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Motoring
Golf GTI review: Smart, sporty and ever so slightly yobby. It it the perfect car?
After a date with an old flame, Charles Rangely-Wilson finds that the refreshed Volkswagen Golf GTI is still the classiest act in town by far.
Top 10 driving songs: Country Life’s road trip playlist
What could be better than cruising down a country lane beneath a crisp, blue sky? Doing it to the perfect soundtrack, of course. Angus Gibson selects his top 10 tracks…
Toyota Hilux Invincible review: ‘It’s not going to win any drag races, but it will drag a gun-trailer out of a muddy field’
The latest incarnation of Toyota’s Hilux Invincible double-cab pick-up, with a refined engine and a more spacious interior, is still a rugged workhorse to be reckoned with.
Goodwood Revival: 27 beautiful images which will make you wish you’d been there this weekend
And if you were actually there? These lovely pictures – taken by – will bring it all back.
Lexus RX450h review: ‘Practically perfect in every way’
The designers of the new hybrid-drive Lexus 4x4 have produced a silent, silky vehicle that soaks up the bumps in the road like blotting paper.
Subaru BRZ review: ‘A front-engined sportscar that handles like nothing else on the road’
Knocked out by a boxer.
Driving through muddy terrain: How to get you and your car safely through it
Whether it's flash flooding in summer or the usual winter deluge, Britain's weather means that mud is a real problem for those who have to drive off road. Here are…
Jeep Cherokee review: Good, but is it good enough?
Drivers in the USA love the Jeep, but in the UK it's struggled to gain a foothold against the likes of Land Rover. Toby Keel tried out the latest incarnation…
Goodwood Festival of Speed in numbers
As historic racecars and the latest supercars are thrashed up and down the hill in Lord March’s front garden, we take a look at the facts and figures behind this…
Princess Diana’s Audi convertible to go under the hammer
The convertible Audi famously driven by Diana, Princess of Wales, is to be auctioned off – and is expected to fetch as much as £80,000.
The Supercar Event where you can have a ride, instead of just peering through the window
This terrific event takes place on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey – a place known to all true petrolheads as the site of the testing…
Fiat 124 Spider review: The return of the Italian job
Dismissed as a ‘poor man’s Ferrari’, the new Fiat 124 Spider is as good-looking as Isabella Rossellini and as powerful as Rocky Marciano, says a smitten Charles Rangeley-Wilson.
Audi Q2 1.4 TFSi S-Line S Tronic review: ‘more penthouse than paddock’
If you’re after a smaller SUV with a classy interior, look no further than the new Audi Q2, recommends Charles Rangeley-Wilson, even if he did drive it in disguise.
VIDEO: Horse v Car – Who will be quicker point-to-point?
The Skelton boys put it to the test with a bit of help from Maserati... and the result was this superb video.
Subaru Forester 2.0D XC Premium review: The best 4WD for ‘real’ country life on a budget?
No longer looking like a shrunken SUV with greenhouse glazing, the latest Subaru Forester is the best 4WD for ‘real country life’ in its price bracket, says Charles Rangeley-Wilson.
Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks AT35 review: ‘It’ll go through puddles you could bury a hippo in’
We might not need an extreme off-roader, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want one. Charles Rangeley-Wilson is first in line for the latest incarnation of Isuzu’s D-Max.…
Volvo’s new V90: The car they should have been building for the last 20 years
The revamped Volvo V90 is back with a vengeance, says Charles Rangeley-Wilson.
The 10 Commandments of the ‘station car’, the ultimate rusty old banger
If you park a shiny new 4x4 at the station every morning, you're way out of step.
A brave new dawn: Rolls-Royce Dawn car review
‘The Dawn is as graceful a piece of art as the car industry has ever imagined’