Wild ride

There are days that test a vehicle’s limits and then there are days that test your soul. Driving the new Land Rover Defender Octa through the Cheviot Hills — an overlooked swell of border country wild

AFTER SIX MONTHS AND MORE THAN 9000 MILES, my time with the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio has come to an end. And what a journey it’s been. From motorway marathons and hectic week-long photoshoots,

Mileage 2867 List price £84,470 Best price £83,450 Price as tested £96,033 Test economy 27.7mpg I’VE ALREADY RACKED up more than 2000 miles in my Land Rover Defender, with a mixture of urban commuting

MILEAGE 2881 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Can this upmarket SUV still hold its own in the face of fresher competition? Our top-of-the-range Autobiography Evoque is four-wheel drive. It’s always a divisive one

The Mustang GTD is an all in kind of a car. Nothing by halves. It doesn’t merely rumble, it bellows like Pavarotti with his pipes fully open. Its Popeye bodywork doesn’t just attract your attention, i

BMW is readying a new flagship hardcore off-roader to rival the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Land Rover Defender. Set to be produced alongside the X5, X6 and X7 at BMW’s Spartanburg plant in the US from