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Charles & Dean News
Industry insights, success stories and motor reviews from our 'on the marks' road test team.
Feb 23, 2022
Beauty and the boost: Singer goes turbo
Three things to know about Singer Vehicle Design’s new vision 1. The design is pure Eighties Californian Porsche specialist Singer shot...
Feb 16, 2022
Record sales in a pandemic? Meet the luxury car makers flying high
2021 was not a bumper year for UK car sales. While marginally better than Covid-afflicted 2020, last year’s new registrations were still...
Jan 27, 2022
5 things to know about Gordon Murray’s new V12 supercar
1. It’s the size of a Porsche Cayman – but with a V12 engine… Gordon Murray’s track record is second-to-none. In the ’80s the man...
Jan 6, 2022
The ten best new cars from the last 12 months
It’s the Charles & Dean best-of-the-year countdown... 10. Porsche Macan The new Macan is very much like the old Macan, and that’s a...
Nov 11, 2021
Merc’s new SL coupe – now with AMG edge
You’d be forgiven for having forgotten all about Mercedes SL in recent years. The last two have been curious cars: two-seaters with...
Oct 27, 2021
Four things to know about the new Range Rover
It may look familiar but, 50 years after the original launched, the all-new Range Rover is a hard reset for the electric age... 1. It’s...
Oct 8, 2021
No Time To Die’s coolest cars (and how to buy one)
7. Range Rover classic Thugs and bad guys have long loved the Range Rover for its blend of style, speed and go-anywhere ability. As the...
Sep 16, 2021
Lamborghini Huracan STO review: saving the best until last
50 years Yep, you read that right – Lamborghini’s incomparable Countach is half a century old. While the earlier Miura is lauded as one...
Sep 15, 2021
Four things we learned from Porsche’s Mission R concept
1. Porsche does concept cars properly Most concept cars are little more than window dressing – pretty props to roll onto your motor show...
Aug 31, 2021
Countach! Lambo’s re-invented icon in numbers
50 years Yep, you read that right – Lamborghini’s incomparable Countach is half a century old. While the earlier Miura is lauded as one...
Aug 12, 2021
When is a Defender not a Defender? When it’s a Grenadier
What’s a Grenadier? It’s a new utility 4x4 from Ineos Automotive, part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group. Unveiled last year and set to...
Jul 13, 2021
Emira – 5 things to know about the new Lotus
1. It’s gorgeous – and a proper Lotus Lotus is changing. Under new management and with healthy funding from majority shareholders Geely...
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