3 things to know about AMG’s new hybrid C63 S
1. There’s no V8 – repeat, no V8… Yep, you read that right. In an alarming departure from the AMG norm, the new C63 S does not have a V8...
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Road Test Team
A selection of finely assembled in house car enthusiasts, ready to race, rate and review this year's best cars!
- 7 days ago
Electric Cars - Watt Do I Need To Know?
With the government going completely green with the ban on new petrol and diesel cars having been brought forward to 2030 (originally...
- Sep 22
Ferrari Purosangue: SUV or not SUV? That’s the question …
The 715bhp Ferrari Purosangue is a newly released V12 family car that is neither an SUV or a crossover; it’s a sports car. The name...
- Sep 14
Volkswagen ID. Buzz review
Volkswagen’s big electric push hasn’t yet struck gold. The funky and feelgood new ID. Buzz changes that... Whoah, that’s cool… We agree,...
- Sep 5
Five reasons Bentley's built the £1.65m Batur
1. It has a new design director with a point to prove The Batur is modern Bentley's second coachbuilt car – a sleek coupe based on the...
- Aug 26
New Number Plates: Everything you need to know!
Spotting new cars with their shiny new plates is always a highlight of our September … As we all know, new number plates come out twice a...
- Aug 18
Vive la Rénaultution
When it comes to sports cars, the French have always had a somewhat tumultuous love affair with them. Any sparks of automotive brilliance...
- Aug 18
New Honda Civic Type R: 5 things to know
1. It has big shoes to fill If you didn’t go near the outgoing Honda Civic Type R on grounds of its challenging styling, you were not...
- Jul 21
Flat-out in the new Range Rover Sport: the view from the passenger seat
The new Range Rover Sport, unveiled earlier this year, is still a few months away. But we jumped into the passenger seat at Goodwood...
- Jul 7
McLaren Artura review
The UK maker’s next-gen hybrid supercar is finally here – worth the wait? And the weight? Are we sure this is all-new? Looks like a...
- Jun 23
Goodwood gold: five unmissable Festival of Speed stars
1. BMW M4 CSL Goodwood loves an anniversary and BMW’s go-faster M division is responsible for some of the most iconic cars of the last 50...
- Jun 16
3 reasons to book Le Mans 2023 now
1. Everyone wants to win it The chequered flag has fallen on this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, which means two things: that Toyota has...
- Jun 6
Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Does shoehorning a V12 into the Vantage make a superstar of Aston’s coupe? Poor old Lawrence Stroll. While it might be a stretch to feel...
- May 20
5 things to know about BMW’s wild new M4 CSL
1. It’s BMW M division’s 50th birthday present to itself BMW’s legendary motorsport division, M, is 50 years old this year. Given its...
- Apr 27
New Range Rover: the Charles & Dean review
All-new and ready to go electric, the Range Rover is back. But is it still relevant? Genuine automotive icons? There aren’t many. Porsche...
- Apr 22
Ultimate Huracan? Three things to know about the new Lamborghini Tecnica
1. It’s kinda the end of the line The Huracan range got pretty confusing in the last few years. But as the model enters its twilight...
- Mar 30
5 things to know about the new Lotus electric SUV, the Eletre
1. It’s a Lotus like no other Lotus makes small, lightweight sports cars, shifting a handful of units a year and bumping along on the...
- Mar 23
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS reviewed
Half a mile is all it takes. Half a mile to appreciate that, with the Cayman GT4 RS, Porsche is not messing about. The new GT3-engined...
- Mar 4
Charles & Dean partners with First Point Insurance and Bell Sport & Classic
Charles & Dean Finance has partnered with leading specialist insurers First Point, and leading classic and modern performance car...
- Feb 23
Beauty and the boost: Singer goes turbo
Three things to know about Singer Vehicle Design’s new vision 1. The design is pure Eighties Californian Porsche specialist Singer shot...
- Feb 16
Record sales in a pandemic? Meet the luxury car makers flying high
2021 was not a bumper year for UK car sales. While marginally better than Covid-afflicted 2020, last year’s new registrations were still...
- Jan 27
5 things to know about Gordon Murray’s new V12 supercar
1. It’s the size of a Porsche Cayman – but with a V12 engine… Gordon Murray’s track record is second-to-none. In the ’80s the man...
- Jan 6
The ten best new cars from the last 12 months
It’s the Charles & Dean best-of-the-year countdown... 10. Porsche Macan The new Macan is very much like the old Macan, and that’s a...
- Nov 11, 2021
Merc’s new SL coupe – now with AMG edge
You’d be forgiven for having forgotten all about Mercedes SL in recent years. The last two have been curious cars: two-seaters with...
- Oct 27, 2021
Four things to know about the new Range Rover
It may look familiar but, 50 years after the original launched, the all-new Range Rover is a hard reset for the electric age... 1. It’s...
- Oct 8, 2021
No Time To Die’s coolest cars (and how to buy one)
7. Range Rover classic Thugs and bad guys have long loved the Range Rover for its blend of style, speed and go-anywhere ability. As the...
- Sep 17, 2021
Lamborghini Huracan STO review: saving the best until last
50 years Yep, you read that right – Lamborghini’s incomparable Countach is half a century old. While the earlier Miura is lauded as one...
- Sep 16, 2021
Four things we learned from Porsche’s Mission R concept
1. Porsche does concept cars properly Most concept cars are little more than window dressing – pretty props to roll onto your motor show...
- Sep 1, 2021
Countach! Lambo’s re-invented icon in numbers
50 years Yep, you read that right – Lamborghini’s incomparable Countach is half a century old. While the earlier Miura is lauded as one...
- Aug 13, 2021
When is a Defender not a Defender? When it’s a Grenadier
What’s a Grenadier? It’s a new utility 4x4 from Ineos Automotive, part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group. Unveiled last year and set to...