Volkswagen XL1: The long game

Pregnancy terms vary widely across the animal kingdom, from less than two weeks for an American opossum to almost a couple of years for an African elephant. But the gestation period of the extraordinary, ultra-lightweight two-seat Volkswagen XL1 is something else: more than a decade. Now in production (a slightly tenuous description as Volkswagen is […]

First of a new generation

There is a summertime treat in store for the Vauxhall Zafira Tourer – it gets a newly developed 1.6-litre diesel engine that will be full of hidden promises

Autocue: Thatcham

Andrew Miller, Research Director at Thatcham, the UK Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, is a man who knows a great deal about vehicle safety.