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ALL POSHED UP

Looking to buy an upmarket SUV? For around £35,000, you could have a new Lexus LBX or a used BMW X1. Let's see where your money should go

MIDDLE CLASS

Ferrari's first V8 went on sale five decades ago. John Barker drives the 308 GTB, F355 GTS and 360 Modena, each defined by an evolution of that engine - and each with it mounted amidships. Which would you choose?

FULL OF EASTERN PROMISE

Is burgeoning classic car interest in the Middle East good for the global classic market? Nathan Chadwick investigates

Jem Marsh

The hard-bitten Marcos boss was driven like few others and never knew when he was beaten. Thankfully

Flying the Scottish flag

Young Ecurie Ecosse driver Chloe Grant gets to grips with the Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar C-type at Goodwood. Matthew Hayward is Octane's witness

Ben Cussons

As the outgoing chairman of the Royal Automobile Club hands on to his successor, Robert Coucher quizzes him about the evolution of this great British institution

Vandamm House

A Mid-Century Modernist masterpiece that was immortalised on celluloid - despite never actually existing

Making light

Alfa Romeo's post-war renaissance began with the 1900 saloon - and matured with Zagato's featherweight coupé version, as Jay Harvey discovers

BULLDOG & THE PUPPIES

We gather five motoring masterpieces by avant-garde designer William Towns - and drive all of them

Below the tip of the Audrain iceberg

As the Audrain organisation grows, we take a look behind the scenes at the huge car collection that feeds it

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO

Audi Tradition has unveiled the Auto Union Type 52 Schnellsportwagen - only 90 years since it was designed. Glen Waddington takes an exclusive ride with Hans-Joachim Stuck

Before the beginning

This rare Amazon Green pre-production Range Rover is Velar chassis number 4. James Elliott charts its historically revealing factory restoration

Sensational Suzuki Live - Blending decades of motorcycles, racing legends, track time and a beer tent with a cracking band, Suzuki Live's formula proved a winner for the thousands there.

Blending decades of motorcycles, racing legends, track time and a beer tent with a cracking band, Suzuki Live’s formula proved a winner for the thousands there. As motorcycling events go, Suzuki Live's 2024 effort is surely set to take some topping. Held over two days at the iconic Cadwell Park circuit, the event played host to a list of two-wheeled legends and a mixed bag of iconic Suzuki machinery spanning five decades.

Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo - The latest, V6-powered GranTurismo is now available in open-top form. Is its combination of performance, comfort and style a winning one?

How appropriate for a car that includes a variant called 'Folgore' ('Lightning' in Italian) in its line-up that giant forks of the stuff are straddling the road ahead. It's almost as if Maserati has a direct line to the big man upstairs. Then again, giant hailstones are clattering against the fabric roof as well, and then turn to a deluge of water so heavy that to top 15mph feels reckless. Possibly not the environment the Italian firm had in mind when they chose to launch the new GranCabrio Trofeo around the Italian Lakes. Still, if nothing else it's a stern test of the canvas above my head and one that it passes with ease: there are no puddles forming inside, as you would expect of a £169,585 convertible, and it feels as quiet and snug as if I was driving the GranTurismo coupe.

RETURN OF THE KING

Nissan's Qashqai once ruled the crossover kingdom, but lost its crown to rivals such as the Kia Sportage. Can the new version regain the throne?

ID.2, VW's Polo successor, caught on first track test

AE YOU'RE looking at the new Polosized Volkswagen ID.2, which has been spied testing for the first time on Germany's Nürburgring race circuit.

Audi RS 3 returns with new

AUDI'S refreshed RS 3 has been revealed, packaging a new look and more features into the popular high performance model. It will be available as both a five-door hatchback and four-door saloon when it goes on sale later this year.

REVEALED Lamborghini's 907bhp Temerario hybrid

OFFICIAL Triple-motor plug-in hybrid Huracan replacement is a new kind of crazy, with a 210mph-plus top speed and 0-62mph in 2.7 seconds thanks to twin-turbo V8 and PHEV tech

Skoda Enyaq Coupé

FINAL REPORT Does a sleek rear end detract from SUV's practical allure?

MINI Countryman

SECOND REPORT Can a MINI really pass muster as a family car?

ZERO-EMISSIONS E-TRUCK IS MAN MADE

It's a long climb up into the cab of an articulated lorry, and as I mount the steps of the brand-new MAN eTGX, I wonder if someone has forgotten to hand me a risk-assessment form.

Peugeot 3008 Hybrid

FIRST DRIVE Is battery-assisted car better than pure-electric model?

Renault Symbioz

FIRST DRIVE Renault is on to a winner with mid-size family SUV

BMW M5 Touring is a hybrid hauler

THIS is the long-awaited BMW M5 AE Touring, a 1978 paite-ByWM5 performance estate that's got MercedesAMG and Audi RS family haulers in its sights.

Volkswagen California

FIRST DRIVE Home from home in VW's best-equipped camper yet

Vauxhall Corsa Hybrid

FIRST DRIVE Buyers of big-selling hatch now have third powertrain to choose from

THE TURBO LADDER

Fifty years ago, Porsche bolted 'ein Turbolader' to the 911 and created a legend. Richard Lane drives three of the best

RENAULT SYMBIOZ

\"More rational, less emotional\" new crossover plugs gap between Captur and Austral

BMW M5 TOURING

Hot 5 Series-newly a PHEV - is the first to take estate form since the V10 in 2007

Disco primed for JLR reboot

Next-gen SUV will emphasise a \"family adventure\" focus and is tipped for ICE and EV