Toyota’s roadster is a good bargain sports car, but greatness is only a single digit away. Lewis Kingston drops the top and points the way to mid-engined heaven

He may not have been the great inventor his reputation suggests, but by making the car commercially viable, Karl Benz deserves to he considered one of the greats, says Gavin Green 

Half a century ago the traditional supercar was the ultimate expression of automotive endeavour, today it is falling by the wayside. Andrew Frankel sets out to find it again

The Renault 5 has been the runaway family EV success story of the last year. But, says Andrew English, it’s an act its more utilitarian sister finds hard to follow

For most people, buying a used Golf is as safe and sensible as second-hand buying decisions come. But then most people aren’t Steve Sutcliffe

Its gestation was convoluted, its lifetime cut short, its sales far below expectations. But, as Richard Bremner reports from behind the wheel, it was by no means all bad

Beset by cars refusing to function as they should, Joana Fidalgo is uncharacteristically cheesed off this month, but still able to count her blessings

A perfect recreation of Frank Gardner’s championship-winning Mk1 Ford Escort. As good as it looks? Even better, says Dan Prosser

From childhood this Land Rover has been the one constant in Andrew Frankel’s life. Decades later, it’s still working as hard as ever

The sound of a V12 in full flight has been referred to as ‘music’ and ‘symphonic’ for as long as they have been around. This, explains David Twohig, is not a coincidence