Eye contact

Car launches are strange but wonderful things. A tense battle of wits between PRs and journalists played out in stunning locations. Every detail is meticulously planned, from the road route to the sea

It’s called Windy Hill Road and I’ve never heard of it. I know most of the Antrim coast but this is a little further south and inland, so doesn’t get the love reserved for its higher profile neighbour

t’s the sound that gets you. The deep burble of serious cubic inches loafing contentedly through England’s capital turns heads, eager to see what’s rumbling through the quiet, early-morning streets. M

£254,200 OTR/£XXXXX 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 “THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE RESERVED fo

TWO LETTERS in Octane 267 have prompted me to write: the first from Rody O’Grady about his £2400 Renault Megane 225, which highlights the broad range of cars that you feature, and Gerard McCartney’s a

WHOEVER COINED the phrase ‘don’t mix business with pleasure’ certainly wasn’t offered the use of a VW California Ocean for the week. Handily, that’s not a mantra I live by, and I was quick to point ou