Road Cars

It is safe to say the latest generation of fast Volkswagen Golf has not been accorded the rapturous reception its creators may have hoped for and, given the breed’s recent…

Scrap those dreams of wafting through Tuscany and pour cold water on thoughts of cruising the Amalfi Coast, it turns out a blast down the A30 from Bodmin to Penzance…

There haven’t been many people in this industry to whom I warmed more immediately than Victor Gauntlett, whom I last saw in 2001, 10 years after he left Aston Martin’s…

One of the largest Jaguar E-type gatherings is assembling this weekend at Shelsley Walsh to mark the 60th anniversary of the legendary car’s launch. The oldest E-type in existence will…

A collection of three Aston Martin DB5s — in Coupé, Convertible and Shooting Brake form — will be displayed as they go on sale with a £4m price tag

“If you drink, don’t drive – don’t even putt,” cracked Rat Packer Dean Martin. In 1979, The Cannonball Run star, whose vanity plate was once ‘DRUNKY’, was the first owner…

One of the events I so wish I’d been able to attend was the launch of the Bentley Turbo R in 1986. Not for its sheer power, or sumptuous luxury,…

When Colin Chapman pulled the covers off his dainty Lotus 7 at the Earl’s Court Motor Show in 1957, we doubt that even in his wildest dreams he’d have imagined…

When I was a child, I lived in an almost entirely Alfa-centric world. There were Giulias, Berlinas, Alfettas, ’Suds, one after the other from the late 1960s to the mid-…

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…