• Why steering wheels should always be round, not square

    Why steering wheels should always be round, not square
    Audi had more than 100 steering wheel designs – soon it will have just five, all round
    We need to abandon the gimmick and return to the only shape that actually works: a circleI have an affliction that, when I begin to think about how difficult it is to find a pleasing steering wheel in a new car, Feargal Sharkey's 1985 hit A Good Heart begins to play on repeat in my head - only with 'wheel' replacing 'heart', of course.
    I've learned to live with it as something as inevitable as getting in
  • Forget supercars: Morgan Supersport is the ultimate dream machine

    Forget supercars: Morgan Supersport is the ultimate dream machine
    A 335bhp BMW straight-six, Nitron suspension and gorgeous styling make driving this a public serviceThe Morgan Supersport isn't one for categorisation. We knew early on that this would be one of our favourite cars of the year, but which award to give it?
    'Best low-volume curio' seemed too niche and damning with faint praise for a car that, unlike many of its predecessors, has genuine performance and capability to be considered as a serious sports car.
    Thanks to the 335bhp BMW straight six, Nitro
  • How Skoda became Europe's second biggest car brand

    How Skoda became Europe's second biggest car brand
    Skoda’s CEO shares his secrets to rapid growth, record sales and EV prosperityIt says it all about the winner of our Outstanding Leader award that in between being interviewed and having his portrait taken for this feature, he jumps up from his seat to help move furniture out of the way, set up light stands and choose backdrops.
    Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer is only too happy to lend a hand - and has an especially chipper outlook when we meet him at the Czech brand's museum in Mladá Boles
  • Rare Rides Icons: The Jeep Wagoneer, The First Luxury SUV Ever (Part XVII)

    Rare Rides Icons: The Jeep Wagoneer, The First Luxury SUV Ever (Part XVII)
    Last week, we took a look at the exterior of the new Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer models that finally debuted in 2022 after years of delays. As it turned out, the forced homages and mixed simultaneous missions of model commemoration, luxury SUV, and largest vehicle in its class did not play well together. Whether in standard or long-wheelbase L version, the new Wagoneer fell down on both proportions and styling. Let’s take a look at the interior to see if it fared any better. First, a word
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