Articles by Matt Kimberley
The FIA Isn't Happy About Richard Hammond's Latest Crash
The FIA is pressing the Swiss motorsport federation for answers after the TV presenter crashed a valuable electric hypercar well after the finish line of an official hill-climb course

Power Boosts And Special Options Define New Aston Martin Vantage AMR Twins
The first pair in a new sub-brand of upgraded and race-inspired Aston Martins are faster, more heavily styled and can even deliver a whole range of matching accessories...

Full Details Released For Sleek New Jaguar XF Sportbrake
It's bigger, prettier than ever and you can check that it's locked via a smartphone app: the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake is the perfect lifestyle wagon for car guys and girls everywhere

You Can Now Buy Tickets To See The 1000mph Bloodhound SSC In Testing (At 200mph)
To mark the next stage in its quest to crack the 1000mph barrier on land, Bloodhound SSC is going testing in Cornwall, and for a fee you can be part of the crowd

You Could Win This Super-Exclusive Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrow For £20
The RAF Benevolent Fund has been gifted one of just 10 Red Arrow special edition Vanquish Ss, and with raffle tickets on sale all through the summer and autumn, anyone could win it.
Someone Please Explain Why This Woman Is On The Bonnet Of A Car On The Freeway
In one of the more unusual stories we've covered this week, here's a car being driven down the freeway with a woman on the bonnet. We have absolutely no idea why but we can't stop watching
This Terrifying Sinkhole In A Florida Car Park Claims An Elderly Couple's Car
With the ground beneath it being washed away by a broken water main, a car park in Florida collapses into a sinkhole and takes an old couple's car with it
Hull Woman Feeling The Sting After 20,000-Bee Swarm Nests In Her Car
Bad luck comes in many forms, but finding 20,000 bees casually turning your car into a nest ranks at the more bizarre end of things - and they're not easy to remove...

Porsche Dragged Into Dieselgate As New Cayenne Allegations Surface
A German newspaper has alleged that the diesel Cayenne puts out more harmful nitric oxide than it's legally allowed to, but while Porsche says they've got it all wrong, an official investigation has been ordered
This Is Why You Don't Pull U-Turns Near Corners
If you need to turn your car around, for the love of God do it somewhere safe. That's apparently an unfamiliar concept to this driver, though, who comes close to causing not one, but three motorcycle accidents in the same manoeuvre
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Here's The First Full-Length Picture Of The Fisker EMotion
The rather striking Fisker has only been seen piecemeal in teaser photos until this point, but the first whole-car shot shows a Maserati-ish silhouette and a reasonably close resemblance to the original concept

Lamborghini's Special New Room Will Help Its Cars Sound Even More Incredible
If any manufacturer was going to dedicate a room at its factory to making very loud noises, it was always going to be Lamborghini. The 'acoustic test room' will help make future cars sound even better

Polestar Is Building Its Own High-Performance Electric Cars And The First One Arrives This Year
Completely out of the blue, Volvo's performance wing Polestar has been promoted to 'actual car maker' by parent company Geely, with a view to turning it into a Swedish version of AMG... only without the noise
This Three-Way Fast Audi Drag Race Is Consumer Journalism Done Right
Because these things are obviously very important, the staff of Top Gear magazine have raced three very fast Audis so that we as consumers can be better informed when placing our imaginary six-figure salary bonuses

We Know We Should Give Up On A Proper Subaru BRZ STI, But We Can't Do It
After the latest round of have-they-haven't-they ended with the perennial 'haven't', we acknowledge that it's time to admit that a BRZ STI will never happen, but we can't seem to let the dream go...

A Quick Drive In A Mitsubishi Starion Was 20 Minutes I Won't Forget
With a great-condition Starion just sitting there and the keys going spare nearby, there was no choice but to take this 30-year-old cult sports car for a brief but memorable drive

A Heartwarming Civic Type R Charity Auction Has Just Taken A $200,000 Bid
With Honda having donated the very first 2018 Civic Type R to a worthy charity in the States, one anonymous but generous bidder has just beaten the previous best by $144,000
Watch This Camaro's Bizarre But Deserved Crash And Try Not To Laugh
After this black Camaro speeds past a car trying to join the carriageway, the cameras mounted inside the latter capture one of the most ridiculous accidents we've seen in a long time
Even Restored Classic Porsches Are Now Selling For Big Money
This 930 911 Turbo isn't - or shouldn't be - special in any way other than the quality of its restoration, but that alone is seemingly enough to slap a hefty price tag on it
The 1036bhp Electric Faraday Future Test Mule Is Going Racing At Pikes Peak
While there are still question marks over Faraday Future's ability to deliver what it has so publicly promised, the engineering team behind it seems determined to get the job done the fun way
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It Looks Like The New Toyota Supra Will Be Automatic-Only
In what has to be a big disappointment for people hoping for a manual Supra to get their teeth into, the latest information gleaned from test mules suggests that the Supra won't have a manual option at all
The Next 911 GT2 RS Will Have 'Way More Power' But Be Less Scary, Says Porsche
Because 611bhp clearly isn't enough to keep you interested, Porsche has confirmed that the next GT2 RS will have at the very least 641bhp, but probably much more...

Brace Yourself For Tears: The Last-Ever Vauxhall VXR8 Is Here
With Holden's Commodore no longer in production and Holden itself in the process of shutting down permanently, there's no future for the VXR8. At least it's going out in style, though, with a 15-car special edition
This Track Day Biker Was Knocked Unconscious At Over 140mph
After a 'careless' biker's shoddy handiwork ends up with some of his bodywork detaching at high speed, it strikes another rider on the head and sends the unconscious victim into a huge crash