Motoring opinion

Gavin Green bemoans the 2004 batch of F1 drivers' lack of charisma

Guy Bird counts down the 30 hottest car designers on the planet, based on their hit rate and influence

Ready… aim… unwrap! Alexei Sayle on Lion Bars, machine guns and the 1977 Nissan Bluebird

Raking over the stranger side of the optional extras and accessories lists

'Turbocharged motors never offer the same rich driving experience as a naturally aspirated engine'

CAR rides shotgun in the 2015 Race of Champions with GT champ Alex Buncombe in a Radical SR3

CAR's editor Phil McNamara welcomes you to the final issue of 2015

Mark Walton tells us why the ten-to-two driving position needs to stop

'Showmanship at Citroen looks like attention deficit disorder. How else to explain the C6?'

Lord Hesketh's ambitious motorcycle venture was ultimately doomed to failure. Setright takes a prototype for a spin in 1980

CAR columnist Phil Llewellin casts a wry eye over the headlines in 1989

CAR's editor Phil McNamara discusses Renault's history and move towards a premium look

‘VW will no longer splash cash on vanity projects, meaning no Audi F1 team and probably no Le Mans’

‘I got excited by the Giulia’s promise. With spec like that it’s bound to be brilliant. Ah but wait… the 4C’

As the new season (silently) blasts off, we reflect on the success of FE's opening year

Russell Bulgin drives a 911 for the first time

As the dieselgate saga continues, Elon Musk must be laughing as his electric cars step on the heels of supercar drivers

Russell Bulgin reflects on the madness of trim-level one-upmanship

‘British roadsters are all extinct. Only one car maker serves up an affordable British-style roadster: Mazda’

‘Pack six car journalists off to Mars, no problem. But mission control would turn the sound off after a bit’

Ben Barry tags along to Kimi Räikkönen's first rally

What makes a British car British? Our former columnist Rowan Atkinson on the Lotus Elan S2

We interview the most important man in Italy, Enzo Ferrari

The first time we ever group-tested the McLaren MP4-12C: CAR brings along some tough competition...

Our former columnist remembers his grandpa's Austin career

It's been an up and down relationship with McLaren over the years, but now their cars are terrific

‘Would Nuvolari, Clark and Senna beat Fangio in identical cars?' After Fangio's body was dug up recently, how about we clone his DNA?

Recreating the Cannonball Run with Brock Yates Jr

The second installment of our Cannonball Run reboot

Ben Oliver explores deepest South America by pickup truck

Doug Blain laments the passing of the original supercar

Paying tribute to the RAF's finest hour, by Bentley

Unmistakeable, unforgettable, and unequalled ever since

CAR's editor Phil McNamara ponders pothole Britain as his Bentley's tyre pops

After 1200 miles, we pass verdict on the super-practical, super-sized Disco

A regrettable effect of BMW's success is the way it's influenced the design and dynamics of modern cars