s two new performance Golf flagships; the fastest GTI to date and the new four-wheel drive R
03/12/20
Porsche is set to be the main customer for a new pilot project that aims to start producing synthetic internal combustion fuels known as eFuels, in a bid to show the as-yet unexplored green credentials of man-made unleaded.
26/11/20
Audi is broadly in line with its competitors these days when it comes to safety features, but back in the 1980s it decided airbags weren’t good enough…
24/11/20
In an effort to prove you don’t have to order a Black Badge model in black, Rolls-Royce has unveiled three rather vivid new specials
23/11/20
What a year. Possibly the weirdest and most controversial 12 months in human history draws to a close at last, and we’re here to give you a steer on the best, the worst and the ugliest gift options to mark the occasion
21/11/20
With the UK - one of Europe’s most lucrative new car markets - declaring an internal combustion car ban from 2030, here are the knock-on effects we can expect