"We got it wrong": Why Britain's pothole epidemic can't be solved

Experts say we've taken a wrong turn on long-term road maintenanceExperts say Britain has taken a wrong turn on long-term road maintenance.
There are now more than one million potholes across the UK, roughly six for every mile of road, and the problem seems to be getting worse due to what experts say are the wrong methods being deployed to repair them.
In a bid to stop the rot, the government has committed £7.3 billion for roads over the next four years and is now pushing councils towards

Take an MX-5, inject a little bit of Italian flair and you get the 124, though there are some downsides...After a few minutes of talking to Carlo Dore, owner of a 2018-reg Abarth 124 Spider automatic, I'm glad I sold my 2018 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport.
He says that it and the technically related 124 can suffer failure of the so-called spherical bushes in their rear hubs, one hub per corner. There are multiple bushes in each hub and it takes only the failure of one, usually detected at the MOT tes

From handing out high-fives to revving an 870bhp Ferrari: part motoring spectacle, part sensory overloadIt's the Friday afternoon of race week in Le Mans. The town centre municipal car park is filling up with vehicles you won't see here every day.
Pre-war Citroëns, post-war American land yachts, one-off concept cars, chrome-covered road-hog motorcycles, supercars, movie tribute cars and more. It's a joyously assorted mix.
Then there are the pick-up trucks – lots of pick-up trucks, act

There are 21 different flavours of Porsche 911, and buying the 'wrong' one is easier than you might think...A colleague asks me if I can explain exactly where the GT3 sits in the 911 range, because I've said it's the best driver's version, but doesn't Porsche do a GT2 as its hardcore variant?
I explain that it did, and it was kinda like a GT3 but with a Turbo engine, but you can't buy one at the moment; and that there is, or was, actually also a GT3 RS, but you can't get that right now eith

How do you beat the best-known sports car with an EV? A Chiron-baiting power output is a good start...Disorder would seem to be the main risk for BYD’s new premium brand Denza. Lack of cohesion, if you prefer. With a bluff, ladder-frame off-roader, a large seven-seat MPV, and a sleek executive shooting brake in it already, the firm’s product portfolio could, before long, look more like an odd sock drawer than a unified family of desirable electrified cars. 
A focal point to gath

A company whose illustrious history is just as important as some of its cars - here are a few examplesThe Ford Motor Company was founded in Detroit over 120 years ago, on 16 June 1903.
Within five years, it had hit the jackpot, creating the most important, and for a long time the best-selling, car in history. Today, it remains one of the largest manufacturers in the world, and one that has ingrained itself into the culture of countries other than America like few other foreign firms.
This would

It may belong to an oil sheikh, but there's no room for supercars in this particular collection. We pay it a visitYou're looking at the world's largest SUV.In the lower half it's an Oshkosh M1075, an all-terrain 10-wheeler truck more usually deployed by the US Army. On top however it's a Jeep Wrangler, while overall power comes from a 15.2-litre Caterpillar diesel, good for 600 hp. It's a cool 10.8 metres long (35 feet) and 3.2 metres (10 feet) high. Oh, and it has headlights from a Ford F-

Tried and trusted engines can survive in production for decades – often far longer than the cars in which they’re fitted. These are the longest survivorsThe engine world as we know it is changing.The advent of electrification means that the days of us being able to worship legendary engines in the future may well just not happen. The industry is yet to make legends of any of the raft of new electric motors now being installed in the wave of electric vehicles, and we can’t

Germany is famous as the home of some of the world's great car makers. We look at some of the cars they've built that we think are the bestGermany is one of the most prolific car-building nations in the world.This in turn gives it a brilliant back catalogue of all types of car. Here, we choose the best Germany has to offer from the present and past, arranged in alphabetical order:Alpina B3
There has been an Alpina B3 for every generation of BMW 3 Series, with the tuning firm adding more than a s

Maiden EV is a small car with big hopes of cracking Europe. Does it have what it takes?Its designers have done a fair job in convincing the casual observer otherwise, but the Jeep Avenger Electric is not your typical Jeep.For one thing, while the odd zero-emission concept car from the maker has surfaced in recent years, this is the first purely electric production model to bear perhaps the most famous name in off-roading. For another, to date it is the only Jeep entirely styled, engin

Today we reach the concluding entries in theWagoneer series. We’ve run through the entire history of the Wagoneer name: From its introduction in 1963 as a new type of midsize utility wagon from Kaiser-Jeep, to its current usage on a behemoth of a full-size luxury SUV and a temporarily cancelled compact EV CUV. For our final two installments, we’ll cover the available sales data and pricing information for all the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer variants: SJ, XJ, ZJ, WS, and the STLA Larg

Confronted by a collapsing market share in China, regulatory tariff walls, and high domestic manufacturing costs, Volkswagen executives tried to push through a brutal restructuring plan.For decades, China was Volkswagen’s primary profit engine. Volkswagen's sales in China plunged by 36.6 percent in the second quarter of 2026 alone.
While the company managed minor single-digit gains in North America (+7.7%) and Western Europe (+1.8%), they were nowhere near enough to offset the double-digi

Tyler Reddick won the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway with his No. 45 Toyota Camry NASCAR Cup Car. We dig into the details of whether the fender that flew off the car gave him an aero advantage. TTAC Creator Bozidar “Bozi” Tatarević is a Bosnian-American racing mechanic, writer, and technical consultant born in Sarajevo in 1986. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1995, he learned English in elementary school and eventually turned his passion for cars—fostered by hi

The White House announced a new retail operation called the "Freedom Fuel Network." The network's first branded location had opened in Philadelphia, selling regular-grade gasoline for a flat $3.47 per gallon.
“The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House announced on X. “President Trump is leading the charge to lower gas prices this summer - putting more money in your poc

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is mulling a decision that would no longer require autonomous vehicles, primarily robotaxis, to have steering wheels. “If you’re developing a vehicle that is designed never to be driven by a human operator, it doesn’t make any sense to require manual controls,” said Jonathan Morrison, NHTSA administrator, in a CNBC interview on July 9.The idea shouldn’t come as a complete shock as the agency eliminated

Boston Dynamics has unveiled a production-ready version of its all-electric Atlas humanoid robot, designed for real industrial work inside factories and warehouses. Standing 6’2” tall, weighing 198 pounds, and featuring 56 degrees of freedom, Atlas is built for strength, flexibility, and precision. It can lift up to 110 pounds, making it ideal for repetitive, physically demanding tasks like parts handling and material movement. 
Atlas uses human-scale hands with tactile se

Next week, the Senate Commerce Committee will be voting on legislation that would prohibit Chinese automakers from selling their vehicles inside the United States. This is despite the fact that those cars are already banned from being sold here, even though select models have still managed to slip through the cracks.
Dubbed as the “ Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026,” the bill focuses primarily on safeguarding the U.S. economy from a claimed influx of Chinese vehicles. Politicia

Join us for a tour of all the (very) hot new metal making its debut at GoodwoodThe 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed is under way (9-12 July), and it's an absolute bumper year for one of the highlights in the motoring calendar.
Some of the world’s most anticipated new cars have descended on West Sussex, offering a first chance to see them up close – and in action.
Among the highlights are the Toyota GR GT, the Alpine A110 Future – a test mule giving an initial glimpse a

Politicians will discuss whether England could follow Wales in changing 30mph roads to 20mphMPs will consider reducing the default speed limit in England to 20mph in a bid to reduce road casualties.
The Transport Committee is meeting to discuss whether lower speed limits could be imposed as part of the government's road safety strategy - and whether England should adopt the same default 20mph limit as Wales.
MPs will quiz an expert panel in a session next Wednesday, including Transport for

Lexus is aiming for the new LFA to feel like its predecessor behind the wheel – without howling V10 soundLexus plans for its electric LFA hypercar to feel authentically like its legendary predecessor to drive - but that doesn't mean simply faking its howling V10 engine note.
Making its dynamic debut in prototype form at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the new LFA is effectively the EV twin of Toyota's V8-engined GR GT supercar.
Precise technical details remain under wra

Lincoln stated that they expected to be able to sell 18,000 Blackwoods per year based off the reception of the concept vehicle. Had Lincoln stated the Blackwood would cost north of 50K the reception would have much, much colder. This is a story of product development without proper research. The Lincoln Blackwood delivered a truck without a useful bed or 4 wheel drive and ultimately was a vehicle no one wanted.
The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from al

Discovery of an early owner’s manual shows that the incoming Rivian R2 midsize electric SUV will omit built-in AM and FM radio hardware entirely, forcing owners to stream broadcast channels via an integrated iHeartRadio internet application.
The play follows an industry trend toward eliminating analog signal receivers. Tesla removed AM and FM tuners from several of its vehicle architectures, while brands including BMW, Volkswagen, and Mazda began systematically purging AM bands from their

The complaints centered on automated license plate readers are long and well known. From incorrect results to improper usage, all those came to a head recently when an automotive journalist was driving a Land Rover press vehicle when he was pulled over and surrounded by police officers.  Those officers ordered him out of the vehicle with hands resting on their hips before realizing the plate reader he passed mistakenly identified the vehicle as stolen. As reported by our own Matt Posky tod

Race-honed, £1.2m recreation of a Porsche legend will go for gold in the hillclimb shootout this weekCalifornian Porsche tuner Gunther Weeks will bid for class victory on the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb this week with a 1000bhp-plus reimagining of the iconic Porsche 911 Slantnose.
Project F-26 – numbered for the amount of examples that will be built, at around £1.2 million apiece – is a fighter jet-inspired recreation of the distinctive 935 Slantnose of

Today, we are exploring a very special electric vehicle: the VW ID.3 GTX Fire and Ice edition. This limited-run EV is a direct tribute to the iconic 1990s Fire and Ice Golf Mark 2, and Volkswagen only built 191 of these cars, making it a potential future collector's item. In this review, we break down what makes this GTX so special: Performance: It features a 79 kWh battery in the floor and a performance package pushing 240 kilowatts (around 326 to 330 horsepower). Unique Styling

Next month, privacy groups are planning a “National Week of Action” against automated license plate readers. This comes after sustained criticisms against companies like Flock Safety.
Starting on August 16th, DeFlock wants to establish an entire week where concerned citizens make it absolutely clear that they do not want AI-assisted surveillance tools installed within their communities. The group has set up a website that explains the background behind the cameras and how best to org

Mercedes has moved the engine fakery game on with seat shakers and simulated pops and bangsThe arrival of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N was a landmark moment for electric performance cars. There’s a distinct split between those from before it and its virtual gearbox and those that came after.
The new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 is only the latest to jump on the trend after the Porsche Taycan and Honda Super-N, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see more in the years – even months – 

CLA 45 goes electric with supercar-baiting pace, choice of saloon or estate and 416-mile rangeMercedes-AMG is aiming to convert hot hatch buyers to electric power with the new CLA 45, which brings supercar-baiting performance, advanced torque-vectoring technology and an ICE-aping exhaust note that even pops and bangs.
Available as both a saloon and a Shooting Brake estate, the first electric 45 model is substantially different under the skin from the regular CLA. It combines three axial flu

France’s Audi aspirant rejuvenates and fully electrifies its best-sellerTypically when a new car arrives, its predecessor is deemed old news and mentioned in passing at best. Yet the media launch of the DS N°7 involved the screening of an emotional video montage of its DS 7 predecessor, its stint as Emmanuel Macron’s presidential limo among the highlights.The 7 did a mighty job for DS, contributing 50% of the French brand’s sales for much of its life and selling more than

The MG 2 will launch next year inspired by this Goodwood concept car designed in BritainThe new MG Go concept car is the first preview of the new MG 2 supermini, which will arrive in 2027 as a rival to the likes of the Renault 5 and Mini Cooper.
It has been unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed alongside another MG concept, a plush SUV called the MG Cyber.
The production version of the Go will be positioned as a fun, fashionable model rather than a budget offering and marks t