Features

Revisit some of the best motoring features envisaged as being the future.

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Classic Golf GTIs: driving Volkswagen’s hot hatch icons

Tim Pitt - 2
The Volkswagen Golf GTI has been the benchmark hot hatch since 1975. We drive the first three generations – which is the best of the breed?
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Mercedes-Benz 190: the story of a modern classic

Retro Motor team - 4
The forerunner to the Mercedes C-Class was launched in 1982. We look back at the baby Benz and why it's a great modern classic today.
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How the radical Range Stormer concept helped reinvent Land Rover

Andrew Brady - 0
We remember the brilliant Range Stormer concept car – and how it inspired the production Range Rover Sport that followed.
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Is this Europe’s finest car museum?

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
We visit Le Manoir de L’Automobile museum in Brittany for a tour of its 400 vehicles, from French classics to Group B rally cars.
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How a broken-down Volkswagen helped create a famous dog toy

John Redfern - 1
Loved by millions of dogs around the world, the Kong chew toy was inspired by a suspension part from the Volkswagen Type 2 Bus.
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Throwback Road-Trip: Driving home from Spain in a BMW 3 Series

Richard Aucock - 1
We picked a base-spec E90 BMW 3 Series for an epic journey home from Spain – and soon discovered a preference for the outside lane.
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Jaguar S-Type: the forgotten Jag that transformed the company’s fortunes

Craig Cheetham - 1
The Jaguar S-Type was a mission-critical part of Ford's plan to boost the brand by taking on the mighty BMW 5 Series.
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Lancia Thema 8.32: the sensible saloon with a Ferrari engine

Retro Motor team - 0
With a 3.0-litre Ferrari V8 under its bonnet, the Lancia Thema 8.32 might be the ultimate Q-car. Rowan Atkinson owned this one, too.
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How the Lotus Elise was born on Christmas Eve

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 1
Birth of an icon: how a team of engineers worked long into the night to prepare the Lotus Elise for its maiden journey on Christmas Eve 1994.

News

Race and rally Ford icons head to auction this month

The Iconic Auctioneers NEC Classic sale features an array of legendary Ford performance cars, including a Sierra RS500 and a road-spec RS200.

Classic Jaguar bought by Madonna heads to auction

Pop icon Madonna has been photographed at the wheel of this Jaguar Mark X, which she purchased for her son, Rocco, to use in London.

First new Group A-spec Ford Sierra RS500 is ready to race

CNC Motorsport has delivered the very first reborn Andy Rouse Engineering Ford Sierra RS500 to its lucky owner.

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11 modern classics you can’t afford not to buy

We've picked out the highlights from this weekend's Classic Car Auctions sale

How the radical Range Stormer concept helped reinvent Land Rover

We remember the brilliant Range Stormer concept car – and how it inspired the production Range Rover Sport that followed.

Is this steam-powered Land Rover the most British thing ever?

Frank Rothwell spent £24,000 converting an old Land Rover to run on coal

Reviews

Rover Mini Cooper Sport review: Retro Road Test

We get a nostalgic reminder of the back-to-basics brilliance of the classic Mini, driven here in 1998 Rover Cooper Sport guise.

1967 MGB roadster review: Retro Road Test

The venerable MGB celebrates its 60th birthday in 2022. We revisit this classic British sports car to mark the occasion.

2000 Toyota Prius Mk1 review: Retro Road Test

The original Toyota Prius was a genuine trailblazer, introducing hybrid technology to the masses. How does it stack up today?