New cars

Why the Lamborghini Urus SUV makes perfect sense

Lamborghini is best known for lap-record-breaking supercars – but a big-booted SUV will transform its finances

4 December 2017
Why the Lamborghini Urus SUV makes perfect sense
New cars

Will the Lamborghini Urus be able to mask its heavy weight?

Weighing in at 2200kg, the Urus is considerably heavier than its siblings - but it comes with the same promises of sharpness and agility

4 December 2017
Will the Lamborghini Urus be able to mask its heavy weight?
Lister Storm
Lister Storm - I’d forgotten about this one until our gallery celebrating 101 years of the V12 engine came along. It’s so idiosyncratic to its era, looking complex enough to resemble something out of a futuristic movie yet simplistic enough to look like an oversized toy.
New cars

The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: 1 December 2017

Behind-the-scenes glimpses and other observations from the last seven days around the car industry

1 December 2017
The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: 1 December 2017
Lexus LC500
Prior’s second favourite place in Chobham
Tester’s notes

Is there a market for alpine-scented brake pads?

This week, we discuss the rigours of shooting cornering photos of our cars and how cars could be friendlier

1 December 2017
Is there a market for alpine-scented brake pads?
New cars

The road to Worthersee in a Volkswagen Lupo - the wheels go on

The real transformation begins as the Volvo wheels go on. It's not as easy as it first seems, though...

30 November 2017
The road to Worthersee in a Volkswagen Lupo - the wheels go on
Subaru Ascent
The Subaru Ascent SUV contains 19 cup and bottle holders
LA motor show

Is there such a thing as too many cupholders?

The new Subaru Ascent SUV features a whopping 19 cupholders. But what do you do with so many drink receptacles?

30 November 2017
Is there such a thing as too many cupholders?
Opinion: Jeep Wrangler – how to reinvent an off-road icon
The new Jeep Wrangler
LA motor show

Jeep Wrangler – this is how to reinvent an off-road icon

The new Wrangler has been successfully reinvented; it could hold some lessons for Land Rover's Defender successor

30 November 2017
Jeep Wrangler – this is how to reinvent an off-road icon
Mercedes-Benz CLS
The Mercedes-Benz CLS is a nice looking car, but is it really necessary?
Motor shows

Does Mercedes need to make the CLS anymore?

The new CLS is fighting for space in the cramped Mercedes model line-up – so why is the firm making it?

29 November 2017
Does Mercedes need to make the CLS anymore?
Mercedes CLS
The new Mercedes-Benz CLS has been revealed in LA
LA motor show

Why car creases are dead

Mercedes design boss Gordon Wagener explains how he took the wrinkles out of the new CLS design

29 November 2017
Why car creases are dead
Los Angeles motor show
This week's Los Angeles motor show is light on major car reveals
LA motor show

The upside of a quiet motor show

Plenty of motor shows are brimming with new metal, but in the case of this week's LA show, it's a different story...

29 November 2017
The upside of a quiet motor show
Business

How the Range Rover Evoque has changed JLR for the better

Starting out as a daring car for the British firm, it went on to sell over 400,000 units

28 November 2017
How the Range Rover Evoque has changed JLR for the better
New cars

Will somebody please sell me a new car?

As new car sales plunge, dealers will be fighting for your business, right? Not in our experience...

28 November 2017
Will somebody please sell me a new car?

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