Rising obesity levels mean that carmakers are having to go to elaborate lengths to accommodate supersized drivers.

The country's first road-legal, solar-powered car will be rolled out next week.

Toyota says hybrid's fuel economy is outstanding, writes Alastair Sloane

They either barrel along at about 60-70km/h flinging their big bus around with gay abandon, obliterating everything in their path, or crawl along at 5km/h in the middle of the road.

Iconic American brand celebrates its wild ride through a century

A funny thing about the people-mover or MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) segment is that it's buoyant in the used trade, a fizzer in the new market.