Cropley on cars: which comes first, the house or the motor?
For car lovers, parking space can be more important than cupboard space in a new house

Cropley on cars: which comes first, the house or the motor?

Estate agents seem to view cars as little more than driveway decoration during house sales, but for petrolheads good parking is a priority

6 February 2014
Cropley on cars: which comes first, the house or the motor?
How to breed a new generation of car lovers
Ferrari has launched a range of Lego toys in conjunction with Shell: get ’em while they're young

How to breed a new generation of car enthusiasts

Ferrari has launched a masterclass in brand awareness with its Lego models, but can other manufacturers capture the imaginations of car-loving kids, too?

6 February 2014
How to breed a new generation of car enthusiasts
Cropley on cars: Americans make the best cars? Don't make me laugh…
An Oldsmobile... still hankering after that BMW 3-series?
Business

Cropley on cars: Americans make the best cars? Don't make me laugh…

Claims by a US politician that the American car industry is the world's leader are wide of the mark

5 February 2014
Cropley on cars: Americans make the best cars? Don't make me laugh…
Politicians should get back in touch with the road by driving themselves
Politicians should drive themselves to the corridors of power

Politicians should get back in touch with the road by driving themselves

Too often MPs and government officials are chauffeured, when they should be driving. Only then can they understand the trials the rest of us go through

5 February 2014
Politicians should get back in touch with the road by driving themselves
Cropley on cars: Remembering Bristol Cars saviour Tony Crook
Tony Crook raced this Frazer Nash-Bristol in the 1952 British Grand Prix

Cropley on cars: Remembering Bristol Cars' saviour Tony Crook

As well as overseeing Bristol Cars for more than three decades, Tony Crook was an extremely talented racer and aviator

4 February 2014
Cropley on cars: Remembering Bristol Cars' saviour Tony Crook
Audi needs to catch up in the race for mass-market electric cars
After some false starts, the Audi R8 e-tron project is now back up and running

Audi needs to catch up in the race for mass-market electric cars

Having lost out to BMW once already, Audi's not about to let its plans for a suite of all-electric models slip away

4 February 2014
Audi needs to catch up in the race for mass-market electric cars
Cropley on cars: Ross Brawn’s ‘retirement’ is F1’s loss
Ross Brawn has quit F1 and is going fishing in 2014
Motorsport

Cropley on cars: Ross Brawn’s ‘retirement’ is F1’s loss

The technical mastermind behind many F1 successes is swapping the pit wall for the river bank, although whether he can stay away remains to be seen

3 February 2014
Cropley on cars: Ross Brawn’s ‘retirement’ is F1’s loss
The eight-grand Porsche Boxster S – bargain or disaster?
It's a challenge to find a decent second-hand Boxster S with genuine low mileage

The £8000 Porsche Boxster S – bargain or disaster?

The idea of a 'cheap' Boxster S seems almost too good to be true, but sometimes it might just be worth taking the chance

2 February 2014
The £8000 Porsche Boxster S – bargain or disaster?
India's crash test results confirm what we already know
The Tata Nano is one of India's best-selling cars, yet didn't achieve a single star rating in the Global NCAP tests
New cars

India's crash test results confirm what we already know

Some of India's best-selling cars have failed even the most basic crash tests, but should we be surprised?

1 February 2014
India's crash test results confirm what we already know
Cropley on cars: the lasting effects of the BMW-Rover deal
BMW's influence helped make the Rover 75 one of the marque's best cars
Business

Cropley on cars: the lasting effects of the BMW-Rover deal

BMW's ownership of Rover is often viewed as a failure, but the deal had a lasting influence on the UK's automotive industry

31 January 2014
Cropley on cars: the lasting effects of the BMW-Rover deal
How to guarantee a final-round showdown in motorsport
Jimmie Johnson celebrates after clinching his sixth NASCAR title in last year's season finale
Motorsport

How to guarantee a final-round motorsport showdown

Think F1's double-points season finale is a bit artificial? Then you won't like NASCAR's new 'play-off' format...

31 January 2014
How to guarantee a final-round motorsport showdown
The joyous sensation of steering with the throttle
The mighty Merc's ample torque makes it a joy to steer with the throttle

The joyous sensation of steering with the throttle

Recent drives in the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé and Peugeot RCZ R emphasise the contrasting delights of front and rear-drive machinery

31 January 2014
The joyous sensation of steering with the throttle

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