British Cars Editor

Ray Karwal

Ray Karwal covers British cars for MotorGrail: Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin, Bentley, Lotus, MG and the classic marques.

Beat: British cars: Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin, Bentley, Lotus, MG and the classic British marques · 153 stories

How Santana built its own Land Rover in Linares

How the Daimler Riemenwagen became the world's first motorised taxi

Why the Triumph SD2 never reached the showroom

Aston Martin delivers 127 more Valhallas and launches the Valhalla Spider

Aston Martin Valhalla Spider hits 350km/h with the roof off

Bentley Torcal First Edition carries 888 PS and a 2.8-second 0-60 mph time

Bentley Torcal prototypes have covered more than 1,000,000 km in testing

Aston Martin DB9 vs Bentley Continental GT Compared for Engines and Everyday Use

Aston Martin Vantage vs Lotus Evora: Front-Mid V8 Against Mid-Engined V6 Coupe

AC 3000ME vs Lotus Esprit: Two British Mid-Engined Rivals Compared

How the Humber Sceptre Mark III shared its body with the Rootes family

How an Ogle concept became the plastic-bodied Reliant Scimitar GT SE4

Why the Speed Six mattered more than the Bentley 6.5 Liter

Why the Aston Martin Lagonda Series 1 was a rare four-door Aston

Why the Daimler DE36 was the last British straight-eight on sale

The Bentley S1 Continental and the coachbuilders who dressed it

Why the Sunbeam Rapier Fastback was the Arrow family's sporty coupe

How Hooper's Empress bodies gave Daimler a 1950s luxury face

How William Lyons's final saloon, the Jaguar XJ Series 1, took shape

How the Humber Sceptre became the dearest of three sister saloons

Why the Aston Martin Lagonda Series 2-4 split the critics

How Bristol turned the 412 into the turbocharged Beaufighter

Why the Land Rover Series I began as a farm vehicle and became a global off-roader

Reliant Motors history: the three-wheeler maker that became a fibreglass pioneer

The Land Rover Discovery was built as a family car that could go off-road

Why the Land Rover Wolf was built tougher than the Defender

Why Bristol built a 1990s coupe on a prewar BMW chassis

The Range Rover Classic turned a utility 4x4 into a luxury car

The Jaguar XJ was Jaguar's flagship saloon from 1970 until 2019

Austin Rover Group: The Metro, Maestro and Montego Years

Singer Motors: From Coventry Bicycles to the Last Chamois

Rover: The British Car Marque Behind the Viking Logo, 1904 to 2005

Rover Company: From Solihull Bicycles to the Range Rover

Austin Motor Company: From Longbridge Carmaker to the Mini, Metro and Revival

Rover Group: From British Leyland to the MG Rover Collapse

Aston Martin DB6, DBS Superleggera and DBX Engines and Special Editions

Aston Martin DBR1 Won Le Mans in 1959 and Three Racing Cars Followed

Austin A60 Cambridge, A99 and A40 Farina All Wore Pinin Farina Styling

Austin FX4 Taxi Ran 39 Years, the Champ Fell From 1,200 Pounds to 150

Austin-Healey 100, Sprite, MG T-Type and Midget Built From 1936 to 1979

Austin Metro Reached 2 Million Cars While Maestro and Montego Fell Short

Austin Seven Licensed as the First BMW, Then Joined by the Ten and Sixteen

Bentley 8 Litre Was Built Just 100 Times Before the 1931 Receivership

Daimler DE 36 Straight-Eight and the Docker Daimlers With 7,000 Gold Stars

Jaguar E-Type Design, Malcolm Sayer and the D-Type Behind the Shape

Jaguar Added the F-Type, F-Pace and I-Pace Between 2012 and 2018

Tata's Purchase of Jaguar Land Rover and the Years of Ownership That Followed

Jaguar Mark X Set the Four-Headlamp Face Jaguar Kept Until 2009

Jaguar XE and XF Both Ended in 2024, After the XF Went Aluminium

How the Land Rover Defender Ran for 67 Years and Then Became a Different Car

Land Rover Freelander Sold Over 540,000 Before the Discovery Sport Arrived

Lotus 25, 49, 72 and 79 Brought F1 the Monocoque, Wedge and Ground Effect

Morris Cowley Bullnose, Humber 15/40 and Lanchester Fourteen Roadrider

Riley RM, Sapphire, Rover 10 and Singer Roadster Specs, Tests and Prices

Rover 75, MG ZT and MG TF Lived On in China After MG Rover's 2005 Collapse

Rover P6's De Dion Axle and the Aluminium Rear-Engined Hillman Imp of 1963

Triumph Mayflower 1250 cc Saloon and the Basic 803 cc Standard Eight

Vauxhall 30-98 and A-Type, Luton's 160 km/h Four-Cylinder Cars to 1927

Vauxhall Viva, Victor and Cresta Spanned Small, Large and Six-Cylinder Cars

Lotus Elise GT1: The Race Car Built to Challenge Porsche and Mercedes-Benz

Lotus 23: Chapman's Amidships Sports Racer, Le Mans Row and Replicas

Triumph TR7 Sprint: The Rare 16-Valve TR7 of 1977

Reliant Rebel: The Glass-Fibre Four-Wheeler That Tested Reliant's Future

Rover 12: From the Knight-Rover Sleeve-Valve to the P2 Family Car

TVR M Series: The 3000M, Taimar and 3000S Explained

Jaguar XK8 (X100): The 1996 Grand Tourer That Started the Modern XK

Jaguar XJ40: The Angular Luxury Saloon That Was Jaguar's Last Solo Car

Range Rover L322: The Third-Generation Monocoque Range Rover of 2001 to 2012

Lotus T128: The Le Mans Prototype Behind Lotus's 2013 Endurance Season

Jaguar 420 and Daimler Sovereign: The 1966 Compact Saloons Explained

Triumph TR7: The Wedge Coupe That Closed Triumph's Sports Car Line

Jaguar XJ X350: The Aluminium Luxury Saloon From 2003 to 2009

Jaguar XJR-15: The Carbon-Fibre Road Racer Born From a Le Mans Winner

Lotus Cortina: The Ford Saloon Lotus Turned Into a Touring Car Winner

Jaguar XJ X300: The Ford-Era Saloon That Carried Jaguar's Luxury Range Through the 1990s

Triumph TR4: Michelotti's Convertible Sports Car, 1961 to 1965

Triumph Stag: Michelotti's Four-Seat Convertible and Its V8 Story

Humber History: From Coventry Cycles to the Rootes Years and Chrysler

Sunbeam: From Wolverhampton Cycles to Land Speed Records, Rootes Alpines and a Lost Name

Hillman Hawk and 80: The 1930s Hillman 20 Family Explained

Austin Twenty: Herbert Austin's One-Model Gamble and the Six-Cylinder Years

MG 6: The Chinese-Built Compact That Carried the MG Badge Into Touring Car Racing

Bristol Cars: From Aircraft Works to BMW-Based Grand Tourers and a 2026 Revival

Wolseley History: From Vickers and Herbert Austin to the End of the Marque in 1975

MG History: From Oxford in 1924 to SAIC's Global Brand

Ginetta: From Walklett Brothers' Kit Cars to Le Mans Prototypes

AC Cars: From the Weller Tricar to the Ace, the Cobra and Repeated Rebirths

Jensen Motors: From West Bromwich Coachbuilder to Interceptor, FF and 2026 Revival

Triumph TR3: The Sidescreen Roadster That Brought Disc Brakes to British Production

Rover 200 and Rover 25: Longbridge's Small Family Car, 1984 to 2005

Sunbeam Tiger: The Ford V8 Alpine From Carroll Shelby and Jensen

Reliant Scimitar: The Fibreglass GT, Estate and Convertible From 1964 to 1986

Rover SD1: The Fastback Executive Car That Won European Car of the Year

Sunbeam Alpine: The Rootes Roadster From Rally Car to Bond Cameo

Triumph Spitfire: Michelotti's Herald-Based Roadster From 1962 to 1980

Morris Minor 1928: William Morris's Small Car Against the Austin Seven

Rover P4: The Auntie Saloon That Took Rover Into the Jet Age

Triumph Dolomite: The Compact Saloon and the 16-Valve Sprint

Vauxhall Chevette: The Rear-Drive Hatchback That Ruled Britain and Then Bowed Out

Sunbeam Rapier: Rootes' Four-Seat Coupe From Series I to the Arrow Fastback

AC Ace: The Thames Ditton Sports Car That Gave Birth to the Cobra

Caterham Seven CSR: The Most Modified Seven and Its Cosworth Engine

Humber Super Snipe: The British Six-Cylinder Executive Car From 1938 to 1967

Bentley Mulsanne: The Flagship Luxury Saloon Built Until 2020

Bentley 4.5 Litre: The Le Mans Winner That Spawned the Blower

Daimler DS420: The Royal Limousine Built by Jaguar From 1968 to 1992

Aston Martin Virage: The V8 Flagship of 1989 and Its 2011 Return

Lotus Seven: Colin Chapman's Lightweight Open-Top Sports Car, 1957-1973

Bentley Continental R: The Two-Door Coupe That Revived a Marque

Caterham 7: The Lightweight Lotus Seven Heir From Kit to Track

Daimler SP250: The Fibreglass V8 Roadster Jaguar Inherited and Reshaped

Hillman Avenger: The Rootes Family Car That Went Global Under Four Badges

MG ZS: The Subcompact SUV That Became the Brand's Best Seller Abroad

Morgan Aero 8: The Aluminium Morgan With BMW V8 Power and a Cross-Eyed Face

AC 3000ME: The Mid-Engined Ford V6 Coupe from Diablo to Shelby

Lotus Evora: The Mid-Engined 2+2 From 2008 to 2021, From Supercharged S to GT430

Land Rover Series: The Box-Frame Off-Roader That Launched a Global Brand

Range Rover: The Luxury 4x4 Marque From 1970 Prototype to Fifth Generation

Morris Motors: From the Bullnose to the Minor and Beyond

Triumph: From Coventry Bicycles to the Last Acclaim