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ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLING'S MAIN TENETS

What's so great about motorbikes and why do many car fans also ride? Matt Prior makes a case for biking

The future's bright, the future's green?

Al's been on *a lot* of motorbike launches over the years. And they've all, to a greater or lesser extent, claimed to move motorcycling on in terms of technology, innovation, performance, practicality, style. Sometimes all at once.

Welcome to Northumbria

For this look at one of our great National Parks, we headed to the most northerly of England's Parks, Northumbria National Park, nestled neatly between Hadrian's Wall to the south and the border of Scotland which, despite some people's protestations, are not one and the same thing!

Road Explorer

Lightened, lengthened and lowered, Hamamatsu's latest parallel twin get's Mossy's approval

Yamaha Ténéré World Raid

A pair of wintry 250-mile days started Dave’s relationship with the World Raid, which could have gone one of two ways...

Richa Airwave jacket

Being a strange size/shape/ person I often find jackets/ trousers and the combining of both to be a haphazard affair. I'll often have to go to a size bigger in a jacket (large belly, long body) but then go for something smaller in trousers (short legs...).

Balkans and Albania

Rather than fly and hire, it’s surely better just to ride all the way and take in some stunning roads and vistas en route...

ASTON MARTIN DB12

Upgraded DB11 is the first big play from Aston Martin in the Lawrence Stroll era

Matt Prior - TESTER'S NOTES

It's 4.15am and I'm in my kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil while flicking between the Google Maps and Waze apps on my phone.

TOYOTA C-HR HYBRID

UK roads reveal if the new version has the dynamic ability to match its design flair

Omoda 5 aims to set new benchmark for SUVs

OMODA is benchmarking premium in rivals with its first UK offering, the Omoda 5 SUV, which will land in dealers here next spring. And based on an early preview of the 5 in a London studio, the Chinese maker is on track to pose a serious threat to well established models such as the Nissan Qashqai and Hyundai Tucson.

Evolution in action

As the Peugeot 205 turns 40, we look at how this most iconic of French superminis has influenced the brand's latest small car

Small Urban SUV previews new Toyota EV

TOYOTA will launch the second of its b2-branded all-electric models next year - a new small SUV that's set to rival the Volvo EX30 - and this show car gives us a solid preview of how it will look.

Electric Qashqai shapes up for UK production

SCOOP Major investment in Sunderland plant underpins Nissan's fourth-generation SUV

The rebirth of cool

Octavia has been the standard-bearer of Skoda's renaissance for 25 years. We mark that milestone by looking at four generations of the popular car

HOUSE OF BUGATTI

| Upon his retirement, the man who's shaped all modern Bugattis SI reflects upon his stellar career with the ultimate supercar brand

PERFORMANCE review

Updates have transformed the Audi RS 4 before it bows out for good, but can it beat the BMW M3 Touring?

BEAVER TOWN

When Citroen said it was supporting a scheme to rewild beavers in West London wetlands, we were eager to gnaw how it would work

Vauxhall Astra ST Electric

FIRST DRIVE Estate version of electric family car comes with space to spare

Smart #3

FIRST DRIVE Has Smart righted the 1’s wrongs with the latest addition to its range?

AMG weaves its magic as Merc reveals faster CLE 53 coupé

THE new Mercedes CLE coupé is tasked with replacing two-door versions of both the C-Class and E-Class, and the line-up has been bolstered with the arrival of a hot AMG 53 variant.

Pick of the Porsches

In its 75 years, Porsche has built some of the most iconic cars ever. We look at the best

Volkswagen T-Cross

FIRST DRIVE Updates focus on boosting compact SUV's quality

All-new Duster goes hybrid

Dacia SUV gains a new platform and mild- and full-hybrid versions but ditches diesel

HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Seven-seat SUV targets lifestyle market with practical, square-jawed approach

POLESTAR 3

Is this new large SUV just a rebadged Volvo or, as is claimed, the keen driver's choice?

Nissan to build its vital new EVs in UK

Sunderland plant secures production of electric successors to the Qashqai and Juke best-sellers

Lucid to follow 2025 UK launch with £40k Tesla rivals

Boss confirms American EV brand will come here and take on Model 3 and Model Y

GUIDING SPIRIT

The story of Rolls-Royce's first EV goes back to the days of Henry Royce more than a century ago. Matt Saunders narrates it from the sumptuous driver's seat of the groundbreaking new Spectre

TESLA MODEL 3 RWD

More aerodynamic styling brings longer range and there are tech upgrades inside