Articles by Matt Kimberley

The Chinese Hate 'New-Car-Smell' So Much That Ford Is Eliminating It
Feedback from Chinese buyers suggests that they hate ‘new-car-smell’ enough to be put off buying a car altogether, so Ford is responding
F3 Racer In Macau Horror Crash ‘Will Race Again’ After 11-Hour Surgery
Sophia Florsch, the racing driver seriously injured when her car left the Macau street circuit and smashed into a 20-foot high marshals’ post, will make a full recovery

The Next Jaguar F-Type Could Use A BMW 'M' V8… Or Go Full Electric
Jaguar is said to be considering two extremes of power options for the all-new F-type due in 2021 – and one of them uses batteries

What Defines Sprung And Unsprung Mass, And Which One Is Bad News?
Most of your car is sprung mass but some of it is unsprung. The difference is extremely important – and one of them should usually be as low as possible

The Suzuki Jimny Will Start From Just £15,499
Suzuki’s dinky off-roader will be sold from £15,499 in the UK, but demand is still far outstripping expected supply

Lamborghini Is Going Rallycross Racing… With The Urus Super-SUV
In a bizarre no-definitely-not-an-April-fool development, Lamborghini has announced a one-make Rallycross-style racing series for the Urus

Nissan Is Firing Its Own Boss Over £34 Million Salary Fraud
The chairman of Nissan is to be removed from office and charged by Japanese prosecutors after it emerged that he under-reported his salary
2WD Plus Winter Tyres Easily Beats 4WD In The Snow
The general mainstream assumption that four-wheel drive means you can handle ice and snow couldn’t be more wrong, and here’s proof
High-Speed F3 'Flying Car' Horror Crash Leaves Five In Hospital
After a car lost control badly on the tight Macau street circuit, it left the ground and became a deadly missile that slammed directly into a marshal's post

Why We Won’t Mourn The V6 Audi R8 That Never Happened
It seemed likely for a long time that Audi would build a twin-turbo V6 R8, but eventually, the idea fell short of approval. We’re anything but sad about it

The 348bhp Diamond Edition Is A Subaru WRX STI The UK Can't Have
While we'd dearly love to get our hands on this pumped-up birthday present to honour STI's 30th birthday, the Diamond Edition is a 30-car South Africa-only special

Here’s A New Suzuki Jimny Wearing A Land Rover Defender Suit
We all know the new Jimny is a lot like a miniature G-Wagen, but now you can also turn it into a mini Land Rover Defender with a new body kit from tuner DAMD

An Early MkII Audi R8 Is Like A Huracan But With £55,000 Change
At £55,000 cheaper than the cheapest used Lamborghini Huracan we could find, an early MkII Audi R8 makes a whole heap of sense
This Subaru WRX-Powered Ferrari Dino Is Alternative Engine Swap Gold
Although it might be sacrilege to purists, this Dino has been fitted with the charismatic flat-four from a Subaru WRX – and we love it

Turo User Attracts Chicago's Wrath After Street-Parking 38 Cars
A man making money on the Turo peer-to-peer car rental platform is fighting officials after he parked nearly 40 cars in front of neighbours’ houses

The Toyota Avalon TRD Has Big Brakes And An Even Bigger Grille
Toyota has revealed the specs for the bizarre Avalon TRD, and there are some unexpected dynamic upgrades to tell you about…

Who Invented The Supercharger And How Has It Changed?
Anyone with petrol running through their veins appreciates the joys of superchargers, but who’s responsible for inventing them and applying them to cars?
Buying A Trouble-Free $25k Aston Martin DB7 Is Too Good To Be True
It may have the door handles from a Mazda Miata and it may have the engine from a Jaguar XJR, but the cheapest manual Aston Martin in the US actually seems pretty good...
Watch James May Unbox A Cardboard-Encased Toyota Yaris GRMN
James May has got hold of a Toyota Yaris GRMN, but it seems to still be in a cardboard box. Why not kick back and unbox it with him?

Tesla Cars Will Soon Be Able To Charge On Non-Tesla Chargers
European Teslas will be able to charge using generic standardised charging stations, it has been revealed, with adapters for Models S and X

VW Is Returning To Its Beetle Roots With An Affordable ‘People’s EV’
The German brand is said to want to build an affordable electric car that could replicate the commercial success of the original Beetle

Check Out This Insanely Complex 3D-Printed Titanium Wheel
The world's first 3D-printed titanium alloy wheels are here, and in a phenomenally complex design that we can't stop staring at
Formula E And Fallout Is The Bizarre Crossover You Weren’t Expecting
What are the obvious commercial tie-ins for Formula E, do you think? We’re pretty sure that before you read this headline you wouldn’t have called this one…

Now You Can Build A Desert Racing Spec Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
After two years of hardcore strength-testing in desert racing competition, Chevrolet and Hall Racing have jointly released a suite of mighty upgrades for the ZR2