Inspiration: Jaguar XK120

1948 Jaguar XK120The XK120 launched Jaguar into the spotlight in 1948, and forged the company's early reputation for pace at a good price.

End of the E-type

It's 30 years since Jaguar E-type production ended. Andrew Noakes looks back at a '60s icon

Cats Meet

Jaguar’s ’60s S-type is often overlooked in favour of its older sibling, the Mk2. But put these two great saloons side by side and which emerges as the more desirable car? Andrew Noakes is the judge.

Tracing the TT

Andrew Noakes goes in search of Ulster's twin TT road courses at Newtownards and Dundrod – in an Audi TT Roadster

Ground Force: the Audi quattro story

The four-wheel drive Audi quattro was a force to be reckoned with, whatever the road surface or weather conditions. Andrew Noakes drives a well-preserved example to celebrate the quattro's 20th anniversary.

Survivors: The Classic Cars They Couldn't Kill

For some classics, the end is just the beginning. Replaced, discontinued, shelved, supplanted or just forgotten, they refuse simply to die. Andrew Noakes discovers that examples of cars that just wouldn't go away are surprisingly easy to find.

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Andrew Noakes motoring journalist / author / lecturer