Features

Revisit some of the best motoring features envisaged as being the future.

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Alpine: the history of F1’s newest team

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
As Alpine enters Formula 1 for the 2021 season, we look back at the 65-year history of this storied French brand
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BMW Garmisch: the reborn Gandini concept that predicted the future

John Redfern - 1
Marcello Gandini's 1970 Garmisch concept seemed to be lost forever. Until BMW decided to recreate it in 2019...
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Ferrari 250 GTO: Joe Macari on driving the ultimate classic car

Tim Pitt - 2
The Ferrari 250 GTO is the world’s most revered classic car, with an eight-figure price tag to match. But what’s it like to drive?
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Porsche Boxster at 25: a history in pictures

Richard Aucock - 4
Launched in 1996, the Porsche Boxster introduced new generations to affordable driving fun. We tell its story – from original concept to new 25 Years special edition.
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Terrific tin-tops: the retro cars that made the BTCC a global success

John Redfern - 4
With the 2020 British Touring Car Championship finally underway, we take a look at some of the classics that have graced the grid
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Citroen 2CV: the story of the ‘tin snail’

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 2
On the 30th anniversary of the end of Citroen 2CV production, we take a look at the long and varied history of the Deux Chevaux.
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Coolest cars of all time: the people’s vote

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 5
We count down the 25 coolest cars ever, as determined by a public poll. Those chosen include the AC Cobra, Porsche 911 and Nissan Skyline GT-R.
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The coolest car dashboards

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 2
From the Lancia Trevi to the Citroen C6, these are some of the world’s coolest car dashboards
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Barn finds at the NEC Classic Car and Restoration Show

Andrew Brady - 1
As the Classic Car and Restoration Show kicks off, we search the show for our favourite barn finds

News

For sale: Ayrton Senna’s classic Honda NSX

A 1991 Honda NSX, first owned by the late F1 legend Ayrton Senna, is listed for sale on Auto Trader with a £500,000 price tag.

Paul McCartney’s Wings open-top tour bus up for auction

Used by Paul and Linda McCartney during the 1972 Wings Over Europe tour, the customised double-decker bus is for sale on Car & Classic.

Silverstone Festival to celebrate 60 years of the Ford Mustang

The Ford Mustang's 60th birthday will be commemorated by a weekend of on- and off-track activities at Silverstone Festival.

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Acceptable in the 80s: 7 old videos to take you back in time

Youtube clips show what London's roads looked like in the 1980s

How the Lotus Elise was born on Christmas Eve

Birth of an icon: how a team of engineers worked long into the night to prepare the Lotus Elise for its maiden journey on Christmas Eve 1994.

The cars that doomed the company

From the MG XPower SV-R to the Pontiac Aztek, we list 15 cars that played a part in the catastrophic downfall of their makers

Reviews

1993 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton review: Retro Road Test

Driving the 176mph super saloon that appalled the Daily Mail. How does the legendary Vauxhall Lotus Carlton stack up today?

1991 Peugeot 205 GTI review: Retro Road Test special

Driving two very different versions of Peugeot's hot hatch icon: one a standard 1.6 GTI in concours condition, the other an Mi16 conversion.

2004 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk5: Retro Road Test

The fifth-generation VW Golf GTI is arguably the best of the breed, with a punchy engine, agile handling and no-compromise practicality.