Motors

Lotus: lean and mean

Strength to strength
How the UK automotive industry is looking to the Japanese market
Foot to the floor
UK–Japan partnership powers new Lotus car
The Road Not Taken
Carmakers buckle up for Brexit as talks loom
Japan know-how to boost UK firm
How the spirit of hospitality is shaping Aston Martin
Viewers love British villains
UK actors prove to be popular and convincing big-screen baddies.
Memory lane for motors
Preserved or renovated British car classics gathered for the inaugural Great British Rally in Tokyo.
Wanted: Sponsors to Be Scared Silly
The driver turns his steering wheel sharply as a woman squeals with delight from the passenger seat. But her screams are barely audible—drowned out by the roar of the car’s engine as the vehicle bounces from side to side on the dirt road.
Battle of the Black Cabs
With some of the most cutting-edge technology that one of Japan’s leading automobile manufacturers has ever devised, the new generation of London’s Hackney Carriages is to bring together the heritage and iconic design values for which the vehicle is renowned around the world.
Safety First
For cars coming out of the Asia-Pacific region, the task of ensuring that they meet safety requirements falls to Michael Mulvaney and his team of 10 at the VCA offices in Nagoya.