Cars

For the first time since 1965, you can buy a Bentley that doesn't look like a Rolls-Royce, though you’ll need £175,000 to spend. The Continental R Coupe combines turbo V8 thrust with stately-home splendour. Richard Bremner drives it. Photographs by Tim Andrew.

Senior citizens. The Ferrari 412i and the Jaguar Sovereign V12 are totally different animals in many ways, but they have two major features in common which make them saloon car cousins of the most exclusive kind - they both have classic V12 engines and they both have the performance and sporting character of four-seater supercars. Kevin Blick tried these two last bastions of the earlier V12 generation, back-to- back, and found two ultimates. Try both for just £100,000.

The big ragtop offers one of the better ways to take to the road. We drive an Aston Martin, a Jaguar and a Mercedes to find the very best. Photographs by Ian Dawson. Picture frame Courtesy of Bourlet.

Blessed things. They’re massively fast, monstrously large and wickedly expensive, but are the world’s fastest cars a delight or a disaster on the road? Mark Gillies finds out. Photographs By Tim Andrew.

Back to the front 1993 Ferrari 456 vs. 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona. Good news for car lovers: the front-engined GT is back. Richard Bremner drives Ferrari’s 456GT and traces its Daytona genes. Photographs by Tim Andrew.

Celebrating in Style As it’s BMW’s centenary year there was plenty of BMW action at Australia’s Phillip Island Classic.    The Phillip Island Classic is like an antipodean version of Goodwood and in BMW’s centenary year there were plenty of Bavaria’s finest taking part. Words and photography: Chris Nicholls.

F20/21 1 Series diesel models BMW really upped its game with the latest 1 Series and as it sold in large numbers there are a plethora of good value second hand machines on the market. Here we look at the pre-LCI diesels. Words: Bob Harper/Andrew Everett. Photography: BMW.

Back in 2013 when I was looking for a car, I originally wanted something that I could drive to the track and then drive home without the worry of a trailer. The problem is a road car will not perform like a race car and I wanted my road car to perform like a race car.

An exclusive look at three of the world’s most desirable hypercars, which just happen to be hybrid. Drive-MY talks to Paul Bailey, the lucky chap who owns all three of these amazing cars. Hyper Hybrids. Ask most people what a hybrid is and typically they’ll perk up with knowledge of a Toyota Prius. Not too many will knowingly answer that hybrids are fast, cutting edge or ‘cool’. Nonetheless, the latest crop of supercars are so fast they’re being dubbed hyper - and they’re all hybrid.

Zed to Zed A new versus used battle as we pitch a new sDrive18i up against an Approved Used sDrive35i. Got a £30,000 budget? Then you can treat yourself to a new Z4 sDrive18i Roadster… or for similar money you could have an Approved Used Z4 sDrive35i instead. So which would prove the better buy? Words: Guy Baker. Photography: Tom Begley.

Can’t quite afford a 911? Opt for a Boxster instead and you certainly won’t feel short-changed. However, many cars have been neglected – so here's how to buy a good one.  Expert buying advice to help you choose your perfect car.

A long time ago, I could certainly understand why American and British companies indulged in badge engineering; British Leyland putting Austin, Morris, Riley Wolseley, MG and Vanden Plas badges on effectively the same car or in the case of Rootes, the Hillman Minx was also the Singer Gazelle and the Sunbeam Rapier; it extended the appeal for little cost.