Qashqai: the car that reshaped Britain. The pioneering British-built crossover reborn. Made in Britain, loved by Britons, we take Nissan’s all-new Qashqai to see the people and places that helped it change the automotive world.
Both of these archetypal Eighties executives began their lives well before they went into production, one a joint venture with rivals, the other as a last stand at independence. With the Alfa Romeo 164 and Jaguar XJ40, they're both cars you buy with your heart over your head, one more so than the other.
In 2001, Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations revealed a pair of XKR 4.0 prototypes to show the potential future direction for the company and the car. With 400bhp, a manual gearbox and stiffened suspension, the XKR-R was a very different animal to the production model. Two decades later, we give one of these special cars a rare outing at Lincolnshire’s Blyton Park
Convertibles add weight and reduce stiffness, though they can be undeniably seductive. But do they make any sense with supercar levels of performance? The McLaren 720S Spider and 911 Turbo S Cabrio 992 should provide the answer.
In the mid ‘90s, would a Canadian buyer spend the cost of a small house on an XJS coupe, or go for a cheaper home market alternative? Craig Talbot investigates the choice
Having been involved in the final specification of this usefully upgraded E-type V12, the new editor of Classic Jaguar finally gets to experience the fruits of his labour
Ten years after the seventh-generation 911 landed, we revisit the end-of-line 991.2 Carrera T and introduce it to an early example of the 997.1 Carrera