Road Cars

The next time you see an Audi Quattro clinging to a gravel-strewn classic rally stage, bear in mind it may well owe some of its tenacious grip to the car…

This new Porsche 911 Turbo S was just one of many cars I didn’t get to see when it wasn’t launched at this year’s non- existent Geneva Motor Show. It…

There are, it would seem, very few reasons to be cheerful about Britain’s indigenous motor industry right now. In May, McLaren announced 1200 job losses, the vast majority coming from…

There are very few engines that have become so indivisible from their creator that it’s hard to mention them without their names too. I guess you could include the Cosworth…

Ferrari film is supposed to be a tribute to the cult classic C'était Un Rendez-Vous. Viewers aren't convinced

There has been a certain amount of low level crowing in the industry at the departure of Andy Palmer from the saddle of Aston Martin. Some thought he should have…

The term ‘cobbled together’ is an understatement in regards to the Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite. The 1950s sports car was the product of a new union of car makers, brought about…

Lockdown might have had a seriously detrimental effect on businesses everywhere – but not, it seems, if you happen to be one of the world’s most experienced exotic car dealers…

Once it was Britain’s Motor City. Coventry, in the bustling industrial Midlands, was the hub where from 1896 onward such firms as Daimler, Triumph, Alvis and Hillman, Jaguar and a…

Aston Martin's shake-up could see the company seize the game-changing opportunity offered by Formula 1. Could we see a World Champion come along for the ride?

McLaren will reduce the size of its workforce as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also to prepare for the F1 cost cap

Best paddock tow car Land Rover Defender 110 D240 S I’ve seen all kinds of unlikely tow cars over the years, none more so than a magnificent Bugatti Type 46…

Now that the car’s gone, I can tell you that I’ve passed through lockdown in the company of a brand new Bentley. I didn’t ask for it, but Bentley foresaw…

Not exactly hot on the heels – fully 18 months behind if truth be told – but the long-awaited manual version of the new 992-series Porsche 911 is now available…

Maserati has chosen to mark the death of Sir Stirling Moss by releasing pictures of its new MC20 prototype in a special Moss livery. Aimed at returning the marque to…

Charles Leclerc will pay homage to a controversial cult driving film this weekend, by speeding through the narrow Monaco streets in a Ferrari. Footage of the drive will be made…

Max Hoffman managed to create a rather rare platform in automotive history: an independent car dealer who can claim to have led the development strategy of an automotive giant. Being…