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Articles by Steve Cropley

Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge road trip across Europe

"You can’t get blasé about a journey in a car costing as much as four Porsches"

News

Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge: epic road trip to Romania

The Wraith Black Badge is billed as Rolls-Royce’s most driver-focused model yet. We've launched it up the hairpin-strewn Transfagarasan pass in Romania to discover whether this 2440kg luxury car really can entertain

12 August 2017

Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge: epic road trip to Romania

200mph TVR super coupé pic released before Goodwood Revival reveal

News

New TVR V8 sports car to use manual gearbox

The claimed power-to-weight ratio of 400bhp per tonne beats rivals including the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Jaguar F-Type SVR

9 August 2017

New TVR V8 sports car to use manual gearbox

The cars that defined Jaguar design boss Gerry McGovern's early career

McGovern's conviction that Land Rovers should be more prestigious has been adopted by the whole company.

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The cars that defined Land Rover design boss Gerry McGovern's early career

As of late, Gerry McGovern has been responsible for the design of the Range Rover Velar and 2017 Land Rover Discovery - but this is how it all started

5 August 2017

The cars that defined Land Rover design boss Gerry McGovern's early career

Land Rover design boss Gerry McGovern on what motivates him

McGovern began work at Chrysler Whitley, now Jaguar’s design stronghold.

News

Interview: Land Rover's design boss on the Range Rover Velar and brand's growth

Gerry McGovern is feisty, sure of his mind and never afraid to speak it – and his leadership has garnered a long line of design-savvy hits that have helped bring enviable sales growth

5 August 2017

Interview: Land Rover's design boss on the Range Rover Velar and brand's growth

First all-EV car dealership opens in Milton Keynes

The UK’s first multi-brand, electric vehicle showroom has opened in central Milton Keynes

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First all-EV car showroom opens in Milton Keynes

The EV Experience Centre is operated by electric car-charging company Chargemaster and won't sell cars directly

20 July 2017

First all-EV car showroom opens in Milton Keynes

Aston Martin Bulldog

Opinion

Flashback: The 1970s version of the Aston Martin Valkyrie

Back in 1979 the British firm designed a 600bhp, 190mph supercar

12 July 2017

Flashback: The 1970s version of the Aston Martin Valkyrie

LEVC TX Black Cab London taxi

Cropley had ride in taxi up Goodwood hill

Opinion

Exclusive: first ride in new LEVC TX Black Cab taxi

We flagged down a new London cab for a world-first passenger ride - up the Goodwood hill

11 July 2017

Exclusive: first ride in new LEVC TX Black Cab taxi

Opinion: Is the four-cylinder F-Type a proper Jaguar sports car?

Ace engineer and driver Mike Cross (right) with Autocar's Steve Cropley

Opinion

Is the four-cylinder F-Type a proper Jaguar sports car?

Jag's new entry-level F-Type comes with a 296bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine - but does it make the cut?

5 July 2017

Is the four-cylinder F-Type a proper Jaguar sports car?

Four-cylinder Jaguar F-Type

Autocar had a world-first ride in the new entry model with ace engineer and driver Mike Cross

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First ride: four-cylinder, 296bhp Jaguar F-Type

New 2.0-litre Jaguar F-Type four-pot shows us its supercar-chasing performance

5 July 2017

First ride: four-cylinder, 296bhp Jaguar F-Type

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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017: full report

We reflect on the best of this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, including some of our favourite images from the event

3 July 2017

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017: full report

Opinion

Will Ron's legacy one day outshine Enzo's?

As Ron Dennis bows out of McLaren, Steve Cropley reflects on whether he can be considered Britain's Enzo Ferrari

30 June 2017

Will Ron's legacy one day outshine Enzo's?

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