Motoring
The latest motoring and cars comment, reviews and features from the experts at Country Life
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The Bentley Bentayga Speed is Britain's biggest muscle car — and probably its bestPut on your leather jacket, cowboy boots and loose jeans, we're going to Waitrose in a cloud of smoke.
By James Fisher Published
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The Glovebox: Not even British Leyland can resist the luxury of LunazPlus the world's most expensive helmet, the world's fastest track car and Audi gets lost in the Wilderness.
By James Fisher Published
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Fiat Grande Panda: Cheap, cheerful, playful, practicalThe Fiat Panda has been a rural icon for decades, and the latest 'Grande' iteration is a stylish and fitting addition to the genre.
By Matthew MacConnell Published
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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio: Help, I am covered in beesAlfa's rear-wheel drive super saloon is an overwhelming sensation. More please.
By James Fisher Published
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In the great battle between Jaguar, Porsche and Lotus, which will win?Back in October 1985, David Tomlinson put the Jaguar XJS, the Lotus Esprit and the Porsche 944 through their paces in central Wales.
By Country Life Published
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The Hippie Porsche is the pinnacle of performance and psychedelic powerA car developed to dominate Le Mans was revolutionary in more ways than one, and once again set tongues wagging at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
By James Fisher Published
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Sleek like a missile and just as fast: the JCB Hydromax prepares to break new barriers at BonnevilleForget traffic jams and diggers full of rubble, JCB is once again after a land-speed record, powered by nothing but hydrogen.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
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'It may be an anachronism, but it is a glorious one': Aston Martin V8 Vantage VolanteDavid Tomlinson took the 'world's fastest production car' for a spin back in 1986.
By Country Life Published
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Smart, stylish, subtle, Swedish: The Volvo EX60 makes the practical chicThe Swedish maker's electric mid-size SUV might seem like just another Volvo, but it's anything but.
By James Fisher Published
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The warship-turned-superyacht where Churchill met JFK is for sale at £45 millionChristina O is not just a yacht, she’s a front-row seat to the 20th century’s social and political history, and all the ghosts that came with it.
By Rory Smith Last updated
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'We haven’t flipped yet, but we’ve been close': Making waves on Lake Como with Will Smith and Star Wars-style electric boatsAdam Hay-Nicholls heads to the shores of Lake Como to see the Star Wars-style boats taking on the glamour of Formula 1.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
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Trackside at Silverstone? Your own rally stage? Seven magnificent homes for those who feel the need for speedAs the world prepares for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Annabel Dixon takes a look at the best homes for petrolheads for sale across the country.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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The public yearns for new cars that look like old cars, and we must be indulgedIt's time to fire up the retro machine.
By James Fisher Published
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'A cloud with a V8': Bentley's heavenly Continental GT Azure is the very definition of good taste and great executionThe rich and luscious tradition of the Grand Tour lives on with the Continental GT Azure.
By James Fisher Published
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The new 2CV shows that the fun of French retro shows no signs of slowing downCitroen are bringing back one of the world's most iconic cars, but this time with batteries.
By James Fisher Published
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Polestar 3: The speedy Swede that's fun for all the familyWith a rich racing heritage, perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that Polestar has made such a fun car to drive. But with an EV, it's never a simple task.
By James Fisher Published
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Ian Callum, once designer of Jags, now designer of luxury hotel suite featuring many bits of JagAdam Hay-Nicholls takes a visit to the Callum Suite at Taj 51 in London, INEOS Grenadier heading for a career in the Army, and a new rum heads to Silverstone.
By James Fisher Published
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Nothing says cool better than a ULEZ-skewering RollerHalcyon's Corniche is a modern and environmentally friendly take on the most louche of Rolls-Royces.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
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'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 overSome 200 vessels turned up for F1’s most famous street race this year, but our writer was on the best one.
By Adam Hay-Nicholls Published
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John Betjeman, Paul Nash, Christopher Hobhouse and the golden age of British guidebooksThe interwar years saw a boom in motoring and the emergence of a new sort of day-tripper, hungry to hit the road and explore the countryside.
By Jack Watkins Published
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The Monaco Royal Family's car collection is exactly the sort of unabashed showmanship you want to see from a princeA De Dion-Bouton, a black Chrysler Imperial, Panhards, a 'Borneo Green' Renault.... If you've thought of it, chances are the Grimaldis own it.
By Zachary Weiss Published


