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Few cars can trace their direct lineage as far back as Land Rover’s much-loved Defender. Although the nameplate made its debut in 1990, it simply marked the ongoing development and continuation of a long-running series of Land Rovers – which, in earliest production form, had first taken to the fields in 1948.
[Read more…] about Automotive Reincarnations: Land Rover Defender and Subaru Forester
That first company car, the first family car, the first sports car – the vehicles we own resonate as more than mere transport and are often associated with key moments in life. And for that reason there’s no more important choice than your first car. This, after all, is the vehicle that will give you the initial rush of freedom and independence that comes with driving.
[Read more…] about Five Fun First Cars: Memorable motors for miniscule budgets
It could have happened at any point in your life, whether at a key moment in childhood, whiling away the time in a boring day job, as you approach a major landmark such as retirement or, perhaps, when closing on a big birthday. You’ll have seen a car on a TV show, in a magazine, a showroom or just in the street and simply thought ‘one day…’
[Read more…] about The ‘One Day’ Cars: Five dream drives from £2,500
In September 1997, at the Frankfurt motor show, Audi unveiled its vision of the future – a distinctive city car concept called the Al2. The diminutive concept was packed with innovations, all of which were designed to help keep its weight down and boost its efficiency. Most notably, thanks to the radical adoption of an all-aluminium body and structure, it weighed just 750kg in basic form.
[Read more…] about Automotive Anniversary: 20 years of the Audi A2
Never go back. That’s what they say, once you’ve sold a car you’ve truly adored. I was just 18 years old when I fell in love with my Ford Capri. It was a glistening black 2.8 Injection; faster and more exciting than anything I, or indeed my friends, had ever owned.
[Read more…] about Meet Your Heroes: Reliving a Misspent Youth in the Last Ever Ford Capri
