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New book 'All the Ferraris' gives an insight into the legendary carmaker
20/03/26 09:52
For the first time in a single volume, the book chronicles every model Ferrari has produced over 75 years, in a production history spanning 600 models, prototypes and limited or one-off special editions, including race-cars. Hailed as 'the definitive Ferrari compendium', author Serge Bellu presents an exhaustive inventory since the company was founded in 1947....read
RAY MASSEY: Chic new flagship from DS Automobiles turns heads
20/03/26 09:52On sale now ahead of first deliveries from April, the smart DS No8 is a sophisticated new arrival. It exudes real character, standing out from the current crop of copycat EVs.
Rolls-Royce axes 2030 all-electric deadline as it pledges to stick with its traditional V12 petrol engines
18/03/26 10:00Rolls-Royce chief exec Chris Brownridge attributed the turnaround to a softening in government rules on the timetable for a transition to electric.
Rolls-Royce vows to stick with potent 12-cylinder petrol engines as it shelves plan to go electric in 2030
18/03/26 01:35Prestige car maker says softening of government regulatory rules on the transition to electric and continued demand for big petrol engines from super-rich customers has driven the decision.
France's new posh SUV: The DS No7 may sound like a beauty product but it's a plush family car costing £50,000
17/03/26 01:00France's premium car-maker DS Automobiles has unveiled its new top of the range compact SUV - just don't mistake it for Boots' best-selling beauty range.
Bentley to axe 275 jobs as profits tumble: Luxury carmaker faces a 'challenging' global market
17/03/26 12:00Bentley sold 10,131 cars last year - down by 512 or nearly 5% on 2024. It said this was driven 'largely by continued market contraction particularly in China'.
Experts crown Nissan Leaf as their Women's Worldwide Car of the Year
13/03/26 09:51The 86-strong, all-female jury from 55 countries - including the UK - also named the all-electric Leaf as best compact car.
We drive the new BMW iX3 EV - it's charging ahead by cracking first 500-mile range
13/03/26 09:51Its headline-grabbing claim to fame is that it's the first electric car in the world to achieve up to 500 miles on one charge, marking a 'new era' for the German car giant.
Why routine car repair bills have gone up by 23%: RAY MASSEY
06/03/26 09:50Routine servicing is becoming more expensive, as exclusive new data compiled for us by the Warranty Solutions Group reveals.
Politicians take note: Car buyers are NOT ready to go all-electric
27/02/26 09:50Car makers hope ministers will row back on strict, but unachievable, sales targets for EVs called the 'ZEV Mandate'.
Slippery sales staff biggest turn-off for new car buyers
27/02/26 09:50Nearly a third of customers want staff to be honest about imperfections, a study by the Motors & Cazoo consumer insight panel shows.
Generation Z struggle to identify old school car accessories
20/02/26 09:51Gen Z, born between 1997-2012, prove how quickly knowledge of obsolete features has faded.
Kia's EV5 review: The family electric SUV is here to conquer the UK market
20/02/26 09:51The EV5 is available in three generously stocked trim levels and much of its hi-spec kit has trickled down from the vastly bigger and more expensive EV9.
BMW's Hams Hall factory celebrates 25th anniversary
13/02/26 09:50The plant in North Warwickshire employs 1,700 people and has built more than 7.6million highly efficient pure petrol and plug-in hybrid engines.
RAY MASSEY: The rising Starray of SUVs is really going place
13/02/26 09:50We are about to enter the Year of the Horse, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. And the new EM-i five-seater is the perfect choice of horsepower as we gallop into the next Zodiac cycle.
RAY MASSEY: It's time for 'sleeping beauty' DS Automobiles to wake up
06/02/26 09:50Meet the man seeking to restore a sleeping beauty car brand to its rightful place as an automotive 'goddess'.
Fiat hits accelerator on frill-free runarounds, despite political meddling
16/01/26 09:50Fiat boss says that won't stop the Italian firm producing them - as exciting models in the pipeline prove.
Avoiding pricey repairs will cost more in the long run, says RAY MASSEY
09/01/26 09:50I have always owned a car and paid for its servicing and repairs, while keeping a full service history. But the worsening economic climate is tempting many motorists to skimp on vital maintenance.
Government's flip-flop policies putting motorists off buying electric vehicles, AA warns
19/12/25 09:50Its latest UK EV Readiness Index concluded that 'political uncertainty is putting the brakes on drivers' willingness to switch'.
Arrivederci Roma, Ciao Amalfi: Why the new £200k 'everyday Ferrari' supercar is right on the button
19/12/25 01:00It takes a big company - especially one with such a proud Italian heritage - to admit that it got something fundamentally wrong. And Ferrari has done just that, making a big change to its new Amalfi coupe.
New Renault Clio driven: RAY MASSEY reviews latest iteration of the much-loved best seller that won't be on UK roads until 2027
16/12/25 12:01UK buyers will have to wait more than a year for the sixth generation to arrive. Ray Massey casts his verdict in his review.
RAY MASSEY: Citroen's C5 Aircross SUV is a match for the worst potholes
12/12/25 09:50The reason it is so effective against rough roads is down to a suspension system designed specifically to absorb road imperfections and deliver a smooth, cushioned ride.
Citroen plots return of the multi-purpose 'people mover': Meet the Elo six-seater EV with an onboard cinema
09/12/25 05:36Citroen has reinvented the multi-purpose 'people mover' for the 21st century with its six-seater Elo electric vehicle which will debut in the New Year at Brussels Motor Show.
RAY MASSEY: Renault's on high charge with swish Alpine cruiser
05/12/25 09:50I certainly found it to be a smartly turned-out car - but more a sophisticated cruiser than a bruiser.
RAY MASSEY: Ford Transit turns 60 and it's as fun as ever
28/11/25 09:50The first van left the production line at the company's commercial vehicle factory in Langley, Berkshire, on August 9, 1965 - before going on sale that October, priced from £542.
RAY MASSEY: Toyota's Land Cruiser switches from diesel to electrified hybrid
21/11/25 09:50Manufacturer adds a lithium-ion battery and electric motor-generator to engine and an eight-speed automatic gearbox.
Geely's UK debut would be a gem if it wasn't such a control freak: We test the new electric EX5 SUV
14/11/25 09:51The EX5 has an over-reliance on the touch screen and a tendency to 'nanny' the driver with warnings and alerts.
Bentley's new £350k Supersports is a woke-free zone as British luxury brand ditches electric plans
14/11/25 01:30Bosses say it marks 'a return to Bentley making more extreme cars' providing 'scintillating' performance adding: 'The changes yield the highest power density of any Bentley engine.'
The Best Cars of the Year have been named
07/11/25 09:50Overall champion was the electric Renault 4 (pictured), which also won best EV. Renault was also judged best car company.
Renault Twingo returns as an ultra-compact EV that will cost less than £20,000
06/11/25 03:00The five-door city hatchback is a mere 3.75 metres long - only a fraction bigger than a Fiat 500 - and is Renault's antidote to the flood of cheap Chinese imports.
Veteran car rally celebrates motoring milestone
31/10/25 09:50On November 14, 1896, the speed limit was raised from a brisk walking pace of 4mph to 14mph. To celebrate this liberation, pioneering motorists took part in a drive from London to Brighton.
Work of art on wheels: Rolls-Royce marks 100 years of the Phantom limo with a stunning £3.5m special edition
24/10/25 08:50With a solid gold Spirit of Ecstasy figurine at its prow, each of 25 special edition anniversary cars showcases a century of illustrated tales.
RAY MASSEY: My charging hell shows why electric has a long way to go
17/10/25 08:50The cars are not the issue - the national charging network is. And the nightmare I recently endured shows it's still not fit for purpose.
Dacia reveals the Hipster: New boxy 'people's car' for under £12,000
06/10/25 11:53Romanian budget car maker Dacia has revealed a supermini prototype car just big enough for four full-sized passengers. The Hipster EV will cost just £12,000 and have an electric range of 100 miles.Dacia reveals the Hipster! Striking new 'people's car' will cost under £12,000 - and fit four passengers
06/10/25 04:00Romanian budget car maker Dacia has revealed a supermini prototype car just big enough for four full-sized passengers. The Hipster EV will cost just £12,000 and have an electric range of 100 miles.
Aston Martin DBX S review: This is a school-run supercar SUV
03/10/25 08:50Powered by a 727 horse-power, 4.0-litre, V8 twin-turbo petrol engine linked to a 9-speed automatic gear-box, it can accelerate from rest to 60mph in just 3.1 seconds.
Leapmotor bringing electric cars to UK in partnership with Stellantis
26/09/25 08:50Leapmotor has just unveiled its next new model, the B05 hatchback, which goes on sale next year.
RAY MASSEY: BMW launches UK's longest range EV currently on the market
20/09/25 02:07The first model will be the 469hp all-wheel drive iX3 50 xDrive, accelerating from 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds, up to 130mph.
Spanish sporty brand Cupra has erupted with a new car named after a volcano
09/09/25 10:28The concept looks like a cross between a sports car and a beach buggy. The showcar is a 'radical statement' of Cupra's future designs.
Renault unveils the sixth generation of its Clio
08/09/25 05:19With 1.3 million examples already sold in the UK since 1990 - and 17 million worldwide - the last petrol-powered Clio faces its toughest act yet to remain popular.
Estate cars will live on despite EV switch and SUV domination: Skoda previews big-booted future model
08/09/25 04:00Skoda really is putting the boot in with a new vision for future estate models that proves there's life in the station wagon beyond the combustion engine.
Renault unveils stylish new Clio - but Britons have to wait a year longer than the French to get their hands on one
08/09/25 03:40With 1.3 million examples already sold in the UK since 1990 - and 17 million worldwide - the last petrol-powered Clio faces its toughest act yet to remain popular.
Spanish car maker Cupra pins its future on this new small EV: Raval supermini to debut in 2026
08/09/25 08:35Named after a trendy area of supercool Barcelona, the sporty Spanish brand has unveiled a camouflaged version of its forthcoming new electric urban car set to hit showrooms next year.
RAY MASSEY: It's time to fight back against thieves cannibalising cars!
05/09/25 08:50Fuelled by the rising cost of vehicle spare parts, thieves are stripping cars of their most valuable parts and leaving behind sorry wrecks - plus thousands of pounds in repair bills.
RAY MASSEY: Skoda's powerful Kodiaq is an ideal family roadtripper
29/08/25 08:50I completed an epic road test of more than 2,500 miles - probably my longest ever - across Europe to Poland and Czechia, in a Kodiaq SUV.
RAY MASSEY: Fasten your seatbelts for the arrival of the 75 plate
22/08/25 08:50Following on from the March 25 plate, it's one of the busiest and most important times in the car-buying calendar.
Nissan Leaf is the most reliable electric car
15/08/25 08:50It topped the rankings with an 'impressively low' claim rate of just 3.06 per cent - with an average repair price of £300.10.
Fasten your seatbelts for automotive adventures
08/08/25 08:50You won't have far to look if you're hoping to enjoy a lazy summer staycation but want to add some automotive sparkle.
The Genesis electric limo that got me to the church on time: RAY MASSEY drives the £75,000 G80
01/08/25 08:50Available exclusively as a long-wheel base model, the car - mine was in a sparkling Geneva Silver - has passenger comfort firmly in mind.
The Aston Martin Vanquish Volante is so good it would leave James Bond shaken and stirred
25/07/25 08:50The two-door, two-seater drop-top sportscar is supposedly 'the fastest, most powerful open-top series production Aston Martin to date'.
Buckle up for a chat with the new AI Mercedes-Benz CLA: RAY MASSEY takes it for a road test and a conversation
18/07/25 08:50Thanks to the addition of AI it not only answers questions but - the manufacturer claims - can hold and sustain 'complex conversations'.
Mercedes reveals its new electric estate
16/07/25 07:28The long low-slung electric estate combines the sporty proportions of a four-door coupe with more load-lugging cargo space. Here's five things you need to know about it.Mercedes reveals its new electric estate: The CLA Shooting Brake with a 470 mile range
14/07/25 10:01The long low-slung electric estate combines the sporty proportions of a four-door coupe with more load-lugging cargo space. Here's five things you need to know about it.
RAY MASSEY: Car fans flock to Goodwood Festival of Speed
11/07/25 08:50As well as attracting a record number of champion drivers and cars from Formula One, it provides a launchpad for debuts from sporting, luxury, supercar and mainstream car firms.
Ferrari admits it went touchscreen crazy as it reverts to buttons for new £200,000 Amalfi sports car
01/07/25 08:40Ferrari bosses admitted that they had gone 'too far' in replacing physical knobs and buttons - confessing that well-heeled owners had voiced their displeasure 'very loudly'.
Genesis GV70 review: This 'baby Bentley' is a proper revelation
27/06/25 08:50It's a smart alternative to established rivals from BMW, Audi and Tesla. Its styling is also suspiciously like that of a Bentley - at a fraction of the price.
Vauxhall Grandland review: This spacious new SUV really grew on me
20/06/25 08:50My 136 horsepower Grandland GS hybrid was powered by a 1.2 litre, three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, connected to a 21kW (28hp) electric motor.
RAY MASSEY: Aston Martin helps usher in era of the 'iDashboard'
13/06/25 08:50The new Ultra option is set to be rolled out across the entire motor industry, with more affordable family marques expected to be among those next in line for the update.
Sporty electric Mini Aceman JCW packs plenty of poke - but is it too much power for its own good?
06/06/25 08:51The new range-topping JCW Aceman compact SUV, like all in the Mini Aceman range, is available only as an electric.
French sports car maker Alpine unveils its first electric SUV
27/05/25 03:54The new Tesla-rivalling EV was launched at the company's headquarters in Dieppe. Bosses said it will provide 'an extraordinary driving experience'.Alpine unveils its A390 electric SUV: Bosses say it will be 'a racing car in a suit'
27/05/25 03:30The new Tesla-rivalling EV was launched at the company's headquarters in Dieppe. Bosses said it will provide 'an extraordinary driving experience'.
RAY MASSEY: Take your seat in the Hyundai Inster
23/05/25 08:50The Korean car is an affordable and roomy rival to Renault's R5 hatchback, with a higher roof and more headroom.
Electric vehicles to lose road tax exemption for new registrations
23/05/25 01:39Changes to the Expensive Car Supplement levied on EVs will be made at the next Budget 'to make it easier to buy electric cars,' Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood said in a letter.Report: UK to dump tax on new EVs
22/05/25 05:24Changes to the Expensive Car Supplement levied on EVs will be made at the next Budget 'to make it easier to buy electric cars,' Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood said in a letter.Government to dump 'Tesla Tax' on new electric cars introduced in April as industry warns it's stifling EV demand
22/05/25 03:44Changes to the Expensive Car Supplement levied on EVs will be made at the next Budget 'to make it easier to buy electric cars,' Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood said in a letter.
Award-winning Suzuki Swift hybrid a hit with 'young' drivers
16/05/25 08:50So popular is the hybrid that specialist under-17s driver-training company, Young Driver, recently took delivery of the first of its 170-strong fleet of new Swifts.
Big choice, little appetite: Two in five new cars in showrooms are EVs - but there's 'insufficient demand'
15/05/25 04:11Today, there are 130 different EVs on sale in Britain. That's a 28% increase in choice from the 102 variants last year. But private sales are still lagging behind target.
Aston Martin's new Vantage Roadster revealed
12/05/25 05:14RAY MASSEY tries Aston Martin's latest sports car in a test through infamous parts of southeastern Germany so close to VE Day celebrations of the 80th anniversary.
Aston Martin's new Vantage Roadster is a V for Victory - even if you're driving roof down in the rain
12/05/25 01:09RAY MASSEY tries Aston Martin's latest sports car in a test through infamous parts of southeastern Germany so close to VE Day celebrations of the 80th anniversary.
Last chance to pick up a ticket for this year's four-day Goodwood Festival of Speed in July
09/05/25 08:50The event is celebrating 75 years of Formula 1 World Champions with the help of British racing legend Nigel Mansell.
RAY MASSEY: Vauxhall's new Mokka serves up a tasty treat
02/05/25 08:50I drove the 136hp GS Hybrid model, which pairs a three-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor. It has an electrified automatic dual-clutch six-speed gearbox.
Is life a beach with the Renault 4 or another EV wipeout? We test the £27k practical electric family car - and its claim to swallow a surfboard
02/05/25 03:02Ray Massey has travelled to the Portuguese coast to test the new electric Renault 4 - and its claims to be practical enough to carry a surfboard inside. So can it deliver?
Here's how much the new Aston Martin SUV will cost
30/04/25 03:09Its acceleration time from a standstill to 62mph is a jaw-dropping 3.3 seconds. It will hit 124mph in 7.3 seconds and has a limited top speed of 193mph.
Aston Martin DBX S: British brand's super SUV gets faster - here's how much it'll cost
29/04/25 11:01Its acceleration time from a standstill to 62mph is a jaw-dropping 3.3 seconds. It will hit 124mph in 7.3 seconds and has a limited top speed of 193mph.
Charging my EV should have been easy... it wasn't! says RAY MASSEY
25/04/25 08:51If the Government insists we should adopt electric vehicles as our main mode of transport, then it needs to get the infrastructure sorted.
RAY MASSEY: Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo is speedy, sporty... and super expensive
18/04/25 08:50I've always had a soft spot for the brand, with its trident badge and lilting name, but it's been a while since I've been behind the wheel of one of these luxury rides.
RAY MASSEY: Audi's biggest seller is the Q5 - and here's its latest version
11/04/25 08:50I was off on The Road To Morocco, driving from Marrakech into the rugged Atlas mountains - and the feisty mild-hybrid proved a match for Morocco's roughest roads.
Make sure your car's 'road ready' for Easter getaway, says RAY MASSEY
04/04/25 08:50Roughly 21 million leisure journeys are expected this weekend alone - and that's a fortnight before the Bank Holiday weekend.
Will Rolls-Royce's super-rich clients in the US soak up tariff rises?
03/04/25 10:25Its Ghost model starts from a base of £255,000 - a 25% hit for US customers would add nearly £64,000 to the price.
Dacia's new Bigster is big on comfort and a lot of car for your £25,000: RAY MASSEY
28/03/25 09:50Its name is the Bigster, but after two days of driving one, I think the latest flagship from budget brand Dacia should be called the Chillster.
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