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New BAC Mono weighs just 570kg, hits 60mph in 2.7sec

Published 18 August 2023
By Shane O' Donoghue
Road and track performance targeted for new BAC Mono sports car.
New Lotus sports car will be called the Emira

New Lotus sports car will be called the Emira

Lotus has revealed that its upcoming sports car, hitherto known as the Type 131, will be named the Emira.
Published 27 April 2021
Caterham taken over by Japanese automotive firm

Caterham's new owners' appetite for electric Seven

British car maker Caterham has said that there is "certainly appetite" among its new shareholders to make an electric Seven sports car.
Published 06 April 2021
Lotus Exige turns 20 with special edition

Lotus Exige turns 20 with special edition

Now in its third generation, the Exige—Lotus' mischievous middle child—is celebrating its 20th birthday with a special edition.
Published 23 June 2020
Lotus to go entirely electric

Lotus CEO reveals more about its electric future

British car maker Lotus has told Auto Express that it intends to shift to an entirely electric line-up in the not-so-distant future.
Published 15 June 2020
2020 Morgan Plus Four Review

2020 Morgan Plus Four review

The Plus Four is the less aggressive brother of the Plus Six, though it still offers plenty of thrills, says Alex Goy.
Published 03 June 2020
Fun comes as standard with new Caterham Seven 310

Fun comes as standard with new Caterham Seven 310

Within the small circle of dedicated followers of British sports car maker Caterham, one model is the stuff of legend, spoken of in reverential whispers...
Published 05 August 2016
Full details of the 2016 Bristol Bullet, a £250,000 British sports car

British marque Bristol sets sights on comeback with...

There are mad dogs and Englishmen, and then there are Bristol drivers. The little known British manufacturer of sporting cars has fired the starting...
Published 28 July 2016
Video: Caterham spoofs airline safety briefing

Video: Caterham spoofs airline safety briefing

Be honest: how much attention did you pay to the cabin crew's safety announcement last time you took a flight? Not much, if you're a typical traveller...
Published 11 July 2016
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Fighting talk: 2016 Aston Martin DB11 hits back at...

To most people, Aston Martin conjures up images of the Swinging Sixties and Sean Connery at the wheel of a DB5, giving the Bond villains a run for...
Published 01 March 2016