Opinions

Helpful sellers are there, but you often have to work to find them

One careful owner and many unhelpful sellers

People buy people is a well-used idiom used by salesmen, but on the strength of a recent car purchase, it's one that car dealers should learn

Stuart Milne

29 January 2014

One careful owner and many unhelpful sellers

Just because a car's ugly doesn't mean it's bad

The Jaguar F-Type coupé's exterior looks the part, but you can't see it once you're behind the wheel

New cars

Just because a car's ugly doesn't mean it's bad

Not caring about a car's looks can be a great way to get a bargain buy on the second-hand car market

James Ruppert

29 January 2014

Just because a car's ugly doesn't mean it's bad

The thrills, spills and real meaning of F1 testing

Hamilton racked up some impressive laps in the new Mercedes, prior to a wing failure

Motorsport

Mercedes-Benz could be the one to watch in the 2014 F1 championship

Testing ahead of the 2014 F1 season shows promise from Mercedes, but that's not necessarily indicative of race pace

Jim Holder

28 January 2014

Mercedes-Benz could be the one to watch in the 2014 F1 championship

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for the 2014 Formula 1 season

New F1 car noses have been likened to proboscis monkeys, dolphins and anteaters

Motorsport

It's tough to take the 2014 Formula 1 car designs seriously

F1 might arguably be the pinnacle of motorsport, but you sometimes have to wonder what the cars' designers are thinking

Jim Holder

28 January 2014

It's tough to take the 2014 Formula 1 car designs seriously

The arrival of the production-specification Cactus is expected later in 2014

Citroen's C-Line range could be the answer to stressful car ownership

Keeping your car in mint condition can be a difficult and depressing affair, which is why the new hard-wearing and easily repaired C-Line models could be the perfect solution

Hilton Holloway

28 January 2014

Citroen's C-Line range could be the answer to stressful car ownership

F1 2014: Hold on tight, the art of oversteer is coming back

Here's the proof that some things were better in the old days; F1 2014 should feature more of the same

Motorsport

F1 2014: Hold on tight, the art of oversteer is coming back

As the first F1 test of the season kicks off, Mercedes boss Paddy Lowe predicts a season to savour

Jim Holder

27 January 2014

F1 2014: Hold on tight, the art of oversteer is coming back

Land Rover's Defender Challenge is the best new route into motorsport

The Bowler Motorsport Land Rover Defender Challenge car costs £60,000

New cars

Land Rover's Defender Challenge appeals to armchair adventurers

Bowler Motorsport has created a Defender fit for taking on the toughest rallying challenges in a new bespoke series. Having had a go, we can see the appeal

Matt Saunders

27 January 2014

Land Rover's Defender Challenge appeals to armchair adventurers

Lewis Hamilton: F1 star and car salesman

Look carefully - Hamilton is there...

Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton: F1 star and car salesman

Never underestimate the power of celebrity endorsement for shifting metal, particularly when that celeb has genuine star qualities

Jim Holder

27 January 2014

Lewis Hamilton: F1 star and car salesman

Why Daytona should be on your bucket list

The GTD class winner rolls into Victory Lane

Motorsport

Why the Daytona 24 Hours should be on your bucket list

Emotion, heritage and great weather make the Daytona 24 Hours a must-see motorsport event

Alastair Lewis

27 January 2014

Why the Daytona 24 Hours should be on your bucket list

There are still plenty of long-forgotten models on the continent

Spotting abandoned French classics by the roadside

Scrappage worked wonders for the new car market, but at what cost to the sport of spotting half-dead classics at the roadside?

Richard Bremner

24 January 2014

Spotting abandoned French classics by the roadside

What should the new TVR be like? Answers on a postcard...

What kind of car should the new TVR build?

TVR is still going to be reborn in 2015. But how on earth is it going to compete when the current crop of excellent £100k sports cars? Here's what they should do...

Steve Sutcliffe

24 January 2014

What kind of car should the new TVR build?