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Caterham’s new Japanese owners have ‘appetite’ for electric Seven

Published 06 April 2021
By Kieran Ahuja
British car maker Caterham has said that there is "certainly appetite" among its new shareholders to make an electric Seven sports car.
Reader Letters: The joy of bikes, electric steering, supporting UK car industry, autonomous car and broken indicators

Reader Letters: Bike joy and electric steering

My wife’s Hyundai i10 returns about 40mpg and costs £30 a year in road tax. My Triumph Tiger Sport motorcycle returns 58mpg but costs £85 a year.
Published 29 January 2018

New Bentley Bentayga V8 twin-turbo

It has been billed as the world’s most exclusive 4x4. Now Bentley is making its Bentayga a little more accessible, after announcing a more afford
Published 12 January 2018
The Clarkson Review: 2017 McLaren 720S

The Clarkson Review: 2017 McLaren 720S

By and large, it’s a fact that when Ferrari is making excellent road cars, its Formula One racers are slithering about, and then breaking down or
Published 19 December 2017
Ready to rumble: 2017 Aston Martin Vantage takes on the Porsche 911

Ready to rumble: 2018 Aston Martin Vantage

Aston Martin has launched a new Vantage, replacing one of the longest serving sports cars on the road following 12-years of distinguished service
Published 21 November 2017
Return of the wild child: 200mph TVR Griffith revealed

New 200mph TVR Griffith revealed

TVR was the wild child of the sports car scene that blew one head gasket too many and eventually conked out on the hard shoulder in 2006.
Published 08 September 2017
New 2018 Bentley Continental GT details, photos, exterior design

Bentley goes hybrid with new 2018 Continental GT

When it comes to going a long way fast, in first-class comfort, the Bentley Continental GT has always been hard to beat.
Published 29 August 2017
First pictures and performance figures and price of McLaren 720S

Is the new McLaren 720S the worst-kept secret?

Is the new McLaren 720S the worst-kept secret of the supercar world? The new British performance car is due to be revealed at next week's Geneva
Published 02 March 2017
Reader Letters: dazzling headlights, Macan boots, British cars and French road rules

Reader Letters: fix for glare &French road rules

Regarding headlight dazzle, I experienced the same problem when driving at night in the rain — until...
Published 06 February 2017
Full details of the 2016 Bristol Bullet, a £250,000 British sports car

British marque Bristol sets sights on comeback with...

There are mad dogs and Englishmen, and then there are Bristol drivers. The little known British manufacturer of sporting cars has fired the starting...
Published 28 July 2016
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New Aston Martin DB11 revealed on Twitter by customer

The trouble with showing still-secret cars to prospective customers is that not all of them want to respect that secrecy
Published 17 February 2016