<![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life in Motoring ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Nothing says cool better than a ULEZ-skewering Roller ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/no-f-s-given-is-an-aspirational-motto-for-the-new-generation-and-nothing-says-it-better-than-a-ulez-skewering-roller Sh3ZykS8JZMomqf2Agjy9k Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I discovered a way of doing the Monaco Grand Prix in similar style, with a much bigger boat, and an even louder horn': The floating Paddock pass that F1 fans are fighting over ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/i-discovered-a-way-of-doing-the-monaco-grand-prix-in-similar-style-with-a-much-bigger-boat-and-an-even-louder-horn-the-floating-paddock-pass-that-f1-fans-are-fighting-over XDwDgPKm2ipmUjrEtUJJFo Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Betjeman, Paul Nash, Christopher Hobhouse and the golden age of British guidebooks ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/john-betjeman-paul-nash-christopher-hobhouse-and-the-golden-age-of-british-guidebooks eMfUXPZ8qfurLhF3RUsA3N Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Monaco Royal Family's car collection is exactly the sort of unabashed showmanship you want to see from a prince ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/the-monaco-royal-familys-car-collection-is-exactly-the-sort-of-unabashed-showmanship-you-want-to-see-from-a-prince dkptPZKVt6Lo4jJVLF9GRU Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I’m not interested in cars — I’m interested in Ferraris’: Inside Rome’s glamorous new concorso ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/im-not-interested-in-cars-im-interested-in-ferraris-inside-romes-glamorous-new-concorso ZFGR6NaSyc5xQw5vyMdcr3 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The financier, racing driver and prolific party animal who saved — and then lost — one of the 20th century's most notable country houses ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/the-financier-racing-driver-and-prolific-party-animal-who-saved-and-then-lost-one-of-the-20th-centurys-most-notable-country-houses SYPWsKxuvpejKNZs3h8yTn Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:32:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Back when we were a proper country: Putting a V12 in a Jaguar E-Type ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/back-when-we-were-a-proper-country-putting-a-v12-in-a-jaguar-e-type RkhJxnUjCoBh3ZRRnYLzm8 Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:31:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Between the vineyards and a V8: the Aston Martin DB12 S storms the South of France ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/between-the-vineyards-and-a-v8-the-aston-martin-db12-s-storms-the-south-of-france 72xitjnz55hmEgrDtYZZKU Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Engines are the stone tablets on which Rolls-Royce’s legacy was carved. So what happens when you replace them with a battery? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/engines-are-the-stone-tablets-on-which-rolls-royces-legacy-was-carved-so-what-happens-when-you-replace-it-with-a-battery yTkbhTuJLPvBmXsScLABW3 Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:15:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio: I don't have children, but even if I did, I would love this car more than them ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/alfa-romeo-stelvio-quadrifoglio-i-dont-have-kids-but-even-if-i-did-i-would-love-this-car-more-than-them nmvpNUWKPeEbNoFtj9sPE7 Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Sun, 17 May 2026 16:04:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Men with beards rejoice, Lotus promises new petrol car ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/men-with-beards-rejoice-lotus-promises-new-petrol-car chL7LW9faiJKrSzFXW3wbB Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I drove the tractor after coming back from testing with Peugeot recently — and it feels so slow': A brief chat with the world's fastest farmer ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/i-drove-the-tractor-after-coming-back-from-testing-with-peugeot-recently-and-it-feels-so-slow-a-brief-chat-with-the-worlds-fastest-farmer ig9eA5cNvg9nuajLfpkX3 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:09:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jaecoo 5: A smaller, cheaper version of that car you've been seeing everywhere lately ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/jaecoo-5-a-smaller-cheaper-version-of-that-car-youve-been-seeing-everywhere-lately QLFkJqVgQNR87ZJS6YF5C7 Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's Twingo time: The world's coolest car has made a comeback ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/its-twingo-time-the-worlds-coolest-car-has-made-a-comeback PVZvysghwxwVjUWr32dFYV Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ £300 million, AI cameras and fixing 400 potholes a day: Despite best efforts, Britain's roads are worse than ever ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/gbp300-million-ai-cameras-and-fixing-400-potholes-a-day-despite-best-efforts-britains-roads-are-worse-than-ever XsRfBPUhnHqb8GvLv9WAL8 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Land's End to John o' Groats in one of the world's best sports cars ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/the-answer-to-most-questions-is-a-mazda-mx-5 nfRH4nQ9rJfV7BJ68BPLB Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:45:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Salon Privé: Pictures from London's loudest garden party ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/salon-prive-pictures-from-londons-loudest-garden-party psHgC33ppxhPNXTEEPo3pF Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Aston Martin Valhalla: A brilliantly calibrated hypercar that won't make you deaf and won't try to kill you ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/aston-martin-valhalla-a-brilliantly-calibrated-hypercar-that-wont-make-you-deaf-and-wont-try-to-kill-you CZe8ipvY7Cy9ueNzT3UgCS Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How many seamen does it take to move a Rolls-Royce and a Land Rover from a royal yacht? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/how-many-seamen-does-it-take-to-move-a-rolls-royce-and-a-land-rover-from-a-royal-yacht PddFXpzHQTGWnEPM4GaiSC Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lexus RX500H: Still leading the way after all these years ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/lexus-rx500h-still-leading-the-way-after-all-these-years ZVCc8pniUwMajwPKozsR36 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ James May on the M1: BMW's best-ever bad car ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/the-m1-bmws-best-ever-bad-car bUuJe8iQoLZ8ESU2o7ZuTe Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Sorry, I can't reply to your email right now, I'm drifting a McLaren in Finland' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/sorry-i-cant-reply-to-your-email-right-now-im-drifting-a-mclaren-in-finland X9M4qa534DJhmHbyheKvVE Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Bentley dog baskets to Ferrari everything, there is more to cars than just four wheels ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/from-bentley-dog-baskets-to-ferrari-everything-there-is-more-to-cars-than-just-four-wheels zSueCqBsY7T5mqZ8WqdMRc Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Glovebox: What do you get the person who has everything? A Land Rover Defender inspired by The Hamptons ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/glovebox-what-do-you-get-the-person-who-has-everything-a-land-rover-defender-inspired-by-the-hamptons 4mBYsQPo9HokrzJWGuuUaB Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:42:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Porsche Cayenne: Pablo Escobar's off-roader is now a genuine all-in-one talent ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/porsche-cayenne-a-genuine-all-in-one-talent-that-still-makes-you-feel-like-pablo-escobar gbMvoEP6XxPwGLc2DsgY5 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Hard times breed sumptuous cars': The costly stars of the last-ever London Motor Show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/hard-times-breed-sumptuous-cars-the-costly-stars-of-the-last-ever-london-motor-show MFSQoLo8ztGWjLchkwzDBf Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Some of the guys and girls out there haven't slept in 36 hours' — With Defender in the dunes of Dakar ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/some-of-the-guys-and-girls-out-there-havent-slept-in-36-hours-with-defender-in-the-dunes-of-dakar y2cFwrnrmq9g72px4bibgC Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Glovebox: Lunaz says 'Happy Birthday DB6', rewards it with new 5.0-litre engine ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/glovebox-lunaz-says-happy-birthday-db6-rewards-it-with-new-5-0-litre-engine DuK2wPtJ5GSSy763JVSA6B Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:55:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'When I worked out how to turn the car on, its backside roared like a lion in the Masai Mara': A snob's guide to sports cars ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/there-wasnt-much-space-for-my-bag-and-you-need-the-thighs-of-an-olympic-skier-to-clamber-in-and-out-a-snobs-guide-to-sports-cars neHUphXLaSta4wfoowiHGH Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do androids dream of electric cars, with Adam Hay-Nicholls ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/do-androids-dream-of-electric-cars-with-adam-hay-nicholls BccyUa2o3XmNXUWLaZZMeU Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It’s a hell of a lot more fun than Wentworth': Why Auto Vivendi is the ultimate supercar garage ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/auto-vivendi-its-a-hell-of-a-lot-more-fun-than-wentworth-for-one-thing-you-cant-hit-60mph-in-sub-three-seconds-in-a-golf-buggy-can-you CNpEV3Qxdk2sHtHQnF8pcX Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:36:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Driving is an occasion. It's time to dress like it ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/driving-is-an-occasion-its-time-to-dress-like-it wQXmkpaGVHrwtwDp7dBVNQ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:54:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1950 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith: 'Much of the enjoyment is gained from the smoothness and precision with which the most minor details are fitted and work' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/1950-rolls-royce-silver-wraith-much-of-the-enjoyment-is-gained-from-the-smoothness-and-precision-with-which-the-most-minor-details-are-fitted-and-work gW7qmFgMJzhobttNAQHCRh Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chery Tiggo 9: Maybe the communists are onto something ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/chery-tiggo-9-maybe-the-communists-are-onto-something 39AsmU2kZe3ZPeu2QrYKdA Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I'm thinking about the ice and wasting an afternoon on Autotrader ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/its-so-nice-on-the-ice-and-how-to-waste-an-afternoon-on-autotrader 74sG7e5kHddA5FQGjb4YKX Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Renault 4: Retro, rewired, and ridiculously likeable ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/renault-4-retro-rewired-and-ridiculously-likeable R64pNnfm2QfjZjKthiRu2U Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Glovebox: Gaze upon the glories of the cosmos from the comfort of this Jeep ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/glovebox-gaze-upon-the-glories-of-the-cosmos-from-the-comfort-of-this-jeep yVPRMumLC9kj3DHF6CoWo4 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Every now and then, it's important to remember some Alfa Romeos ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/every-now-and-then-its-important-to-remember-some-alfa-romeos HUXYqWR24FQdhwTwfg8ZVA Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:29:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jenson Button: 'Get rid of your ego' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/jenson-button-get-rid-of-your-ego Nvar2ZfwauWQfPPUCepkWD Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Audi S e-tron GT: Is this the EV that will save us from a dull and silent future? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/audi-s-e-tron-gt-is-this-the-ev-that-will-save-us-from-a-dull-and-silent-future z52SLfgdFx6UwmEzDhG6Fh Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Glovebox: BMW's moving art can't stop being the star of the show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/the-glovebox-bmws-moving-art-cant-stop-being-the-star-of-the-show WcGggM9dJSxBT4tCgz69wh Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:30:00 +0000 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:04:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zero XE: Zipping around the countryside on a 'mountain bike on steroids' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/zero-xe-the-mountain-bike-on-steroids-that-zips-silently-around-the-countryside i7DdcUBxps3qR2VLFUtzVU Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:48:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eileen Soper: The 'schoolgirl among the masters' with paintings in millions of homes, even yours ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/eileen-soper-the-schoolgirl-among-the-masters-with-paintings-in-millions-of-homes-even-yours LnJZkbmmQFqFRdKpxxAS5h Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:59:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best preparation for a half marathon is a long drive in the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/the-best-preparation-for-a-half-marathon-is-a-long-drive-in-the-aston-martin-vanquish-volante d4BFZty6pjYmhCLNRzmMAc Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Glovebox: Fashion that's fast and five of our favourite Concours for 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/the-glovebox-fashion-thats-fast-and-five-of-our-favourite-concours-for-2026 vZXoNuCngjVcSWzp7kLUfF Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Volvo ES90: If you want the world's finest interiors for less than £100,000, ask the Swedes ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/volvo-es90-if-you-want-the-worlds-finest-interiors-for-less-than-gbp100-000-ask-the-swedes UgDvfQ9kX8iYFcrJ25kRkF Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A very unofficial list of cars that Country Life liked this year ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/a-very-unofficial-list-of-cars-that-we-liked-this-year XtTHjrN4Tv5JF9Syjtx6jg Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:26:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ How a journey from Greece to Devon in a knackered old Citroen proved that cars have souls ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/how-a-journey-from-greece-to-devon-in-a-knackered-old-citroen-proved-that-cars-have-souls h35a8PyBNT867aZJ4Vos5g Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ To celebrate 100 years of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, we took it back to its roots ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/to-celebrate-100-years-of-the-rolls-royce-phantom-we-took-it-back-to-its-roots VGV5gazuB6DhfPKcmtUHXe Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:19:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ McLaren Special Operations — The secret Surrey skunkworks producing Britain's most bespoke supercars ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/mclaren-special-operations-the-secret-surrey-skunkworks-producing-britains-most-bespoke-supercars iWaoTRsmX4SUnjhVSdNxEM Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:35:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:56:50 +0000