Articles by Matt Kimberley
This Compulsive Stunt Driver Definitely Fails The Grand Tour's Driver Auditions
With a regular slot on The Grand Tour on the line, the action is hotting up in Clarkson, Hammond and May's 'auditions' courtesy of a professional stunt driver

Today's UK Budget Wants You To Buy An Electric Car
The Budget, where the UK's chancellor tells us all the ways he or she is planning to make life more expensive for us, mixes the carrot and the stick to nudge people towards plug-in cars
The Lamborghini Urus' 48-Volt Electrics Are An Anti-Roll Miracle
Of all the supercar makers in the world, Lamborghini is the brand that's most adaptable to the SUV. Part of the measures to make the Urus handle as well as possible include an anti-roll chassis setup borrowed from Bentley

The Mini John Cooper Works Buggy Is The Retro-Cool Entry To The 2018 Dakar Rally
While Mini has been doing pretty well with its John Cooper Works Rally entries to past Dakar events, with the help of its partner X-raid the firm is bringing another fun-looking toy to the 2018 party
Discovering A Giant Spider Hanging Off Your Car's Sun Visor Mid-Journey Is The Absolute Worst
When an Australian woman looked up in the middle of a car journey to see a spider the size of a small house gazing hungrily at her from her sun visor, we can only imagine the horror...

The New BMW M5 Is A Relative Bargain For Americans
Despite BMW's efforts to keep the US M5's sticker price secret for now, it has apparently been revealed by a customer who has ordered one, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than it is in Europe
Watch Mark Webber's Hilarious Audition To Replace 'The American' On The Grand Tour
We like Mark Webber. He's a genuine sort of guy and likes a laugh, which would make him perfect as The Grand Tour's new tame racing driver... or maybe not

The Gloriously Analogue SCG 004S Is A Left-Field Swipe At Ferrari And McLaren
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is a tiny company with big ambitions, and the latest move in its game of catch-up versus the big players is a $400,000, 650bhp V8 supercar

The 8.8-Sec 1/4-Mile Tesla Roadster Will Get Even Faster
Being able to crush any other production car on the drag strip isn't enough, apparently, as Elon Musk hints at a faster incarnation of the new Roadster, which already hits 100mph in 4.2 seconds...

The Honda Accord 2.0T Is The Sleeper You Weren’t Expecting
With a detuned Civic Type R engine under the bonnet and a short-throw manual gearbox, the latest addition to the Accord range makes an interesting family car
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Porsche's First Electric Car Is Starting To Feel Very Real
Porsche wants to show the world that electric power needn't be restricted to big, heavy SUVs. The car based on the high-powered Mission E concept is coming, ready or not...

Tesla's New Roadster Walks The Line Between Genius And Madness
The new Roadster has fired like one of SpaceX's rockets, out of nowhere and into the world's astonished gaze. It's a flashy and dramatic statement to make, but it could be just another flight of fancy

The XKR Is The Affordable Supercharged Jaguar Convertible That Isn't Too Good To Be True
We love the sound of a supercharged Jaguar V8, and as we discovered in the classifieds, you don't have to spend six figures - or even five - to get a good one
Stars Will Feature On The Grand Tour As Celebrity Brain Crash Is Axed
Let's be honest, not many of us liked Celebrity Brain Crash after the first episode or two of The Grand Tour series one. We're pleased to say that the idea is no more

The Dallara Stradale Is The Pricey, Limited-Production Track Day Nemesis Of The Lotus 3-Eleven
Dallara's first road-legal car is built with all the engineering firm's expertise in carbonfibre and racing chassis, but although it sounds fast as hell, it's not cheap... or practical
This Could Be The Greatest Land Cruiser We've Ever Seen
Toyota's FJ-series Land Cruiser is a fast-growing icon of classic off-roading, and the FJ Company of Japan has delivered something stunning

The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro Is The Track-Only Beast That Can Match F1 Lap Times
Despite its maximum cornering speeds falling well short of F1 standards, the super-light, insanely powerful Valkyrie AMR Pro will be able to lap tracks just as fast as Max Verstappen's Red Bull
Modern Supercars Are Too Fast For The Nurburgring, Says Walter Rohrl
Lately we've seen some truly weapons-grade lap times from production cars around the Nurburgring, and the German king of speed says safety concerns are now more real than ever

Behold A Nissan Micra That Looks Like A Dog, Sort Of
Someone, somewhere is responsible for making this 2011 Nissan Micra look like a dog, and we want to thank them for giving us a few giggles

Lamborghini Has Given The Pope A Huracan
All 80-year-old men secretly want a Lamborghini for Christmas (probably), and that's what Pope Francis has actually got. Instead of driving it, he has blessed it before it goes to charity auction next year
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Idiots Stole A Race Circuit's Medical Car And Abandoned It In A Forest
With not a single thought for anyone who might have suddenly needed urgent medical attention at the track, pranksters stole Oulton Park's medical car and dumped it miles away in woodland

Thousands Of Driving Tests Are Being Cancelled As Examiners Strike Over New Rules
Driving examiners are allegedly being asked to work longer and harder for the same money when the new test is introduced, says a union representing them, as thousands prepare to strike. Welcome to 2017, guys

Fisker's New Batteries Could Deliver 500 Miles Of Range And Recharge In One Minute
Fisker Inc claims to have innovated a new type of solid-state batteries for automotive propulsion, delivering lots of power and a long range, with much shorter recharge times
This Lexus LC500 Vs LFA Comparison's Only Purpose Is Making Glorious Noise
The LFA legend was a totally different kind of car in both purpose and execution to today's LC500 sports car, but both make stupendously good noises so why not bring them together?