THE WORLD CHANGED a huge amount during the 21 years that Jaguar’s XJ-S remained in production. Dictators came and went yet Jaguar’s GT battled through, transformed in a bid to stay relevant in a rapid

The XJ40 generation of XJR might not have been much faster than a standard model, but the manual version changed that. Although only a tiny handful were produced, we've found a rare example to illustrate what it was capable of

Year of manufacture 1981 Recorded mileage 16,800 Asking price £26,995 Vendor Kim Cairns, Snettisham, Norfolk; 01485 541526; kimcairnsclassics.co.uk WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £15,039 Max power 205bhp Max t

Restomods appeal, but I’ve always felt some discomfort over plundering a perfectly good classic to build one. This successor to the Plus Six gets around that problem by offering the the look and feel

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT

As you may have seen from p4 of this issue, Jaguar is not short of ambition when it comes to the engineering of its upcoming electric GT. This doesn’t seem to be unusual for JLR. Every time I go on a