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velar cream interior steering wheel

Opinion

Opinion: why the Range Rover Velar cockpit raises the bar

The Range Rover Velar has been revealed, and its interior is almost certain to shoot right to the top of the class

1 March 2017

Opinion: why the Range Rover Velar cockpit raises the bar

How to: own your first Ferrari

News

How to buy your first Ferrari

A used Ferrari sounds a daunting prospect but, as we've found out, the right dealers can guide you to a worry-free purchase

26 February 2017

How to buy your first Ferrari

Opinion: why the Range Rover line-up needs the Velar

Opinion

Why the Range Rover line-up needs the Velar

The first images of the Range Rover Velar have been revealed, but why is it necessary?

22 February 2017

Why the Range Rover line-up needs the Velar

Caterham Seven at 60

News

Caterham boss: "Autonomous and electric cars are an opportunity"

Caterham boss Graham Macdonald tells Steve Cropley how new production techniques and a focus on driving pleasure will keep the firm relevant for years to come

18 February 2017

Caterham boss: "Autonomous and electric cars are an opportunity"

Toyota Prius Plug-In

News

Toyota Prius Plug-in UK prices lowered

Prices for the second-generation Toyota Prius PHEV have been lowered by £3200, with first deliveries scheduled for 1 March

16 February 2017

Toyota Prius Plug-in UK prices lowered

McLaren boss Mike Flewitt on its new UK manufacturing facility

News

McLaren boss: new South Yorkshire factory is nothing to do with Brexit

McLaren boss Mike Flewitt reveals the decision-making process behind the new £50m factory near Rotherham which will manufacture its carbonfibre chassis

10 February 2017

McLaren boss: new South Yorkshire factory is nothing to do with Brexit

Jaguar XE production line

News

UK car manufacturing hits 17-year high - JLR and Nissan rank top

Car production rose 8.5% in 2016 to 1.7m units – the highest since 1999; Nissan's Qashqai and the Range Rover Sport among top exports

26 January 2017

UK car manufacturing hits 17-year high - JLR and Nissan rank top

British SMMT figures

Opinion

Opinion: UK car manufacturing success can't overshadow Brexit challenges

Despite record 2016 sales figures, undoubted areas of concern still remain from investors and manufacturers alike

26 January 2017

Opinion: UK car manufacturing success can't overshadow Brexit challenges

News

McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown: next year will be a 'game changer' for the brand

McLaren fan and racing driver Zak Brown has just become its executive director. He tells us why the F1 fightback is set to step up a gear

22 January 2017

McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown: next year will be a 'game changer' for the brand

Formula 1's Jolyon Palmer on his hopes for his second year with Renault

News

Formula 1's Jolyon Palmer on his hopes for his second year with Renault

After a mixed debut season as a full-time Formula 1 driver, Jolyon Palmer has high hopes for his second year with the works Renault team

2 January 2017

Formula 1's Jolyon Palmer on his hopes for his second year with Renault

Jaguar design director Ian Callum

Jaguar design director Ian Callum

News

A day with Jaguar's design director Ian Callum

The best of Jaguar design director Ian Callum is usually top-drawer. So how does he do it? We've trailed him for a day to find out

29 December 2016

A day with Jaguar's design director Ian Callum

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