E-induced Ecstasy

The Mercedes E500 Coupe seems a tasty recipe with its potent 5.5-litre V8 and swoopy proportions. Gautam Sharma gleans whether the ‘E’ genuinely equates to euphoria

Prime cut no bull!

Let’s be honest, the Ford Taurus was never what you’d call “sexy”. When first launched in 1986, however, it broke the mould of boxy mid-size sedans that had dominated the State highways of the ‘70s and …

Lexus GX460 Luxury

There was a bizarre sense of déjà vu. The previous time I ventured out into the desert, I managed to get the vehicle beached up to its axles. That was in a Toyota LandCruiser Prado. Now, …

External combustion

Since the advent of the Iraq ‘War on Terror’, the term ‘car bomb’ has become a part of everyday vocabulary. News reports from Iraq daily add yet another body count to the already indefensible number of …

Sin City

If you've been keeping your eye on the Citroen concepts that have popped up at various motor shows over the past couple of years, you'll know just how exquisite and beautiful most of them are. And …

Nut Elegy

Has Porsche gone too far with its latest hardcore 911 GT3 RS? No, argues Jamie Corstorphine. It has judged its lunacy very well indeed

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