Road Cars

If you’re old enough to remember Tony Pond powering his MG Metro 6R4 to a heroic third place in the 1985 Lombard RAC, you’re likely a fan of what must…

How do you like your classic Ferraris? If the answer is open-topped with clean lines, zero frills and a stonking Lampredi V12 under the bonnet, then this delightful 340 America…

Remember the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake? A brilliant idea, combining the style of the CLS coupé with the practicality of a conventional estate. Brilliant, that is, in all regards but…

Last August, Tobias Moers, the former boss of Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division, swept through the doors of Aston Martin’s Gaydon factory to take up his position as the beleaguered company’s new…

Fancy getting your hands on a Ferrari 250 GT but lacking the millions to do so? The solution may have just arrived from a world-famous racing team

The Lotus Emira will be the final petrol-powered machine before a shift to electric cars. Andrew Frankel asks whether it will appeal to the audience Lotus hopes it can

Mention Morgan cars to your mates and I guarantee that you’ll be met with that most predictable of retorts: “Aren’t they all made of wood? Watch out for termites…” No…

It is probably true that three of my five favourite road cars are Ferraris. Naturally I can’t afford any of them but even if I could, I’d probably not have…

There is no unhappier child in the Land Rover family than the Discovery. Teased for its awkward appearance from birth, lambasted for its inability to capture the charm of its…

This is a more than usually comprehensive mid-life refresh for the best and most likeable ultra-high-performance estate – which is available with saloon bodywork, too. Outside there are minor visual…

It will not have escaped your attention that fast car manufacturers are engaged in a seemingly endless, futile and entirely counterproductive power struggle. Porsche is as guilty as anyone, but…

It seems strange to call any of Mazda’s RX cars a rarity, but the RX-7 FD – the daddy of them all – is fast becoming a prized specimen, with…

It has taken a while, but Mercedes-AMG has committed to start deliveries of its Project One hypercar this year. Or just ‘One’. Officially the concept was the ‘Project One’, the…

If there is a car that better illustrates all that is wrong with the ‘crossover’ class of car, it is this new Puma ST, despite the fact that it is…

This short-wheelbase 90 model is the Land Rover Defender you really should not buy. It has very little luggage space, it’s hard to get in the back, it’s not significantly…

Sliding behind the wheel of a new BMW M3 is always a moment to savour. There’s something about that letter and number that still captivates, even after all this time…

Revealed: the unsung part that an Austin-Healey 3000 played in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice