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The mighty Michèle Mouton

One thing we should all do this year is acknowledge the 40th anniversary of Michèle Mouton’s 1982 World Rally Championship campaign, for it is by some margin the finest performance...

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Not in my portfolio

Geoff Lawson, a former Design Director of Jaguar, once compared our line of work to making movies: ‘Designing cars is like making a film – most of it ends up on the cutting-room floor...'

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Cars in literature

Whisky might have been involved, the fire burned low and the dog had gone to his bed. It was at this witching time that my brother posed the question: what are the best cars in literature...?

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A day in the life

What do car designers actually do all day? I mean apart from itching in a black roll neck and posting photos of their new watch on Instagram. Here's what a typical working day...

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Taking sides

The coffee machine has only just been unpacked after moving house, which tells you how early on in proceedings I am. Consequently I haven’t got around to putting books on shelves...

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The Welshman who saved Ford

Sir Jackie Stewart reckons that, of all the world’s roads, a 65-mile loop in Scotland is the best place to evaluate cars. ‘It condenses so many varied conditions and surfaces into a short distance...'

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Solberg versus the Welsh forests

As the penultimate stage loomed before him, the champion’s title aspirations appeared to be on life support. Victory last time out in Japan may have provided some much-needed respite...

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Our Cars: David’s 911

Predictable, I know. Everyone knows that all car journalists are in the pay of Zuffenhausen – that’s why 911s always win sports car group tests, right? Now that I am also an occasional...

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