Steve Cropley | Autocar

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Jaguar Land Rover opens £7m Classic HQ

The Classic Works headquarters in Coventry is dedicated to restoring, maintaining and selling the firm's older vehicles

14 June 2017

Jaguar Land Rover opens £7m Classic HQ

The Mini Remastered has the original's dimensions...

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Insight: the story behind the Mini Remastered

Many firms have tried to reinvent the Mini, but David Brown Automotive’s take on the British icon is the most convincing yet

28 May 2017

Insight: the story behind the Mini Remastered

New engine valve tech gives petrols the efficiency of diesels

Prototype IVA engine swaps a usual longitudinal camshaft for short, individually driven camshafts sited across the top of the cylinder head.

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New engine valve tech gives petrols the efficiency of diesels

The digitally controlled intelligent valve operation betters the fuel economy and engine flexibility of petrols

24 May 2017

New engine valve tech gives petrols the efficiency of diesels

Ralf Speth wins Issigonis Trophy at Autocar Awards

Ralf Speth is this year's winner of the Issigonis Trophy

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Ralf Speth wins Issigonis Trophy at Autocar Awards

The chief executive officer of Jaguar Land Rover is leading his company through extraordinary growth to ever greater success

23 May 2017

Ralf Speth wins Issigonis Trophy at Autocar Awards

Peter Schreyer wins Sturmey Award at Autocar Awards

Peter Schreyer has been given the Sturmey Award at this year's Autocar Awards

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Peter Schreyer wins Sturmey Award at Autocar Awards

The ex-VW design boss has transformed Kia and is now planning to do the same for Hyundai

23 May 2017

Peter Schreyer wins Sturmey Award at Autocar Awards

Mark Fields has reportedly been ousted as Ford CEO

Opinion

Why Ford's ex-CEO Fields wasn’t the man for the job

Mark Fields, who has been ousted as Ford CEO today, had a tough task following Alan Mulally

22 May 2017

Why Ford's ex-CEO Fields wasn’t the man for the job

Tamo's plan is to produce just 250 units of the Racemo

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Insight: Tamo's first sports car, the Racemo

India’s largest car maker has created a svelte two-seat sports car, the Tamo Racemo, to snare younger, tech-savvy enthusiasts

20 May 2017

Insight: Tamo's first sports car, the Racemo

Wells (on right) shows Cropley some of his Morgan-based ideas

Wells (on right) shows Cropley some of his Morgan-based ideas

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Insight: the future of Morgan

Morgan designer Jon Wells has strong views about the firm’s future. We hears about his plan to evolve nostalgia - and some of his outlandish concepts

13 May 2017

Insight: the future of Morgan

Gregory Guillaume, Kia’s European design chief with the Kia Stinger

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Kia Stinger: behind the design

As Kia leaps all guns blazing into a fight against the established premium sporting hegemony, we've met the designer of its bold challenger, the Stinger

6 May 2017

Kia Stinger: behind the design

Fiesta ST’s 1.5 Ecoboost will be used in Mondeos

Fiesta ST’s 1.5 Ecoboost will be used in Mondeos

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Three-cylinder Ford Ecoboost engine will soon lead brand’s sales

Once Ford's 1.5-litre Ecoboost has spread through the range, more Ecoboost three-cyclinder engines will be being sold by the brand than any other format

26 April 2017

Three-cylinder Ford Ecoboost engine will soon lead brand’s sales