Articles by Matt Kimberley
Woman Fined £24,500 After Ignoring 200 Parking Tickets
After wrongly assuming that the regular parking tickets appearing on her windows were unenforceable, a woman in Scotland has been dealt the biggest parking fine in British history

The Next Swift Sport Will Have A Better Power-To-Weight Ratio Than A GT86
The next Swift Sport will have more power-to-weight than a whole host of older, more powerful hot hatchbacks and even some brand new sports cars, and you can direct your thanks to massive weight reduction

Skoda's New SUV Concept Is An All-Electric, Twin-Motor Glimpse Into the Future
With five fully-electric Skoda models scheduled to arrive by 2025, the new Vision E concept is an early look at what the brand is cooking

The Tesla Model 3 Has Just One Display, And It's Not In Front Of The Driver
Being able to quickly glance at your road and engine speeds, fuel level or engine temperatures is taken for granted, but Tesla seems to want to make it a whole lot more difficult

You Could Buy 200 Bugatti Chirons For The Price Of All The Damage Caused In The F&F Movie Series
An insurance company claims to have done the maths for how much damage is caused in the seven Fast & Furious movies that have been released so far, and these are big numbers

Good Guy Vauxhall Renames Its Yellow After Vandalised Corsa Made Headlines
Well played, Vauxhall. The company has renamed its shade of yellow in tribute to the elderly man whose yellow Corsa was vandalised for 'spoiling' tourist photos of his picturesque village

V-Max Mode Among Five Drive Settings For New Ford GT
Want to go fast in your new Ford GT? Ford has just the ticket. Forget Drift Mode - the new supercar is going to be all about V-Max
A Crafty Police Force Has Hired A Bus To Catch Drivers Using Mobiles
From the top floor of a double-decker bus, police can spot drivers using mobiles and report the offenders to roads policing units nearby

Zenos Cars Isn't Dead Yet, Because AC Cars Has Stepped In
News has emerged that a consortium led by AC Cars, makers of the Cobra, have bought Zenos Cars with a view to streamlining production

Shelby GT350 Mustang Owners Sue Ford Over Track-Day Overheating
Ford enthusiasts in America have reported numerous cases of track-day overheating, and now a law firm is taking their complaints straight to Ford
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Can We Please Swap A Top Gear Presenter With The New American Version?
We know not everyone likes the latest Top Gear UK lineup, but with the new Top Gear America presenters now confirmed as well, I'd like to ask about an exchange...
Meanwhile, In Russia, People Have Just Invented Car Curling
With an ice rink, some old, stripped-out small cars and lots of cold-weather clothing, Russia has just invented the funnest winter sport in history
This Ridiculous Multi-Car Pile-Up Shows Why Tailgating Is A Bad Idea
Even when conditions are good, tailgating can leave you looking like a complete idiot if something happens to cars in front

McLaren Has Dropped A Design Sketch Of The Three-Seat F1 Successor
There's precious little data to add to what we know already, but the design looks like it means business
Edd China Is Leaving Wheeler Dealers, Says New Producers Want To Dumb It Down
After 13 years as one of our favourite TV mechanics, Edd China has put his foot down over a decision by new producers to make his workshop sequences shorter and simpler

8 Of Your Best McLaren 720S Designs So Far
With McLaren's 720S configurator up and running, we challenged you to create the best-looking version you could. So far, we're not disappointed.

Newly French-Bought Vauxhall Has Suddenly Escaped France's Emissions Investigators
Ongoing French emissions investigations into alleged 'manipulation' by Opel and Vauxhall have been closed, just a fortnight after the firms were purchased by part-French-government-owned PSA
This Amazing Chiron Engine Test Rig Lets Bugatti Simulate The Nurburgring
It's obviously pretty important for Bugatti to make sure its 1500-horsepower Chiron engine can stand punishment, and this test rig lets the W16 powerplant loose on a simulated lap of the Nordschleife

8 'Bargain' Supercars That Aren't As Expensive As You'd Imagine
Inspired by the Porsche Carrera GT we found earlier this week, we've dug up some more supercars that, for various reasons, you could call bargains. Machine lust awaits
A Tesla Model S P100D Has Just Run The Standing Quarter In 10.6 Seconds
This is a new best for a car already known for its devastating drag strip performance, with a cheeky drop in tyre pressures part of what made it possible.
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70 Per Cent Of New Porsches Are Now SUVs
Porsche's latest figures show some pretty amazing sales statistics, with SUVs outselling sports cars by more than 2.3 to one

The New Volkswagen Polo Has Been Caught Without Camouflage
It's not meant to be launched until September, but the new Volkswagen Polo has been caught out and about in South Africa, without any kind of disguise
The Top Gear Test Track Could Still Be Saved
If Dunsfold Aerodrome was to be saved, you might have expected the driving force to come from fans of Top Gear, but it's actually the local residents who are making things happen in the track's favour
Peugeot Is Considering A Sensational Return To Le Mans Racing
Just five years after leaving the sport due to budget constraints, Peugeot is close to a return to the top class of endurance racing - but it wants new rules to cut costs before it commits