Modern cruise control is an electronic system that controls the speed your car travels at. Once you’ve set it, the car will carry on driving at the speed selected without you needing to have your foot ...

Paint protection treatment is a common optional extra offered by dealers to people buying a new car. It’s essentially an invisible coating applied over the top of the car’s paintwork and serves as a ...

The C1 is designed as a city car, so look for damage to alloy wheels (if it has them) for any kerb damage. Look also for scrapes or dents to bumpers and body panels, because these maybe costly ...

Vehicles fitted with keyless entry and start systems are being targeted by thieves. Criminals using specialist tools can capture a key’s signal and relay it to another device next to the car, allowing ...

When Take That sang “you can have it all” in their 2007 hit single “Shine”, they might as well have been singing about the Mercedes GLC because it’s available with mild hybrid petrol and diesel power, ...

It’s late on a wet and windy evening and you’re driving home along an unlit country lane. You hear a thud and then the car starts to pull strongly to one side. You’ve hit a pothole and it’s punctured ...

If there was one thing that Marty McFly was unlikely to see when travelling from 1985 to 2015 in Back to the Future Part II, it was a modern equivalent of Doc Brown’s time machine. However, if he’d ...

Remember beach buggies? With no doors, and only a rudimentary roof, if any at all, they were a hit among fun-loving sun worshippers wherever the sea met the sand. And now they’re back. Well, kind of.

Official testing of electric car ranges is completely unrepresentative of real-world conditions, potentially leaving drivers disappointed and with insufficient mileage, What Car? testing has revealed.

EV charging company Pod Point has rebranded to Pod, and in turn has launched a new home charging subscription service for UK electric car drivers. The offer, dubbed Pod Drive, includes installation of ...

Exclusive research conducted by Britain’s leading consumer champion, What Car? has revealed that new electric vehicle (EV) buyers are delaying their purchase due to confusion over which models will ...

The 2 Series Coupé has a sporty character, and its owners will probably have driven them enthusiastically. Check the exhaust for any tell-tale signs of blue or black smoke, and listen for any rattling ...