"If you’re of a certain age you’ll remember Martin Shaw for his fully permed, street smart, ex-cop incarnation - Ray Doyle - of Criminal Intelligence 5 fame. Like me, you probably sat up with your Dad and watched the "
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Capri: Bucket List
"Any Ford Capri owner will love the car that they live with. But we asked our resident Fordists to name the Capris they would love to own... Mk 1 1600: White, with black vinyl roof for us. The performance of the original "
Matthew Oxley, serial Lotus owner and restorer, talks Esprit
"Lotus cars have always been a passion of mine since the first time I saw my dad’s S1 Elan when I was just 5 years old, and of course like many men my age the passion reignited whilst watching The "
Homage to the Lotus Esprit
"It doesn’t even matter how long they take to get from 0-60mph. Or what their top speed is. Or how many cylinders the engine has. Or even where it is for that matter. Because certain vehicles, like the "
Lotus wizardry – turning the average into the spectacular
"Young people today would be forgiven for assuming Lotus is all about lightweight, mid-engined wedge-shaped sports cars. After all, when the current line-up consists of the Evora, Elise, and Exige, how could you possibly see Lotus going about work any "
Emerson Fittipaldi and the Lotus 72D
"In 1972 F1 gained a new World Champion, one that was younger than any had been before. Emerson Fittipaldi, the wonder kid from Brazil, had won the most prestigious title in motorsport before he’d even reached his 26th birthday. Fittipaldi "
Jason Perkins: From the Coca Corolla to Sexy Supra
"My first ever car was a 1985 Toyota Corolla hatchback. It came in a kind of cola brown. Of course we called it the Coca Corolla. My grandfather had cut me a deal when I was a kid. I had to "
Toyota Mirai x Hydrogen: the world’s first mass produced HFCV
"Remember the future? It was a clean, uncomplicated place. Things were easy. Things were rendered in primary colours. And everything was great. Toyota can remember the future, too. That’s why they brought us The Mirai - the first mass "
Gill Pratt: Visionary Technologist
"“We’re trying to make robots and human beings work together.” Says Gill Pratt - boss of the Toyota Research Institute. This is, presumably, an easier thing to say than to actually do. But Gill Pratt is not a guy "
Toyota @ 80: the brand’s greatest moments…
"Toyota is a prism. Shine light through it and you can see a spectrum of automotive colour. As the company celebrates eighty years of automobile production, we thought we'd highlight some of the most towering achievements. 1973: HiLux (2nd Gen) There's "
The Original: 1973 Range Rover S1 SB
"The early Range Rovers are high point of the SUV format. This is a world where more SUV formatted cars are produced than any single other layout. This is despite the high running costs and increased emissions that have always "
Tim Horsley: Range Rover Collector
"Most things in life eventually seem to come full circle. We see it everywhere - in fashion, music, even technology. The further we move forwards, the better we learn to appreciate what went before. This is the reason I’ve "
Who fanned the flames of the SUV cult? Barney Roos did of course…
"Was Barney Roos really the creator of the Jeep? There’s a tough little niggle when it comes to finding out who created the original idea for the SUV. All routes, of course, usually reach back to the Jeep - "