Articles by Matt Kimberley
A Road Safety Charity Wants To Increase Official Stopping Distances Because Apparently We're All Dimwits
We haven't tutted, sighed or rolled our eyes so much during reading a single press release for as long as we can remember. Road safety charity Brake wants to tell us how quickly we can and can't stop our cars

This Prodrive-Tuned WRX STI Has Just Cracked A Sub-7-Minute Nurburgring Lap
Tuned to give over 600bhp and rev to 8500rpm, the time-attack 2.0-litre WRX STI that has already set a course best at the Isle of Man TT is breaking records again, this time on the Nurburgring

This Is The New Suzuki Swift Sport And We Have To Admit We're A Little Disappointed
Although the predicted stats of the third-generation car are still looking very strong, we were hoping for a bit more visual drama from the flagship Swift
Bear Locks Itself Inside Car, Wreaks Utter Devastation
We're trying really hard not to laugh at the mental image of a huge bear going bananas inside a Honda Element, but we're also failing. This is what you get when you don't lock your car in bear country

Sneaky Dodge Dealers Are Still Profiteering Off Demon Sales Despite The Company's Warnings
We know that in a capitalist society everything has a value dictated by supply and demand, but sometimes, like with Dodge dealers' cunning new way to make more money out of Demon buyers, it leaves a bad taste
The 10 Best Comments On CT Last Week
From a Minnie Mouse horror show to a weaponised GTA pickup, we've had inspiration for some great comments this week

Feast Your Eyes On The BMW 7 Series 40 Jahre Limited Edition
Following in the wheel tracks of M3 and M5 special editions, the 7 Series Edition 40 Jahre adds a couple of unique new colours, plus a rather striking interior

The Infiniti Q50 Red Sport 400 Is The Bargain M3-Baiter North America Will Love
There are a number of good reasons why you'd buy a BMW M3, but there are 13,000 more that say the Q50 Red Sport 400 might be a better bet
The New Jaguar XJR575 Is 567bhp Of Weaponised Comfort
At a glance it could be just another no-doubt diesel-fulled Jaguar XJ going about its business, but the XJR575 is a true cruise missile that has to be limited to a 186mph top speed
Was One Of Carroll Shelby's Most Famous Statements A Lie?
The idea that the Shelby Cobra 427 was so fast that the man himself was willing to bet a $100 bill on it sure as hell sold the right image, but just how much truth is there in the myth?
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Here's Why We Need To Be Ready To Fight Road Pricing
Roads pricing, like the idea we reported on earlier this week, wouldn't end well for the car enthusiast. Here's just a few of the reasons why we have no faith in the idea at all - and why you shouldn't either

Forget The $100,000 Mitsubishi Evo: Here's A Much Cheaper One That We'd Rather Have Anyway
We still can't get over the insane price tag attached to a brand new Evo IX in California right now, but rather than worry too much, we've found an earlier car that's much, much better value

Soon Your iPhone Won't Work While You're Driving
As part of its iOS 11 operating system, Apple is introducing a system to deactivate notifications with the hope of removing the temptation to check your phone or even type messages while driving

Audi, Porsche And Volkswagen Have Recalled 850,000 V6 And V8 Diesels Over Dubious Emissions
The VW Group had previously claimed that its larger diesels were emissions-compliant in Europe, despite failing tests in North America and Australia, but now the company has admitted it needs to modify a whole lot of them
A Florida Man Repeatedly Shot Two AT&T Trucks That Parked Outside His House
Never mind the fact that a stray bullet or ricochet could have gone anywhere: this man's decision to start shooting telecoms company trucks full of holes beggars belief

This 'Brand New' 11-Year-Old Mitsubishi Evo IX Is Somehow Attracting Six-Figure Bids
It's so new that it's never actually been sold at all and the seats are still covered with the factory-applied covers, but we still can't understand how this 2006 Evo IX MR can be worth over $100,000
The Ford F-150 Police Responder Is The News Rural Bad Guys Won't Want To Hear
Ford's stable of police-spec vehicles is already pretty impressive, but now, for the first time, the company has launched an uprated law enforcement pickup - and we like it a lot

Bugatti Can't Make The Chiron Faster Without Electricity
Even though a Chiron successor is still at least seven years away, Bugatti's CEO has said that electrification will have to happen if the company is to move the game onward

Porsche Is Developing A More Sonorous Flagship 718 Boxster
With the 718 Boxster and Cayman having taken a hefty beating over the sound of their new four-cylinder engines, Porsche is developing a GTS version with a new exhaust system aimed at changing all that

This Is The Most Stunningly Extreme Lotus Evora Ever And We Want One
After a new round of weight cuts and another power tweak, the Evora has reached a new zenith as the GT430, a limited-edition 190mph road-legal track weapon producing up to 250kg of downforce
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Could This Fast Vauxhall Bargain Tempt You Away From A BMW 330i?
It's a tenth of a second faster to 62mph than a BMW 330i of the same age, and it's definitely good value, but would you consider the surprisingly genteel Insignia VXR as a viable fast saloon alternative to the likes of the 3 Series?

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Is Surprisingly Cheaper Than The BMW X3 And Audi Q5
Alfa Romeo has just released UK pricing details for its first SUV, and it's good news for buyers thanks to prices that undercut the equivalents from the key German rivals
The Mercedes-AMG S63's 0-130mph Time Is Proof That Four Litres Is Enough
It may not have any more power than the E63 S, but the S63 can still crack out a seriously quick 0-100mph time

Vauxhall Has Brought Back The Famous GSi Badge And It's Not Just A Styling Exercise
If you were going to get a MkII or MkIII Astra, it had to be a GSi, but 12 years after last being seen on a Vauxhall the badge has been given a new playground on a 256bhp Insignia