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835 miles of Bentleys. What a treat

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Continental Plan B: Driving to Scotland in a Bentley convoy

The plan was simple: take a Bentayga Speed, Continental GT V8 Coupé, GT Convertible and Flying Spur to Geneva. But when the show was cancelled, we had to rethink...

13 June 2020

Continental Plan B: Driving to Scotland in a Bentley convoy

Honda’s Jazz launch is a taste the future

Opinion

Steve Cropley: The future of car launches is local - hopefully

Lockdown restrictions mean no trips abroad with the upshot of testing on familiar roads and better feedback

10 June 2020

Steve Cropley: The future of car launches is local - hopefully

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Martin Brundle: how to get Formula 1 back on track

F1’s most authoritative pundit tells us how this delayed season presents an opportunity for the sport to change for the better

6 June 2020

Martin Brundle: how to get Formula 1 back on track

Copyright: Dyson

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James Dyson on his company's cancelled electric car project

We speak to the man behind Dyson's ill-fated EV development scheme to find out what went wrong, and what will happen next

3 June 2020

James Dyson on his company's cancelled electric car project

Design prototype makes a rare visit to the outside world. Copyright: Dyson

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EXCLUSIVE: The inside story of the Dyson EV

Why did Sir James Dyson pull the plug on his electric car and was it any good? We gain unrivalled access to the car and its creators

3 June 2020

EXCLUSIVE: The inside story of the Dyson EV

Opinion

Steve Cropley: turbulent times can still create excitement

Our columnist gets excited about Dyson's cancelled car project and ponders role changes in the upper echelons of the industry

3 June 2020

Steve Cropley: turbulent times can still create excitement

Bristol reborn, as imagined by Autocar - front

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In Bristol fashion: how we'd bring back Bristol Cars

The enigmatic Bristol Cars company died quietly late last year. We gather an expert team to decide how it ought to be reincarnated

31 May 2020

In Bristol fashion: how we'd bring back Bristol Cars

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Jaguar's new design era: the man behind its future

New design director and self-professed maverick Julian Thomson is promising big changes at the British brand. What will it be like? We ask him

31 May 2020

Jaguar's new design era: the man behind its future

Opinion

Steve Cropley: Used BMW i3 could provide EV motorsport thrills

New rules allow for EV production classes for the first time. Our columnist has already picked out his car of choice

27 May 2020

Steve Cropley: Used BMW i3 could provide EV motorsport thrills

Jaguar E-Pace road trip to Graz, Austria

Born in Austria but with a Brummie accent

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Why Graz is greener: London to Austria in Jaguar's biggest selling E-Pace

The E-Pace is built on the same production line as the electric I-Pace. We take a road trip to Austria to investigate how

26 May 2020

Why Graz is greener: London to Austria in Jaguar's biggest selling E-Pace

Aston Martin's DBX at its home, St Athan

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Opinion: What new CEO Tobias Moers will bring to Aston Martin

Andy Palmer has done much for Aston Martin, but amid troubled times, we consider what Tobias Moers, currently boss of Mercedes-AMG, can bring to the renowned maker

26 May 2020

Opinion: What new CEO Tobias Moers will bring to Aston Martin