Through the roof

Motoring journalist, or quality-assurance final boss?

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

A former Jaguar designer tells all about the development of the XJ-Sfrom fixed head to sun-seeker

The year is 1968. And if you’re a racing driver in the British Saloon Car Championship and your name’s not Frank Gardner, bad luck. You just lost. Because to be fast that year, only one thing would do

BMW M135 £43,740 OTR/£54,050 as tested/£602 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’s about time BMW had a hot hatch worthy of the M badge again DRIVER: jethro bovingdon THE M135 LEFT ME QUITE unexpectedly. It was plan

THE WELSH FARMER IS NONE TOO IMPRESSED with our group of 1990s icons. Reckons we’re always up here causing a nuisance, driving like idiots and making too much bloody noise. John Barker is patiently ex