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Are all Mini owners invariably nice?

You are what you drive

If some brands are always criticised for harbouring poor and abusive drivers, which others should be praised for the niceness of their owners?

James Ruppert

16 January 2014

You are what you drive

Plenty of questions ahead of the 2014 WRC season

Reigning champ Ogier, seen here on the Monte Carlo shakedown, is the title favourite

Motorsport

Plenty of questions ahead of the 2014 WRC season

Sebastien Ogier is probably going to win everything, but there's still plenty of intrigue

James Attwood

15 January 2014

Plenty of questions ahead of the 2014 WRC season

Lincoln's 1932 KB Dietrich Coupé; on show at Detroit to evoke memories of firm's premium past

Detroit motor show

Can Ford succeed in turning Lincoln into a premium brand?

The rise of the premium brands - and premium profits – has put Ford on a mission to make Lincoln be part of this success story

Hilton Holloway

15 January 2014

Can Ford succeed in turning Lincoln into a premium brand?

Meeting Mary Barra, GM's first female CEO

Barra was announced as GM's new CEO in December

Detroit motor show

Meeting Mary Barra, the car industry's first female boss

Mary Barra is the most in-demand figure in the motor industry, and while she's not one to stand in the spotlight she's certainly ready to take on the challenge of running General Motors

Jim Holder

15 January 2014

Meeting Mary Barra, the car industry's first female boss

Nissan's new 'Taxi for London' is based on its NV200 van

Detroit motor show

Does it really matter what the new Nissan Taxi for London looks like?

Nissan's new taxi might feature controversial styling, but the company's product chief, Andy Palmer, says that's just what's needed

Mark Tisshaw

14 January 2014

Does it really matter what the new Nissan Taxi for London looks like?

The RC-F takes styling cues from the Lexus LFA hypercar

Detroit motor show

Why Lexus chose the spindle grille

Lexus' large spindle grille has become something of a style hallmark for the brand, but is it dividing buyers?

Jim Holder

14 January 2014

Why Lexus chose the spindle grille

Unlike most others, the new Corvette comes with a manual gearbox as standard

Detroit motor show

Why the US is championing the manual gearbox in its performance cars

Chevrolet is bucking the current gearbox trend by fitting a manual transmission as standard to the new Corvette. Is it a good move?

Marc Noordeloos

14 January 2014

Why the US is championing the manual gearbox in its performance cars

Concepts like the Toyota FT-1 helped make the Detroit motor show a spectacular and optimistic-feeling affair

Detroit motor show

Stars and stripes are flying high once more, as Detroit regains its confidence

Motor city has got its swagger back; gone is the uncertainty of the past few years and in its place is a new-found optimism and some wonderful new cars

Andrew Frankel

14 January 2014

Stars and stripes are flying high once more, as Detroit regains its confidence