Top 50 design classics

From one to one hundred, your favourites in order

Marque founder Kimber grew up in the Stockport area of Manchester, where his father ran a printing-ink business. He developed an early love of sailing and of photography, and showed a degree of artist

Think American muscle car and you think V8. For the Italian supercar itʼs the V12, or for the Japanese ʻtunerʼ generation the 2-litre turbo. Certain types of car become synonymous with particular engi

Your non-diagnostic vehicle-related problems solved by Steve Rothwell

The ‘New ’ MINI has become a legend in its own right and as one of today ’s greatest automotive success stories rightly deserves top billing here

Now that production of the unit has ended, we chart the long and successful history of Jaguar’s V8 by comparing the first and last sports cars to use the engine, a XK8 4.0 and a late F-TYPE 5.0