Cars

McLaren has announced Renault Sport driver Carlos Sainz Jr. as its replacement for the retiring Fernando Alonso.

BMW has sprung another leak. Once again, super-secret images that haven’t even appeared in press releases marked “Embargo” yet are turning up online.

The 1980s and 90s saw some rather strange cars hit the roads. The emphasis was on the future and it showed in nearly every radical new design. Supercars were no exception to this either. That’s why for this week’s Want we’re taking a look at two of these cars from Vector.

Ah, road trips. Being stuck in a car for hours on end, forced to listen to whatever the people in the front of the car settle on. Or shoving your headphones in and missing out on all the conversation and jokes.

Automakers spend a ton of time and money to name their products. They often want something that conveys emotion without being offensive. It’s hard work for sure; for every Lamborghini Countach, there’s a Ford Probe. But Geely thinks it’s found a solution to this — let the internet do it.

The roller coaster that is the F1 2018 season continues on unabated. It began with the bombshell reveal of Daniel Ricciardo leaving Red Bull next season. Fernando Alonso has now confirmed he will be stepping away from the sport at the end of the current season.

While video games are at the forefront of Gamescom, Ford is looking to give things an automotive flair. At this year’s event, it will unveil a brand-new performance vehicle.

It seems the future is now brighter for Force India. The Silverstone-based team has been in administration since last month’s Hungarian GP.

I first met Sam Mitani in London’s Heathrow airport. We were there for Gran Turismo’s 15th Anniversary — the blowout event which saw the announcement of Gran Turismo 6 — and we quickly became friends.

Nobody likes getting a traffic citation. They’re annoying, but part of driving and something many drivers get over their lifetime. But, for the most part, these citations are just a small fine. For one British tourist on holiday in Dubai though, it wasn’t just a small fine.

When it comes to iconic cars, you’d have to go a long way to match the Ford Mustang.

If you follow the Wednesday Want, you know we rather like road-going race cars. That’s why for this week we’re featuring yet another one of these awesome cars: the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR.

Hennessey Performance has made high horsepower cars since 1991. Now 27 years later it’s celebrating its 10,000th car with the 808hp Heritage Edition Mustang.

If you live in Northern Ireland and are on the search for the perfect home, we found it for you. It comes with all the things gearheads love, plenty of space, a large garage, a race track…

Every once in a while, I get the urge to get out from behind my computer and quench my thirst for adventure. This typically involves a road trip in some fashion to see whatever sights are along the way. That’s why when the travel bug bit recently, I packed up my car and headed out to see the great American West.

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing has announced that Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the current season.

French carmaker Ligier is teasing us with a new car to celebrate its landmark year. But this one is a bit different to its current crop of vehicles: it’s a bonafide sports car.

It’s one of those questions that car enthusiasts will argue over until they’re blue in the face. What is the greatest movie car ever?

In previous Wants, we took a look at cars that embraced the essence of Gran Turismo. These include vehicles like the Toyota Supra and the Nissan Skyline. For this week we are returning to the franchise, but instead of picking an outright performance car, we are looking at something a little different, the Honda Beat.

If you happened to be the area of Blaenau Ffestiniog in (obviously) Wales recently, you might have been treated to an unusual aerial display.