Opinions

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

Chrysler 200 has impressed Cropley

Detroit motor show

What the designers saw

Motor shows offer designers the chance to see rival's latest metal, but it could be the Chrysler 200 that could prove to be the unsung hero

Steve Cropley

13 January 2014

What the designers saw

Lifting the lid on the new Porsche 911 Targa

The Porsche 911 Targa was revealed at the Detroit motor show

Detroit motor show

Lifting the lid on the new Porsche 911 Targa

A great deal of work has gone into perfecting the roof mechanism on the new Porsche 911 Targa – and it shows

Richard Bremner

13 January 2014

Lifting the lid on the new Porsche 911 Targa

The FT-1 is described as "a true enthusiast's track car in the lineage of the 2000GT and Supra"

Detroit motor show

The new FT-1 sports car embodies a sea change at Toyota

An exciting, powerful new car is just what Toyota needs to reinvigorate its brand

Jim Holder

13 January 2014

The new FT-1 sports car embodies a sea change at Toyota

The star of Detroit is still yet to shine

The C-class will surely be one of the show's stars, but what will the others be?

Detroit motor show

The star of Detroit is still yet to shine

We know there's going to be plenty of outstanding new metal, but the best could yet to be revealed

Andrew Frankel

13 January 2014

The star of Detroit is still yet to shine

Can Audi make a Shooting Brake stack up?

The new Audi Allroad Shooting Brake offers styling cues to the next TT

Detroit motor show

Can Audi make a Shooting Brake stack up?

The Detroit motor show isn't the first time Audi has shown a Shooting Brake concept to the world – but will it reach production?

Hilton Holloway

12 January 2014

Can Audi make a Shooting Brake stack up?

Could America be the key to Hyundai's Euro growth?

Hyundai's European range is competent...

Detroit motor show

Could America be the key to Hyundai's Euro growth?

US market models like the Genesis could provide much-needed halo models to further raise the brand's profile in Europe

Marc Noordeloos

12 January 2014

Could America be the key to Hyundai's Euro growth?

Mary Barra is General Motor's first female CEO

Business

The delicate balancing act ahead of GM's Mary Barra

General Motor's first female CEO, the recently appointed Mary Barra, has some difficult decisions to make regarding media coverage

Jim Holder

12 January 2014

The delicate balancing act ahead of GM's Mary Barra

Eight of the 11 Formula One teams are based in Britain

Motorsport

The staggering value of British motorsport

How cars driving round in circles are worth £9 billion to the British economy

James Attwood

10 January 2014

The staggering value of British motorsport

A prototype M235i drifts perfectly around a steering pad, all by itself while the driver sits there, arms folded, giggling

Welcome to 2014: good and bad news for the car enthusiast

Self drifting BMWs, a 60mph speed limit on the M1, no more Brighton Speed trials but a sneak preview of a brilliant new Jaguar; 2014 has begun bizarrely for our Sutters

Steve Sutcliffe

10 January 2014

Welcome to 2014: good and bad news for the car enthusiast