The Cars Every British Driver Should Try Once in Their Lifetime

A lifetime of driving can pass without experiencing how radically different one car can feel from another. Speed alone does not create the most memorable journeys; engineering choices, proportions and purpose often matter more.

This is not a shopping list or a ranking of the “best” models ever made. It is a selection of distinctive machines that reveal something important about driving, design and Britain’s unusually rich relationship with the motor car.