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Carmaker. The clue’s in the name. But just as your preferred fashion brands have long since branched out into other niches (Versace crockery, anyone?), car manufacturers aren’t content with just helping you get around. So now, living the petrolhead lifestyle needn’t end the minute you park up. Porsche Design Kitchen There’s a Porsche for almost … Continue reading Stylish Non-Car Items by Car Manufacturers →
You can match your look to your lifestyle, your lifestyle to your job and your belt to your shoes (more on that here). But can you match your car to your outfit? Well, yes, yes you can. (Sort of.) Here’s how… Car Check This season, checks continue to trend. Now, we’re not suggesting you go out and … Continue reading How To Match Your Car To Your Style →
Sometimes, cars just aren’t enough of a statement. Private number plates have long been an easy way to personalise a car – but easy doesn’t necessarily mean cheap. While most private plates can be in the low hundreds, some have paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to flaunt their most prized digits. Here are just … Continue reading The Most Expensive Private Number Plates Ever Sold →
On 1 September, the new registration numbers arrive. Which is the perfect time to buy a new car and show the world that your wheels are fresh off the line. If the plate’s shiny and new, you want a car to match. These are the best motors to bolt behind it, launching between now and … Continue reading 2016’s Best New Cars →
Clothing designers have, slowly but surely, been encroaching on other folks’ territory for some time now. There’s a designer version of almost everything. But does designing a motoring glove give them the right to start designing cars? Gucci Fiat 500 Fiat and Gucci are, arguably, at the top of their respective olive trees. So it … Continue reading The Best Fashion Brand-Designed Cars →
Ghostbusters Cadillac DeVille The original Ghostbusters had a 1959 Caddy as their slime-stopping ride, but in the second film, and for Paul Feig’s all-women remake, the ghoul-getters opted for a converted DeVille hearse from the 1980s. The regular Caddy was devoid of handling and boasted an entirely velour interior, which made it particularly popular with … Continue reading The Best Film Cars You Can Actually Buy →
BMW or, to give it its full name, Bayerische Motoren Werke, turns 100 this year. For a centurion, it remains pretty sprightly. Perhaps because of a dedication to automotive innovation that’s produced a list of lustworthy machines longer than Mr Tickle’s arms. So we tapped up Beemer-expert Tim Fathers, from anym.co.uk, for the dream BMW … Continue reading The Best BMWs You Can Buy Today →
Like the portions it serves up, America is vast. From the frozen planes of Alaska to the sun-kissed Florida Keys, the Colorado Rockies’ peaks to the flats of Arizona, you could say you’ve got the four corners of the world in one country. Which makes it the perfect place for a road trip. Here are … Continue reading The Best Driving Roads In The US →
We’ve much to be thankful to the USA for. From Hollywood to New York cheesecake, Barack Obama to Beyoncé, our special friend across the Atlantic has contributed to modern culture in a way that few countries can match. But, in this writer’s opinion, nowhere is that influence greater than on the road. While it was … Continue reading 5 Of The Best American Cars →
You may not know the name Amedeo Felisa but, if you’ve a penchant for Ferraris, you’ll certainly know his work. Signore Felisa joined as technical director in 1990 and is stepping down, 26 years later, as CEO – a position he’s held since 2008. The prancing horse was languishing when he joined in the wake … Continue reading Amedeo Felisa’s Best Ferraris →
When your first chance to debut a white linen blazer is at an all-you-can-eat rib joint, it pays to be pragmatic. Equally, when you’ve just earned your driving licence, swapping the rest of your wallet’s contents for something with more grunt than the Wimbledon women’s final is unwise if you ever want it full again; … Continue reading The 7 Best First Cars →
A591 From Kendal To Keswick Wordsworth dedicated entire anthologies to the Lake District, finding the face of god in its sublime beauty. But he’d have struggled to wander lonely these days, before a cloud of exhaust fumes punctured his reverie. Fortunately for William, he penned his poetry a few centuries before an F1 track designer … Continue reading The Best Driving Roads In Britain →
From the Mazda MX-5 to the Ferrari F360, some of our favourite motors have come with space for a pair and a roof that drops. But what if your squad’s more than just a couple? These are the cars that fold away without sacrificing the back seats. So now that road trip can include the … Continue reading The Best Oversized Convertibles →
No matter how amazing the manufacturer’s offering is, sometimes you want something a little more special. Like handing that off-the-peg suit over to an expert, with the right tweaks, something that’s already amazing can become sublime. In the automotive world, that’s courtesy of a whole range of tuners, coachbuilders and other specialists, just waiting to … Continue reading The Tuners That Make The World’s Best Cars Even Better →
Switzerland is a sedate, ordered country. The Swiss don’t take kindly to hooray Henrys roaring along the roads – Sunday drivers are encouraged. However, once a year, the country becomes a mecca for petrolheads. The Geneva Motor Show is one of the highlights of the motoring calendar and the fruit of this year’s show has … Continue reading The 6 Best Cars From The Geneva Motor Show →
Aston Martin, purveyor of our favourite sporting automobiles, debuted the DB11 at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Like any good DB, it’s fit to make us go swivel-eyed, but it’s not the cheapest motor in the car park. We, however, think buying one would be a financially astute move. If you actually have the … Continue reading 6 Reasons To Buy The Aston Martin DB11 →
Some cars are meant to be driven. Others, you should be driven in. If you can afford a driver, you can afford the wheels for him to pilot. But what wheels should you choose? These are our favourite land yachts, should we ever inherit the oil fields to fund one. Well, a man can dream. … Continue reading The Most Stylish Limos Ever Made →
Pickup trucks have moved on a bit from the old Toyota Hilux that Clarkson and co tried – and failed – to destroy on Top Gear a few years ago. Far from being a utilitarian load-lugger, the right truck is now something for you – rather than your gardener – to be seen in. Think … Continue reading The 5 Most Stylish Pickup Trucks →
In 1886, a German engineer called Karl Benz conjured up the first car powered by an internal combustion engine. It had three wheels, a tiller rather than a steering wheel, and could reach a heady speed of about 8mph. A century and change on, the car’s progressed a bit. And this year, we welcome some … Continue reading 2016’s Most Breathtaking Cars →
All cars have a shelf life. Blend performance with unique design and, as with the VW and its Beetle, you can knock out variations on a theme for 65 years. But toy with expectations too much and you end up with the Renault Avantime, a car shelved after a year when it became clear consumers … Continue reading 5 Cars That Should Never Have Been Discontinued →
Porsche Boxster S Some have argued that this, not the 911, is the finest Porsche currently on sale. That’s quite the claim, but a testament to the Boxster’s reinvigorated design. The baby of the Porsche family is no longer just 911 Jr, but now has its own, distinctive character. Take the 3.4 litre S rather … Continue reading The Most Stylish Open-Topped Sports Cars →
Hot hatches have come a long way since their 1980s pomp, when sporty versions of the Ford Escort and Vauxhall Astra quivered the heartstrings of Essex boys, joyriders and traffic cops with targets to meet. The new breed is more stylish, more luxurious, but still mind-blowingly fast. So just keep an eye out for speed … Continue reading The 5 Most Stylish Hot Hatches →
Depending on whom you believe, there’s about 50 years’ worth of oil left on the planet. And, when the wells run dry, the internal combustion engine will, probably, become extinct too. So carmakers are looking at other ways of adding the ‘power’ to ‘horsepower’. Here are our favourite hybrid and electric cars on the market … Continue reading The Most Stylish Electric And Hybrid Cars →
Like contemplating a combover and ranking bars by proximity to your house over their cocktail list, considering an estate marks another notch in father time’s debit column. Boxy, sluggish, their plus points all fall under the umbrella of ‘practical’, not ‘fun’. Until, that is, the SUV boom bit into their cherry. As drivers realised they … Continue reading The Most Stylish Performance Estates →
As with watches, a classic car marks you out as a man of a certain taste. And as with your wristwear, it means your money goes further. Even if you do have to dedicate more time to keeping it running. But the investment is worth it, if being seen in something no-one else has revs … Continue reading The Most Stylish Classic Cars For Every Budget →
Though James Bond’s composure in the face of death can’t be picked up off the shelf, much of Bond’s lifestyle is up for grabs. His suits? Tom Ford. His watch? Omega. His drink? Well, you can’t blame Heineken for trying (although more fool the man who drinks his lager either shaken or stirred). The James … Continue reading The Bond Cars For Every Budget →
For all the appeal of a slinky sports car, deep down, we all love an SUV. It might not set lap records at the Nurburgring, but there’s something deeply appealing about sitting loftily above the traffic in your very own Tonka toy. Here are our favourite ways to go up in the world. The Fiat … Continue reading 2015’s Best-Looking SUVs →