British Cars

British marques and the models we cover. Jump to a make, or pick a model to read its full history.

Models

• AC Sociable

  AC's Edwardian three-wheeled cyclecar (1907–1914) — the company's first passenger vehicle and an early commercial success.

  Cyclecar · 1907–1914

• AC Six

  A sporting line built around John Weller's advanced overhead-cam straight-six (1920–1940) — the engine that powered AC for four decades.

  Sports car · 1920–1940

• AC 2-Litre

  AC's post-war restart (1947–1958) — a traditional aluminium-bodied saloon using the long-running Weller six, with about 1,284 built.

  Saloon · 1947–1958

• AC Ace

  AC's lightweight aluminium roadster (1953–1963) — a Le Mans class winner and the direct chassis basis for the Cobra.

  Roadster · 1953–1963

• AC Aceca

  The fixed-head coupe companion to the Ace (1954–1963) — a lightweight aluminium GT with the same chassis and engine choices, about 357 built.

  Coupe · 1954–1963

• AC Greyhound

  AC's 2+2 four-seat coupe (1959–1963) on a longer Ace-derived chassis — only 83 built, one of the rarest British GTs of its era.

  Coupe · 1959–1963

• AC Cobra

  The legendary Ford-V8 roadster — AC's Ace chassis fitted with American V8 muscle for Carroll Shelby from 1962, now produced as a continuation series.

  Roadster · 1962–present

• AC 428

  An Italian-bodied grand tourer on a stretched Cobra 427 chassis (1965–1973) — Frua coachwork over a Ford big-block V8, only 81 built.

  Grand tourer · 1965–1973

• AC 3000ME

  AC's mid-engined wedge coupe (1979–1985) — a Ford Essex V6 sports car with a decade-long gestation, only about 106 built in total.

  Sports car · 1979–1985

• AC Brooklands Ace

  A 1990s revival of the Ace name — a modern aluminium roadster on a stainless-steel chassis, only about 50 built before receivership in 1996.

  Roadster · 1993–1996

• AC Mk VI / Series 1

  AC's current Cobra-derived roadster — composite-bodied and Chevrolet V8-powered, with an electric variant announced in 2020.

  Roadster · 2009–present

• Allard J2

  The car that put Allard on the world stage — a featherweight V8 roadster that finished third at Le Mans in 1950 and won 40 major races in nine years of competition.

  Sports car · 1950–1952

• Allard J2X

  The evolved J2 with the engine moved forward for a roomier cockpit — 83 built, still a formidable club racer.

  Sports car · 1952–1954

• Allard JR

  Allard's final factory racer — just seven built, with a Cadillac V8 producing around 300 hp.

  Sports car · 1953–1956

• Allard K1

  Allard's first proper production sports car — 151 built on a 106-inch wheelbase with a tuned Ford V8.

  Sports car · 1946–1948

• Allard K2

  A two-seat open sports car with V8 options from Ford, Mercury, Chrysler, and Cadillac — 119 built.

  Sports car · 1950–1952

• Allard K3

  Allard's most powerful road-going sports car — 62 built, most with a 331 cu in Chrysler Hemi V8 aimed squarely at the US market.

  Sports car · 1952–1955

• Allard L

  A four-seat open tourer on a longer 112-inch wheelbase — 191 built, the practical alternative to the two-seat K1.

  Sports car · 1946–1950

• Allard P1

  A five-seat two-door sports saloon — 559 built and winner of the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally with Sydney Allard himself at the wheel.

  Sports saloon · 1949–1952

• Allard Palm Beach

  Allard's attempt at a more refined, lighter sports car — only around 80 built across two marks as the company's finances declined.

  Sports car · 1952–1958

• Alvis 12/50

  Alvis's breakthrough overhead-valve vintage sports car — one of the most successful vintage sports cars of all time, with a strong competition record.

  Sports car · 1923–1929

• Alvis 12/75 (front-wheel drive)

  Alvis's pioneering front-wheel-drive sports car — overhead camshaft, inboard front brakes, and an optional supercharger, raced at Le Mans.

  Sports car · 1928–1930

• Alvis Silver Eagle

  Alvis's first major six-cylinder line of the early 1930s, offered with a range of inline-six engines and coachbuilt bodies.

  Sports saloon · 1929–1936

• Alvis Speed 20

  A fast, elegant six-cylinder tourer — the first car with an all-synchromesh gearbox (1933) and independent front suspension on the SB.

  Sports car · 1932–1936

• Alvis Speed 25

  The 3.5-litre successor to the Speed 20 — a more powerful, seven-bearing six-cylinder sporting Alvis of the late 1930s.

  Sports car · 1936–1940

• Alvis 4.3 Litre

  The largest and fastest pre-war Alvis — a 4.3-litre six capable of over 100 mph, a genuine rival to contemporary Bentleys.

  Sports saloon · 1937–1940

• Alvis TA 14

  Alvis's first post-war car — a four-cylinder model based on the pre-war 12/70 that restarted civilian production after WWII.

  Saloon · 1946–1950

• Alvis TA 21

  The first of the post-war 3-litre Alvis cars — its six-cylinder engine became the basis of every Alvis built until 1967.

  Saloon · 1950–1953

• Alvis TC 21/100 'Grey Lady'

  The '100' 3-litre saloon — a genuine 100-mph Alvis nicknamed the Grey Lady, with bonnet scoops and wire wheels.

  Saloon · 1953–1955

• Alvis TD 21

  The elegant Graber-styled 3-litre coupé and convertible, bodied by Park Ward — the definitive late Alvis grand tourer.

  Grand tourer · 1958–1963

• Alvis TE 21

  A facelifted Graber-Alvis grand tourer recognisable by its stacked quad headlamps and a more powerful 3-litre six.

  Grand tourer · 1963–1966

• Alvis TF 21

  The last Alvis car ever made — the fastest of all at around 127 mph, of which only about 106 were built before production ended in 1967.

  Grand tourer · 1966–1967

• Arash Farboud GT

  Arash's debut one-off prototype — a mid-engine supercar unveiled at Autosport International 2002 with a 620 hp twin-turbo Audi V6.

  Sports car · 2002–2002

• Arash Farboud GTS

  A refined mid-engine supercar concept shown at Autosport 2003, with three prototypes built before a licensing dispute ended the Farboud chapter.

  Sports car · 2003–2005

• Arash AF10

  Arash's flagship hypercar — debuted as a 500 hp V8 concept in 2009, then revealed in 2016 with a 2,080 hp hybrid drivetrain combining a supercharged V8 with four electric motors.

  Sports car · 2009–present

• Arash AF8

  Arash's more 'attainable' hand-built supercar — a 7.0-litre GM LS7 V8 mid-engine roadster with 550 hp and a 200 mph claimed top speed.

  Sports car · 2014–present

• Ariel Atom

  Ariel's exoskeletal track-day sports car — no bodywork, under 500 kg, supercar-killing acceleration since 2000.

  Sports car · 2000–present

• Ariel Nomad

  Ariel's road-legal off-road buggy — Atom design principles, raised suspension and knobbly tyres, launched 2015.

  Off-road sports car · 2015–present

• Ariel HIPERCAR

  Ariel's 1,180-bhp four-motor electric hypercar with an optional Cosworth gas-turbine range extender — the brand's most ambitious vehicle, pricing around £1 million.

  Electric sports car · 2017–present

• Armstrong Siddeley Thirty

  Armstrong Siddeley's founding model — a 5-litre, 30 hp six aimed at the aristocracy and the upper carriage trade, with around 2,770 built.

  Luxury car · 1919–1931

• Armstrong Siddeley Siddeley Special

  The marque's interwar masterpiece — a 5-litre Hiduminium-alloy six of which only 253 were built; fewer than 22 are believed to survive.

  Luxury car · 1933–1937

• Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster

  The four-door flagship of Armstrong Siddeley's immediate post-war revival — announced days after VE Day, with 3,597 built.

  Saloon · 1945–1952

• Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane

  A two-door, four-seat drophead coupé sibling of the Lancaster — the glamour car of the post-war range, with 2,606 built.

  Drophead coupé · 1946–1953

• Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon

  A two-door fixed-head coupé variant of the post-war range — the rarest of the aircraft-named siblings, produced 1946–1950.

  Coupé · 1946–1950

• Armstrong Siddeley Whitley

  The 18 hp successor to the Lancaster — a more luxuriously equipped razor-edged saloon named after the Whitley bomber, with 2,582 built.

  Saloon · 1949–1953

• Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 346

  Armstrong Siddeley's modern post-war flagship — a 3.4-litre, 125–150 bhp luxury saloon with 7,697 built, the marque's best-seller.

  Luxury car · 1952–1958

• Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234

  A high-performance four-cylinder Sapphire aimed at sporting drivers — 803 built, the more driver-focused of the 'Baby Sapphires'.

  Saloon · 1955–1958

• Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 236

  A refined entry-level Sapphire with a 2.3-litre six — only 603 built in two years, the smaller and quieter 'Baby Sapphire'.

  Saloon · 1955–1957

• Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire

  Armstrong Siddeley's ultimate car — a 165 bhp, 4-litre automatic flagship with power steering; 980 built before the marque closed in 1960.

  Luxury car · 1958–1960

• Aston Martin DB4

  The first of the great David Brown grand tourers — a Touring 'Superleggera'-bodied GT that spawned the DB4 GT and the Zagato.

  Grand tourer · 1958–1963

• Aston Martin DB5

  The most famous Aston Martin of all — James Bond's silver car from Goldfinger (1964) and the icon of the marque.

  Grand tourer · 1963–1965

• Aston Martin DB6

  The final classic six-cylinder DB grand tourer — longer, more practical, with a Kamm-tail rear and the open Volante.

  Grand tourer · 1965–1970

• Aston Martin DBS

  The angular William Towns-styled GT that bridged the six-cylinder DBs and the V8 era — the original DBS V8 was the world's fastest four-seater.

  Grand tourer · 1967–1972

• Aston Martin V8

  Aston Martin's hand-built V8 grand tourer for two decades — the muscular Newport Pagnell car that carried the marque through hard times.

  Grand tourer · 1969–1989

• Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1977–1989)

  Hailed at launch as 'Britain's first supercar' — a 170-mph high-output V8 that out-accelerated the Ferrari Daytona.

  Sports car · 1977–1989

• Aston Martin Lagonda

  The radical wedge-shaped William Towns four-door — one of the most striking, and most troublesome, luxury saloons ever built.

  Luxury saloon · 1976–1989

• Aston Martin DB7

  The Ford-era car that saved Aston Martin — a beautiful Ian Callum design and, in its time, the best-selling Aston ever.

  Grand tourer · 1994–2004

• Aston Martin Vanquish

  The carbon-and-aluminium V12 flagship of the early 2000s — James Bond's car in Die Another Day and the marque's halo GT.

  Grand tourer · 2001–2007

• Aston Martin DB9

  The first car on the all-new VH aluminium platform — a gorgeous V12 GT that defined Aston Martin's Gaydon era for over a decade.

  Grand tourer · 2004–2016

• Aston Martin Vantage

  Aston Martin's compact, agile sports car — the brand's 'entry' model since 2005, from the V8 Vantage to today's turbo V8 car.

  Sports car · 2005–present

• Aston Martin Rapide

  Aston Martin's elegant V12 four-door — a true four-seat grand tourer, later the basis of the all-electric Rapide E.

  Four-door grand tourer · 2010–2020

• Aston Martin DB11

  The first all-new Aston Martin of the modern era — a twin-turbo V12 (and AMG-V8) GT that replaced the long-serving DB9.

  Grand tourer · 2016–2023

• Aston Martin DB12

  Aston Martin's current grand tourer, billed as the 'world's first super-tourer' — a 671-hp AMG-V8 successor to the DB11.

  Grand tourer · 2023–present

• Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

  The brutal twin-turbo V12 flagship of the DB11 era — successor to the 2007 DBS, reviving the historic 'Superleggera' name.

  Grand tourer · 2018–2023

• Aston Martin DBX

  Aston Martin's first SUV — a bespoke-platform, V8-powered luxury crossover, now the brand's best-selling model.

  SUV · 2020–present

• Aston Martin One-77

  A carbon-monocoque, 7.3-litre V12 hypercar limited to 77 cars — the most extreme Aston Martin of its era.

  Hypercar · 2009–2012

• Aston Martin Valkyrie

  The Adrian Newey-designed, Cosworth-V12 hybrid hypercar — a Formula 1-inspired car for the road, limited to about 150.

  Hypercar · 2021–present

• Austin Austin 7

  The car that motorized Britain — a cheap, light 1920s–30s economy car whose design seeded BMW, Jaguar, Nissan and Lotus.

  Economy car · 1922–1939

• Austin Austin A30 / A35

  Austin's first monocoque car and the debut of the legendary BMC A-Series engine — launched as the 'New Austin Seven'.

  Economy car · 1951–1959

• Austin Austin A40 Farina

  A Pininfarina-styled small Austin whose crisp 'two-box' shape and split-tailgate Countryman foreshadowed the hatchback.

  Small car · 1958–1967

• Austin Mini

  Alec Issigonis's space-saving icon — launched as the Austin Seven in 1959, it pioneered the transverse-engine front-drive layout used by most small cars since.

  City car · 1959–2000

• Austin Austin Cambridge

  Austin's mainstream family saloon of the 1950s–60s — from the rounded A40/A50 to the Pininfarina-styled 'Farina' A55 Mk II and A60.

  Mid-size car · 1954–1969

• Austin Austin 1100 / 1300

  Britain's best-selling car for much of the 1960s — the Issigonis/Pininfarina ADO16 with front-wheel drive and Hydrolastic suspension.

  Compact car · 1963–1974

• Austin Austin Maxi

  One of the first true five-door hatchbacks — the last car Issigonis designed and the last BMC design, with a rare five-speed gearbox.

  Family car · 1969–1981

• Austin Austin-Healey 100 / 3000

  The 'big Healey' — a muscular British roadster from the Austin/Donald Healey joint venture, a rally and sports-car icon.

  Sports car · 1953–1967

• Austin Austin-Healey Sprite

  The cheeky, affordable little roadster — the first-series 'Frogeye' (Bugeye in the US) with its pop-eyed headlamps is a cult classic.

  Sports car · 1958–1971

• Austin Austin Allegro

  British Leyland's notorious small family car — remembered for its 'quartic' square steering wheel and as a byword for 1970s BL quality woes.

  Small family car · 1973–1982

• Austin Austin Metro

  British Leyland's make-or-break supermini of 1980 — 'a British car to beat the world', later the basis of the MG Metro hot hatch.

  Supermini · 1980–1990

• Austin Austin Maestro

  Austin Rover's Escort/Golf-class five-door hatchback — home of the quick MG Maestro and a famous talking dashboard.

  Small family car · 1983–1987

• Austin Austin Montego

  Austin Rover's Sierra/Cavalier-class saloon and estate — the last all-new car to wear the Austin badge before it was retired.

  Mid-size car · 1984–1988

• BAC Mono

  BAC's sole model — a road-legal, single-seat track car that has redefined the street-legal supercar since 2011, continuously developed through two generations.

  Sports car · 2011–present

• Bentley 3 Litre

  Bentley's very first car (1921–1929) and the chassis that won Le Mans in 1924 and 1927 — the model that founded the marque.

  Sports car · 1921–1929

• Bentley 4½ Litre

  The 4½-litre Cricklewood Bentley (1927–1931), including Tim Birkin's supercharged 'Blower' — one of the most famous British cars ever built.

  Sports car · 1927–1931

• Bentley Speed Six

  The six-cylinder works racer (1928–1930) — Bentley's most successful Le Mans car, winner in 1929 and 1930 and W. O. Bentley's personal favourite.

  Sports car · 1928–1930

• Bentley 8 Litre

  W. O. Bentley's last and largest car (1930–1932) — a 7,983 cc grand tourer, only 100 built, and the model that ended the independent company.

  Luxury car · 1930–1932

• Bentley Mark VI

  Bentley's first post-war car (1946–1952) — the first complete Bentley with a standard factory steel body, built at Crewe.

  Luxury saloon · 1946–1952

• Bentley S-Series

  The S1/S2/S3 luxury saloons (1955–1965) — Bentley twins of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, including a rare coachbuilt Continental.

  Luxury car · 1955–1965

• Bentley T-Series

  The T1/T2 (1965–1980) — Bentley's first unitary-construction car, the Silver Shadow's near-identical twin during the brand's lowest-profile years.

  Luxury car · 1965–1980

• Bentley Mulsanne (1980–1992)

  The saloon (1980–1992) that began Bentley's revival — named after Le Mans, and parent of the brand-defining Mulsanne Turbo.

  Luxury sedan · 1980–1992

• Bentley Turbo R

  The car that redefined Bentley (1985–1999) — the Mulsanne Turbo's chassis sharpened for handling; the 'R' stood for 'roadholding.'

  Performance sedan · 1985–1999

• Bentley Continental R

  Bentley's first bespoke-bodied coupé since the 1960s (1991–2003) — a turbocharged grand tourer revived from the Continental name.

  Grand tourer · 1991–2003

• Bentley Arnage

  Bentley's flagship saloon of the transition years (1998–2009) — the last Rolls-Royce-derived Bentley, built around the 6.75-litre V8.

  Luxury sedan · 1998–2009

• Bentley Continental GT

  The car that remade Bentley (2003–present) — a W12 grand tourer that became the brand's best-seller and the heart of the Volkswagen-era range.

  Grand tourer · 2003–present

• Bentley Flying Spur

  The four-door Continental (2005–present) — launched as the world's fastest production saloon, now Bentley's standalone luxury limousine.

  Luxury sedan · 2005–present

• Bentley Mulsanne (2010–2020)

  Bentley's grand flagship limousine (2010–2020) — its first fully in-house-engineered car since the 8 Litre, and the last of the 6.75-litre V8.

  Luxury sedan · 2010–2020

• Bentley Bentayga

  Bentley's first SUV (2015–present) — launched as the world's fastest production SUV and quickly the brand's best-selling model.

  Luxury SUV · 2015–present

• Berkeley Sports

  Berkeley's founding model — a lightweight GRP two-seater with motorcycle-derived two-stroke power and front-wheel drive, built 1956–1960.

  Roadster · 1956–1960

• Berkeley B95 / B105

  Berkeley's four-stroke Sports variants (1959–1960) powered by Royal Enfield 692 cc twins — up to 100 mph in B105 form.

  Roadster · 1959–1960

• Berkeley T60

  Berkeley's three-wheeled microcar (1959–1960) — motorcycle-licence legal, low-tax, with soft and hardtop body options; the best-selling Berkeley model.

  Microcar · 1959–1960

• Bond Minicar

  Britain's best-known post-war economy three-wheeler — a Villiers-powered microcar that ran from Mark A through Mark G across 17 years.

  Microcar · 1949–1966

• Bond Equipe

  Bond's only four-wheeler — a fibreglass-bodied 2+2 sports coupé built on Triumph mechanicals, sold in GT and 2-Litre forms from 1963 to 1970.

  Sports car · 1963–1970

• Bond 875

  A rear-engined three-wheeler using Hillman Imp running gear — lighter and faster than it looked, with just over 3,400 built.

  Microcar · 1965–1970

• Bond Bug

  A futuristic wedge-shaped three-wheeler with a lift-up canopy — styled by Ogle Design, almost universally Tangerine Orange, and now a 1970s icon.

  Microcar · 1970–1974

• Bristol 400

  Bristol's first car (1946–1950) — a post-war fusion of BMW 328 engine and BMW 326 chassis, introduced at the 1947 Geneva Motor Show.

  Grand tourer · 1946–1950

• Bristol 401

  Bristol's most popular early model — 611 built — with a wind-tunnel-developed aluminium body by Carrozzeria Touring and 85 bhp from the evolved BMW-derived six.

  Grand tourer · 1948–1953

• Bristol 403

  The most capable of the early six-cylinder Bristols (1953–1955) — 100 bhp, four-wheel disc brakes on test cars, and a 106 mph top speed.

  Grand tourer · 1953–1955

• Bristol 404

  The short-wheelbase 'Businessman's Express' (1953–1955) — only 52 built, with the spare wheel stowed in the front wings and up to 125 bhp on offer.

  Coupe · 1953–1955

• Bristol 405

  The only four-door Bristol saloon ever built (1954–1958) — 297 saloons and 43 drophead coupes, using a 105 bhp six.

  Grand tourer · 1954–1958

• Bristol 406

  The final six-cylinder Bristol (1958–1961) — 181 built, with a bored-out 2.2-litre six and the first Bristol disc brakes.

  Grand tourer · 1958–1961

• Bristol 407

  The first V8 Bristol (1961–1963) — a Chrysler 5.1-litre V8 and TorqueFlite automatic, establishing the formula every later Bristol would follow.

  Grand tourer · 1961–1963

• Bristol 411

  The fastest classic Bristol (1969–1976) — a big-block 6.3-litre then 6.6-litre Chrysler V8 producing up to 335 bhp, approximately 143 mph, 287 built across five series.

  Grand tourer · 1969–1976

• Bristol 412 / Beaufighter

  An angular Zagato-designed targa/convertible (1975–1993) — 287 built — later turbocharged and renamed Beaufighter.

  Convertible · 1975–1993

• Bristol 603 / Britannia / Brigand

  The 1976 wedge-profile two-door saloon (1976–1993) — around 80 Type 603s then 31 Britannia / Brigand variants — that carried Bristol into the Blenheim era.

  Grand tourer · 1976–1993

• Bristol Blenheim

  Bristol's long-running final saloon (1993–2011) — a turbocharged 5.9-litre Chrysler V8, 150 mph limited top speed, built until the company entered administration.

  Grand tourer · 1993–2011

• Bristol Fighter

  Bristol's only modern supercar (2004–2011) — a gullwing GT with a Dodge Viper-derived 8.0-litre V10, approximately 13 built.

  Sports car · 2004–2011

• BSA Early Tourer (1907–1915)

  BSA's first car range — large four-cylinder Edwardian tourers, later transferred to Coventry after BSA acquired Daimler in 1910.

  Touring car · 1907–1915

• BSA Ten (1921–1926)

  BSA's interwar revival — a popular V-twin light car followed by four- and six-cylinder models, before the name was temporarily dropped.

  Light car · 1921–1926

• BSA Three-Wheeler

  A pioneering front-wheel-drive three-wheeler — innovative, practical, and the engineering ancestor of the Scout.

  Cyclecar / three-wheeler · 1929–1936

• BSA Ten Saloon

  A conventional rear-wheel-drive small saloon sold alongside BSA's front-drive models, aimed at family buyers.

  Saloon · 1932–1936

• BSA Scout

  BSA's landmark front-wheel-drive open sports car — praised for its grip, economy, and progressive engineering when it launched at £149.

  Sports car · 1935–1939

• Caparo T1

  A 575 bhp, 470 kg, road-legal supercar built by ex-McLaren F1 engineers — only 15 were ever completed before Caparo collapsed in 2015.

  Sports car · 2007–2015

• Caterham Seven

  The minimalist Lotus-Seven-derived roadster Caterham has built since 1973 — the definitive featherweight British driver's car.

  Sports car · 1973–present

• Caterham 21

  Caterham's only attempt at a conventional modern roadster — a curvy GRP-bodied two-seater on Seven mechanicals, built in tiny numbers between 1994 and 1999.

  Sports car · 1994–1999

• Caterham SP/300.R

  A track-only, Lola-co-developed sports prototype — the most extreme and unconventional car Caterham ever built.

  Sports prototype · 2010–2014

• Clan Crusader

  A lightweight fibreglass monocoque coupé using Hillman Imp running gear — circa 315 road cars built before the 1973 Oil Crisis ended production.

  Sports car · 1971–1973

• Clan Crusader Mk II (Irish)

  Northern Irish revival of the Crusader by Clan Cars Ltd — updated with pop-up headlights and stronger engines, around 120–130 road cars built 1982–1986.

  Sports car · 1982–1986

• Clan Clover

  Mid-engined development of the Crusader by Clan Cars Ltd, using a 1.5-litre Alfa Romeo engine — approximately 21 fully-built examples produced.

  Sports car · 1985–1987

• Connaught L Series

  Connaught's tiny run of aluminium-bodied road sports cars — just 14 built across the L2 and L3 variants on a Lea-Francis chassis.

  Sports car · 1949–1953

• Connaught Type A

  Connaught's Formula 2 single-seater — nine built, the Lea-Francis-derived engine developed to 165 bhp, accumulating 21 race wins by 1953.

  Racing car · 1950–1954

• Connaught Type B

  Connaught's Formula 1 challenger — the 'Syracuse' car that gave Tony Brooks a historic 1955 Grand Prix victory, the first by a British car in a Continental European race since 1924.

  Racing car · 1954–1958

• Connaught Type C

  Connaught's final single-seater — a further development of the B-Type Alta-engined car, making a single appearance at the 1959 United States Grand Prix.

  Racing car · 1959–1959

• Daimler Double-Six

  Daimler's sleeve-valve V12 flagship (1926–1938) — a smooth, ultra-quiet luxury chassis bodied by Britain's leading coachbuilders.

  Luxury car · 1926–1938

• Daimler DB18 / Consort

  Daimler's 2.5-litre six-cylinder saloon (1939–1953) — the pre- and post-war DB18 and its restyled Consort successor, with a famous Churchill connection.

  Saloon · 1939–1953

• Daimler Conquest

  A mid-size Daimler saloon (1953–1958) on the Lanchester Fourteen platform — the tuned twin-carb Conquest Century its best-loved version.

  Saloon · 1953–1958

• Daimler Majestic Major

  A full-size luxury saloon (1960–1968) powered by Edward Turner's 4.5-litre V8 — a surprisingly fast big Daimler good for around 120 mph.

  Full-size luxury car · 1960–1968

• Daimler SP250 (Dart)

  Daimler's only true sports car (1959–1964) — a fibreglass two-seat roadster with Edward Turner's 2.5-litre hemi V8, launched as the 'Dart' before a trademark clash.

  Sports car · 1959–1964

• Daimler 2.5 V8 / V8-250

  A Jaguar Mk2 fitted with Daimler's 2.5-litre V8 (1962–1969) — the first Daimler on a Jaguar platform and the best-selling car in Daimler's history.

  Saloon · 1962–1969

• Daimler Sovereign

  Daimler's badge-engineered Jaguar luxury saloon (1966–1983) — first a fluted-grille Jaguar 420, then the flagship trim of the Jaguar XJ6.

  Luxury car · 1966–1983

• Daimler Double-Six (1972–1997)

  The Jaguar XJ-based V12 Daimler (1972–1997) — the marque's most luxurious saloon, reviving the Double-Six name on Jaguar's 5.3- and later 6.0-litre V12.

  Luxury car · 1972–1997

• Daimler DS420 Limousine

  A long-wheelbase formal limousine (1968–1992) on the Jaguar 420G floorpan — a fixture of royal households and state fleets worldwide.

  Limousine · 1968–1992

• Daimler Super Eight

  The last Daimler-badged car (2005–2009) — a supercharged-V8 luxury saloon on the aluminium Jaguar XJ (X350/X358), the final model to wear the marque.

  Full-size luxury car · 2005–2009

• Eterniti Artemis

  The world's first 'Super-SUV' — a 591-hp Porsche Cayenne-based luxury flagship unveiled at Frankfurt 2011 as the Hemera, renamed Artemis for production.

  SUV · 2011–2014

• Frazer Nash Fast Tourer / Super Sports

  The founding chain-drive Frazer Nash — a lightweight, 1.5-litre sports car that established the marque's character, with ~165 examples built through 1929.

  Sports car · 1924–1929

• Frazer Nash Boulogne

  The more sporting pre-war Frazer Nash, offered from 1925 with a higher-tuned Anzani engine and named for success in the Boulogne Speed Trials.

  Sports car · 1925–1932

• Frazer Nash TT Replica

  The definitive pre-war Frazer Nash — 83 built between 1932 and 1938, the TT Replica became the chain-drive marque's most numerous model and a fixture in British club racing.

  Sports car · 1932–1938

• Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica

  The car that put post-war Frazer Nash on the map — named for its third place at Le Mans in 1949, with around 34–50 examples built on a Bristol-engined BMW 328 lineage.

  Sports racing car · 1949–1953

• Frazer Nash Mille Miglia

  The curvaceous, full-width-bodied Frazer Nash — designed by BMW's Fritz Fiedler and bodied in Italy, only 11 examples built between 1948 and 1953.

  Sports car · 1948–1953

• Frazer Nash Targa Florio

  Named for Franco Cortese's 1951 Targa Florio victory in a Frazer Nash — 15 examples built with a new parallel-tube chassis and full-width alloy body.

  Sports racing car · 1952–1954

• Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupé

  A closed coupé variant on the Frazer Nash chassis — only 9 examples built, offering weather protection and reduced aerodynamic drag for longer-distance competition.

  Sports car · 1953–1956

• Frazer Nash Sebring

  Frazer Nash's final model — introduced in 1954 to replace the Le Mans Replica as the competition flagship, with only 3 examples built before the marque ceased production in 1957.

  Sports racing car · 1954–1957

• Gilbern GT

  Gilbern's founding model — a fibreglass-bodied 2+2 coupé sold initially in kit form with BMC or Coventry Climax engines.

  Sports car · 1959–1967

• Gilbern Genie

  Gilbern's upmarket 2+2, introduced at the 1966 London Motor Show with a Ford Essex V6 — 197 built.

  Sports car · 1966–1969

• Gilbern Invader

  Gilbern's final and most numerous car — a refined Ford V6 2+2 coupé, also offered as a rare estate; 603 built before the company closed in 1973.

  Sports car · 1969–1973

• Ginetta G4

  Ginetta's breakthrough model — a lightweight glass-fibre two-seater that excelled on road and track, with over 500 built across four series from 1961 to 1984.

  Sports car · 1961–1984

• Ginetta G15

  Ginetta's first fully type-approved car — a sleek rear-engined coupé using the Sunbeam Imp engine, with approximately 800 built between 1968 and 1974.

  Sports car · 1968–1974

• Ginetta G21

  A larger GT coupé with Ford Essex V6 power — 80 built before the oil crisis ended production in 1974.

  Sports car · 1970–1974

• Ginetta G27

  A direct spiritual successor to the G4 — a lightweight two-seat kit-car sports car with Rover V8 potential and over 200 built.

  Sports car · 1985–1995

• Ginetta G32

  A mid-engined Ford-powered coupé and convertible — 115 built, notable for sharing much of its interior with the Ford Fiesta.

  Sports car · 1989–1992

• Ginetta G33

  A low-slung V8 roadster — 90 to 100 built, capable of 0–60 mph in around 5 seconds with the 3.9-litre Rover V8.

  Sports car · 1990–1994

• Ginetta G40

  The backbone of Ginetta's youth racing ladder — a race-and-road sports car launched in 2010 that powers the Ginetta Junior and GT4 Challenge series.

  Sports car · 2010–present

• Ginetta G50

  Ginetta's GT4-class race car and road-going sports coupé — Autosport National Car of the Year in 2008 and a five-time undefeated British GT GT4 champion.

  Sports car · 2008–2011

• Ginetta G55

  An evolved GT3/GT4-class race car with a Ford 3.7-litre V6 — the centrepiece of the Ginetta GT Supercup from 2011 and a British GT GT3 contender.

  Sports car · 2011–2022

• Ginetta G56

  Ginetta's current-generation racing platform — available in GT4 and GTA specification, continuing the Supercup legacy.

  Sports car · 2023–present

• Healey Westland Roadster

  Healey's first production car — a wind-tunnel-tested aluminum roadster that became the first all-new British sports car after WWII.

  Sports car · 1946–1950

• Healey Elliott Saloon

  A streamlined closed-body companion to the Westland — the fastest production closed car in the world when introduced in 1948.

  Sports saloon · 1946–1950

• Healey Silverstone

  Healey's most focused competition car — a stiffer, lighter roadster built for racing and named after the circuit where it debuted.

  Sports car · 1949–1950

• Healey Tickford Saloon

  The more refined successor to the Elliott — a 2-door, 4-seater sports saloon on Healey's improved chassis with Girling brakes.

  Sports saloon · 1950–1954

• Healey Abbott Drophead Coupe

  An open-air companion to the Tickford — a 2-door drophead coupe on the improved Riley-engined chassis, bodied by Abbott of Farnham.

  Convertible · 1950–1954

• Healey Nash-Healey

  Healey's transatlantic collaboration — a Nash Ambassador-powered roadster (and later hardtop coupe) restyled by Pininfarina, aimed at the American market.

  Sports car · 1951–1954

• Healey G-Type Roadster

  A rare, Alvis-engined luxury roadster — only 25 built, heavier and more expensive than the Riley-powered Healeys.

  Sports car · 1951–1953

• Hillman Minx

  Hillman's mainstream family car for nearly four decades — the volume backbone of the Rootes range from 1931 to 1970.

  Saloon · 1931–1970

• Hillman Imp

  Hillman's rear-engined small car — a technically ambitious Mini rival built at a new factory in Linwood, Scotland.

  Economy car · 1963–1976

• Hillman Hunter

  Hillman's mid-size 'Arrow' saloon — a conventional, durable family car that famously won the 1968 London–Sydney Marathon.

  Saloon · 1966–1979

• Hillman Avenger

  Hillman's last all-new model — a compact, conventional Escort/Viva rival, the first and only car fully developed under Chrysler ownership.

  Saloon · 1970–1981

• Hillman Husky

  Hillman's compact estate/utility — a short-wheelbase Minx-based wagon, later revived as an Imp-based estate.

  Estate · 1954–1970

• Hillman Super Minx

  A larger companion to the Minx — a slightly bigger, more upmarket Rootes family car of the 1960s.

  Saloon · 1961–1967

• Hillman Wizard

  An ambitious early-1930s six-cylinder Hillman that arrived just as the Depression squeezed its market.

  Saloon · 1931–1933

• Humber Humberette

  Humber's pioneering light car — a cheap, small-engined voiturette/cyclecar offered in the early 1900s and revived just before WWI.

  Cyclecar · 1903–1915

• Humber Humber Snipe

  Humber's large 1930s saloon — a well-built, dignified car whose chassis underpinned the first Super Snipe and which served the British military in WWII.

  Large car · 1930–1940

• Humber Humber Pullman

  Humber's flagship limousine — a stately chauffeur-driven seven-seater favoured by officialdom, built (with a wartime gap) from 1930 to 1954.

  Limousine · 1930–1954

• Humber Humber Hawk

  Humber's four-cylinder mainstay — a roomy, well-appointed family/executive saloon, restyled as a transatlantic-look unitary car in 1957.

  Large car · 1945–1967

• Humber Humber Super Snipe

  Humber's fast six-cylinder flagship — a famous WWII staff car, later a refined executive saloon with an Armstrong Siddeley-derived six.

  Large car · 1938–1967

• Humber Humber Sceptre

  Humber's last car — a smaller, well-equipped sports saloon: first an upmarket Hillman Super Minx, then a luxury Rootes Arrow before the marque was shelved in 1976.

  Compact executive car · 1963–1976

• Invicta 2½ Litre

  Invicta's founding model — a Meadows-engined 2½-litre six that grew to 3 litres in 1926 and established the marque's reputation for high-speed flexibility.

  Sports car · 1925–1929

• Invicta 4½ Litre (NLC / A-Type)

  The mainstream high-chassis 4.5-litre Invicta — available in short and long wheelbase, it was the backbone of the marque's production with roughly 500 built.

  Sports car · 1928–1934

• Invicta 4½ Litre S-Type

  Invicta's iconic low-chassis 4.5-litre — its underslung frame put the body below the rear axle, creating a rakish sports car that won the 1931 Monte Carlo Rally outright in Donald Healey's hands.

  Sports car · 1931–1935

• Invicta 12/45 and 12/90

  Invicta's attempt at a lighter, smaller car — a 1.5-litre Blackburne-engined six in normally-aspirated (45 bhp) and supercharged (90 bhp) forms, made in very small numbers.

  Sports car · 1932–1933

• Invicta Black Prince

  Invicta's lavish postwar comeback — a twin-cam 3-litre six with a torque converter, fully independent suspension, and built-in electric jacks, of which only about 16 were completed.

  Luxury car · 1946–1950

• Jaguar E-Type

  The 1961–1975 E-Type — a 150-mph beauty Enzo Ferrari reportedly called the most beautiful car ever made.

  Sports car · 1961–1975

• Jaguar XK120

  Jaguar's 1948 sensation — the world's fastest production car of its day and the debut of the legendary XK twin-cam six.

  Sports car · 1948–1954

• Jaguar XK140

  The 1954–1957 evolution of the XK120 — more power, more cabin room, and rack-and-pinion steering.

  Sports car · 1954–1957

• Jaguar XK150

  The final XK sports car (1957–1961) — the first Jaguar with four-wheel disc brakes, replaced by the E-Type.

  Sports car · 1957–1961

• Jaguar C-Type

  The XK120-C competition car — won Le Mans in 1951 and 1953, the second time at the first-ever 100-mph average.

  Racing sports car · 1951–1953

• Jaguar D-Type

  Jaguar's monocoque Le Mans legend — winner of the 24 Hours in 1955, 1956 and 1957.

  Racing sports car · 1954–1957

• Jaguar XKSS

  A road-legal D-Type — one of the rarest Jaguars, most of an intended run lost in the 1957 Browns Lane fire.

  Sports car · 1957–1957

• Jaguar Mark 2

  The definitive 1960s sports saloon — fast, elegant, and equally famous as a bank-robbers' getaway car and a police pursuit car.

  Sports saloon · 1959–1967

• Jaguar Mark VII

  Jaguar's big XK-engined luxury saloon of the early 1950s — a Monte Carlo Rally winner and a major US export success.

  Full-size luxury saloon · 1950–1956

• Jaguar Mark X

  Jaguar's vast, unitary-construction flagship saloon (1961–1970) — renamed 420G in 1966.

  Full-size luxury saloon · 1961–1970

• Jaguar S-Type (1963)

  The original 1963–1968 S-Type — a Mark 2 derivative with independent rear suspension and a longer tail.

  Sports saloon · 1963–1968

• Jaguar XJ

  Jaguar's flagship saloon for half a century (1968–2019) — the car that defined the marque, from the Series 1 to the all-aluminium X351.

  Full-size luxury car · 1968–2019

• Jaguar XJS

  Jaguar's long-lived V12 grand tourer (1975–1996) — the E-Type's controversial, buttress-flanked successor.

  Grand tourer · 1975–1996

• Jaguar XK

  The modern XK8/XKR grand tourer (1996–2014) — Jaguar's return to a sporting two-door and its first V8 since the 1960s.

  Grand tourer · 1996–2014

• Jaguar F-Type

  Jaguar's spiritual heir to the E-Type — a 2013–2024 sports car and the marque's last petrol-powered model.

  Sports car · 2013–2024

• Jaguar S-Type (1999)

  The retro-styled 1999–2008 mid-size saloon — a Ford-era Jaguar that revived a 1960s nameplate, including the supercharged S-Type R.

  Executive car · 1999–2008

• Jaguar X-Type

  Jaguar's smallest saloon (2001–2009) — a Ford-Mondeo-based compact executive offered with all-wheel drive and, later, an estate.

  Compact executive car · 2001–2009

• Jaguar XF

  The car that modernised Jaguar's design (2007–2024) — a sleek mid-size saloon and estate, with supercharged XFR/XFR-S performance models.

  Executive car · 2007–2024

• Jaguar XE

  Jaguar's modern compact executive saloon (2015–2024) — a rear-drive 3-Series rival, including the supercharged XE SV Project 8.

  Compact executive car · 2015–2024

• Jaguar F-Pace

  Jaguar's first SUV (2016–2025) — a best-selling mid-size crossover, topped by the supercharged-V8 F-Pace SVR, and the last combustion Jaguar ever built.

  Mid-size luxury SUV · 2016–2025

• Jaguar E-Pace

  Jaguar's compact crossover (2017–2024) — a smaller, more affordable SUV built below the F-Pace.

  Compact luxury SUV · 2017–2024

• Jaguar I-Pace

  Jaguar's first all-electric car (2018–2024) — a bold, award-winning EV crossover that beat the Tesla Model X rivals to market.

  Electric SUV · 2018–2024

• Jensen Interceptor

  Jensen's signature Chrysler-V8 grand tourer (1966–1976) — Italian-styled, with a distinctive wrap-around glass hatch.

  Grand tourer · 1966–1976

• Jensen FF

  A landmark Interceptor sibling (1966–1971) — among the first production cars with four-wheel drive and anti-lock brakes.

  Grand tourer · 1966–1971

• Jensen 541

  Jensen's fibreglass-bodied 1950s GT — among the first British production cars with four-wheel disc brakes.

  Grand tourer · 1954–1963

• Jensen C-V8

  A fibreglass-bodied Chrysler-V8 GT (1962–1966) and one of the fastest four-seaters of its day.

  Grand tourer · 1962–1966

• Jensen Jensen-Healey

  Jensen's volume Lotus-engined sports car (1972–1976) — its best-seller, but its troubled launch helped sink the firm.

  Roadster · 1972–1976

• Jensen S-V8

  The Ford-V8 revival roadster (2001–2002) — a brief, underfunded attempt to restart Jensen that built only a handful of cars.

  Roadster · 2001–2002

• Lagonda M45 / M45R Rapide

  The 4.5-litre Meadows-engined sports tourer that won Le Mans in 1935 — the high-water mark of the independent Lagonda.

  Sports car · 1933–1936

• Lagonda LG45 / LG45R Rapide

  The W. O. Bentley-developed successor to the M45 — same 4.5-litre Meadows six refined through three Sanctions, with only 25 Rapides built.

  Sports car · 1935–1937

• Lagonda V12

  W. O. Bentley's masterpiece — a 4.5-litre V12 grand tourer widely regarded as among the finest pre-war cars; 189 built before war halted production.

  Luxury car · 1938–1940

• Lagonda 2.6-Litre

  The first post-war Lagonda — and the car whose W. O. Bentley straight-six went on to power Aston Martin's DB2 to Le Mans fame.

  Luxury car · 1948–1953

• Lagonda 3-Litre

  The enlarged 2.9-litre successor to the post-war saloon — around 270 built before Lagonda production was suspended for three years.

  Luxury car · 1953–1958

• Lagonda Rapide

  A hand-built four-door grand tourer bodied by Carrozzeria Touring — just 55 made, and among the rarest post-war Lagondas.

  Grand tourer · 1961–1964

• Lagonda Aston Martin Lagonda

  The futuristic William Towns wedge — 645 built across four series, and among the first production cars with a digital instrument panel.

  Luxury car · 1974–1990

• Lagonda Lagonda Virage

  The final Lagonda — a handful of ultra-exclusive Virage-based four-door saloons and shooting brakes, built almost entirely to Brunei royal family order.

  Luxury car · 1993–1995

• Lanchester Ten

  Lanchester's first production car — a clean-sheet, twin-cylinder design that ignored horse-carriage convention.

  Tonneau / phaeton · 1900–1905

• Lanchester Twenty

  Lanchester's first four-cylinder car — an overhead-valve Edwardian tourer for the carriage trade.

  Touring car · 1904–1911

• Lanchester Thirty-Eight

  A large pre-WWI six-cylinder Lanchester — the firm's flagship until the First World War halted civilian production.

  Luxury car · 1910–1914

• Lanchester Forty

  Lanchester's post-WWI flagship — a 6.2-litre overhead-cam six built to rival Rolls-Royce, owned by royalty and maharajas.

  Luxury car · 1919–1929

• Lanchester Twenty-One

  A smaller overhead-cam six positioned below the Forty — a lighter, owner-driver Lanchester of the mid-1920s.

  Luxury car · 1923–1926

• Lanchester Thirty

  Lanchester's only straight-eight — a 4.4-litre overhead-cam flagship and the last car of the independent company.

  Luxury car · 1929–1932

• Lanchester Eighteen

  The first BSA-era Lanchester — a 2.5-litre six derived from the Daimler Light Twenty, with fluid flywheel and hydraulic brakes.

  Luxury car · 1932–1940

• Lanchester Ten

  The smallest and best-selling Lanchester ever — a 1.2-litre saloon sharing its chassis with the BSA Ten.

  Compact car · 1932–1936

• Lanchester Light Six

  A small six-cylinder Lanchester built by Daimler — a smoother, upmarket sibling to the four-cylinder Ten.

  Compact car · 1935–1936

• Lanchester Fourteen Roadrider

  A late-1930s six-cylinder saloon, near-identical to the Daimler New Fifteen, ended by the Second World War.

  Saloon · 1937–1940

• Lanchester Ten (LD10)

  Lanchester's post-war small saloon — a 1.3-litre four built by Daimler, with bodies by Briggs and later Barker.

  Saloon · 1946–1951

• Lanchester Fourteen / Leda

  A 2-litre post-war saloon (the Leda being the export version) — among the last Lanchesters before the marque was retired.

  Saloon · 1950–1954

• Land Rover Series (I/II/III)

  The original utilitarian Land Rover (Series I–III, 1948–1985) — the rugged farm-and-field 4x4 that founded the marque.

  Off-road vehicle · 1948–1985

• Land Rover Defender

  Land Rover's go-anywhere icon — the coil-sprung Ninety/One-Ten of 1983, renamed Defender in 1990, reborn as the all-new L663 in 2020.

  Off-road SUV · 1983–present

• Land Rover Range Rover

  The full-size flagship that invented the luxury SUV — a 1970 original that grew into Land Rover's range-topping 4x4 limousine.

  Luxury SUV · 1970–present

• Land Rover Range Rover Sport

  The sportier, more driver-focused Range Rover — a best-seller for the brand since 2005, including the supercharged SVR.

  Luxury SUV · 2005–present

• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

  The small, style-led Range Rover — a 2011 design statement that became one of Land Rover's volume models.

  Subcompact luxury SUV · 2011–present

• Land Rover Range Rover Velar

  A sleek, design-led mid-size Range Rover (2017) slotted between the Evoque and the Sport, named after the original Range Rover prototypes.

  Mid-size luxury SUV · 2017–present

• Land Rover Discovery

  Land Rover's versatile family 4x4 since 1989 — a seven-seat, genuinely off-road-capable SUV across five generations (LR3/LR4 in the US).

  Mid-size SUV · 1989–present

• Land Rover Discovery Sport

  Land Rover's compact, seven-seat-capable family crossover — the 2014 replacement for the Freelander.

  Compact SUV · 2014–present

• Land Rover Freelander

  Land Rover's first monocoque, car-based compact SUV (1997–2014) — sold as the LR2 in North America for its second generation.

  Compact SUV · 1997–2014

• Lister Lister Knobbly

  The definitive 1950s Lister — a Jaguar-powered sports-racer with rippled aluminium bodywork so nicknamed for its curved 'knobbly' panels; Britain's most successful sports-racing car of the era.

  Sports racing car · 1957–1959

• Lister Lister-Bristol

  Lister's first serious competition car — a lightweight tubular-chassis sports-racer powered by a tuned Bristol two-litre engine, predecessor to the famous Knobbly.

  Sports racing car · 1954–1957

• Lister Le Mans

  A heavily reworked Jaguar XJS transformed by Laurence Pearce into a 200 mph grand tourer — one of the fastest four-seat cars in the world when new.

  Grand tourer · 1989–1993

• Lister Storm

  A bespoke 7.0-litre V12 supercar — the fastest four-seat GT of the 1990s, claimed at 208 mph, and a race-proven FIA GT Championship winner in 2000.

  Grand tourer · 1993–2003

• Lister LFT-666

  A heavily reengineered Jaguar F-Type R producing 666 bhp — limited to 99 examples at £141,000 and claimed to be the fastest production Jaguar-based car ever built.

  Sports car · 2018–present

• Lister Stealth

  A 666 bhp Jaguar F-Pace-based performance SUV — billed at launch as Britain's fastest SUV with 0–60 mph in 3.6 seconds.

  Mid-size SUV · 2020–present

• Lotus Seven

  Lotus's minimalist open two-seater (1957–1973) — a road-legal racer later handed to Caterham, which still builds it.

  Sports car · 1957–1973

• Lotus Elite

  The 1957 Type 14 — the world's first car with a fibreglass monocoque, a tiny, beautiful, Climax-powered coupe.

  Sports car · 1957–1963

• Lotus Elan

  The 1962 backbone-chassis roadster that defined Lotus handling — and directly inspired the Mazda MX-5.

  Sports car · 1962–1975

• Lotus Europa

  Lotus's first mid-engine road car (1966–1975) — a low, backbone-chassis two-seater; revived as the Europa S in 2006.

  Sports car · 1966–1975

• Lotus Esprit

  Lotus's mid-engine supercar (1976–2004) — Giugiaro's 'folded-paper' wedge, James Bond's submarine car, later V8-powered.

  Sports car · 1976–2004

• Lotus Eclat

  A fastback four-seat GT (1975–1982) — the Elite Type 75 rebodied with a sleeker sloping roofline.

  Grand tourer · 1975–1982

• Lotus Elite (Type 75)

  The 1974 Type 75 Elite — a wedge-shaped four-seat luxury hatchback, the marque's first move upmarket.

  Grand tourer · 1974–1982

• Lotus Excel

  A 2+2 GT (1982–1992) — the Eclat reworked with Toyota Supra running gear for better reliability and handling.

  Grand tourer · 1982–1992

• Lotus Elan (M100)

  The 1989 M100 — Lotus's only front-wheel-drive car, a turbocharged roadster engineered under GM ownership.

  Sports car · 1989–1995

• Lotus Elise

  The car that saved Lotus (1996–2021) — a tiny, ~700 kg roadster on a bonded extruded-aluminium chassis.

  Sports car · 1996–2021

• Lotus Exige

  The hardtop, track-focused Elise (2000–2021) — fixed roof, more downforce, and later a supercharged V6.

  Sports car · 2000–2021

• Lotus Evora

  Lotus's mid-engine 2+2 GT (2009–2021) — a Toyota-V6, more usable Lotus, in naturally aspirated and supercharged form.

  Sports car · 2009–2021

• Lotus Emira

  Lotus's current mid-engine sports car (2022–present) — originally pitched as its last pure internal-combustion model.

  Sports car · 2022–present

• Lotus Evija

  Lotus's all-electric hypercar — a ~2,000-hp, butterfly-doored limited run of 130, the first all-electric British hypercar.

  Sports car · 2023–present

• Lotus Eletre

  Lotus's first SUV (2023–present) — a battery-electric performance crossover built in China, with up to ~900 hp.

  SUV · 2023–present

• Lotus Emeya

  Lotus's electric grand tourer (2024–present) — a 'hyper-GT' five-door liftback built in China, the battery-electric companion to the Eletre SUV.

  Electric car · 2024–present

• Marcos Xylon

  Marcos's first car (1959) — a gullwing competition coupe with a plywood monocoque, nicknamed the 'ugly duckling'.

  Sports car · 1959–1960

• Marcos 1800 GT

  The car that defined Marcos — a very low, beautiful coupe by Dennis Adams, originally on a glued plywood chassis with a Volvo engine.

  Sports car · 1964–1971

• Marcos Mini Marcos

  A tiny Mini-based GRP coupe — and the only British car to finish the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours.

  Sports car · 1965–1970

• Marcos Mantis (M70)

  A rare four-seat Marcos coupe with a Triumph straight-six — only about 32 were built before the company's 1971 collapse.

  Sports car · 1970–1972

• Marcos Mantula

  The 1980s Rover V8 evolution of the classic Adams coupe — the car that re-established Marcos after its revival.

  Sports car · 1983–1992

• Marcos Mantis

  Marcos's Ford-V8 supercar of the late 1990s — a 4.6-litre Mustang-engined coupe, with a supercharged GT version.

  Sports car · 1997–2002

• Marcos TSO

  Marcos's final model — a Chevrolet LS V8-powered GT coupe, built until the company's 2007 liquidation.

  Sports car · 2004–2007

• McLaren F1

  The Gordon Murray-designed, BMW V12 McLaren F1 — a central-seat three-seater that hit 240 mph and won Le Mans on its debut.

  Sports car · 1992–1998

• McLaren P1

  McLaren's plug-in hybrid 'hypercar' — a 903-hp twin-turbo V8 plus electric motor, one of the 2010s 'Holy Trinity' alongside the LaFerrari and 918.

  Sports car · 2013–2015

• McLaren Senna

  A track-focused Ultimate Series car named for Ayrton Senna — 789 hp, extreme aero, 500 built.

  Sports car · 2018–2019

• McLaren Speedtail

  A 250-mph 'Hyper-GT' with a three-seat central-driver layout echoing the F1 — 1,036 bhp hybrid, 106 built.

  Sports car · 2020–2020

• McLaren 12C

  McLaren Automotive's first production car — the carbon-tubbed, twin-turbo V8 MP4-12C that relaunched the brand in 2011.

  Sports car · 2011–2014

• McLaren 650S

  The 12C's evolution — P1-inspired styling, an uprated 641-hp twin-turbo V8, plus the hardcore 675LT longtail.

  Sports car · 2014–2017

• McLaren 720S

  Second-generation Super Series car on the MonoCage II tub — a 710-hp 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, spawning the 765-unit 765LT.

  Sports car · 2017–2023

• McLaren 750S

  A heavily updated, lighter and more powerful (750 PS) evolution of the 720S — the current Super Series McLaren.

  Sports car · 2023–present

• McLaren 570S

  The car that launched McLaren's entry-level Sports Series — a 562-hp twin-turbo V8, spawning the 540C, 570GT, 600LT and 620R.

  Sports car · 2015–2021

• McLaren Artura

  McLaren's first series-production hybrid and first V6 — a plug-in twin-turbo V6 PHEV on an all-new carbon platform.

  Sports car · 2022–present

• McLaren GT

  McLaren's first dedicated grand tourer — a 612-hp twin-turbo V8 with real luggage space under a glazed tailgate.

  Grand tourer · 2019–2023

• MG MGB

  MG's best-loved roadster — over half a million built from 1962 to 1980, including the MGB GT coupe and the V8.

  Sports car · 1962–1980

• MG MGA

  MG's first modern, full-envelope sports car — a sleek 1955–1962 roadster (and coupe) that broke from the upright T-types.

  Sports car · 1955–1962

• MG T-Type Midget

  MG's classic pre-war-styled roadsters (TA–TF) — the TC and TD ignited America's post-war sports-car craze.

  Sports car · 1936–1955

• MG Midget

  MG's small, cheap roadster (1961–1980) — a badge-engineered Austin-Healey Sprite that became a much-loved entry-level sports car.

  Sports car · 1961–1980

• MG MGC

  A short-lived 3-litre straight-six MGB (1967–1969) — more grand-tourer than sports car, in roadster and GT form.

  Sports car · 1967–1969

• MG ZR / ZS / ZT

  The 2001 MG Rover 'Z-cars' — sharper, sportier reworks of the Rover 25, 45, and 75, ending with the firm's 2005 collapse.

  Sport compact · 2001–2005

• MG MG6

  The first all-new MG under SAIC — a 2010 fastback/saloon, and the BTCC car that won MG the 2014 manufacturers' title.

  Compact car · 2010–present

• MG ZS

  MG's global best-seller — a value-priced subcompact crossover (2017–present), with the early-mover ZS EV electric version.

  Subcompact crossover SUV · 2017–present

• MG MG4 EV

  MG's breakthrough EV hatchback (2022–present) — rear-drive on a bespoke EV platform, with a 429 hp XPower flagship.

  Electric car · 2022–present

• MG Cyberster

  MG's electric roadster (2023–present) — scissor doors and up to 536 hp, a deliberate revival of the brand's sports-car DNA.

  Sports car · 2023–present

• Mini Mini (classic)

  Alec Issigonis's revolutionary 1959 economy car — transverse-engine front-wheel drive that defined the modern small car for 41 years.

  City car · 1959–2000

• Mini Hatch / Hardtop

  The BMW-era Mini's core model — the Cooper three-door (and later five-door) hatch that relaunched the marque in 2001, sold as the 'Hardtop' in the US.

  Subcompact car · 2001–present

• Mini Convertible

  The soft-top version of the Mini hatch — a two-door cabriolet offered across every BMW-era generation.

  Convertible · 2005–present

• Mini Clubman

  The extended estate/wagon Mini with rear barn doors — reviving the classic Clubman name from 2008 until 2024.

  Station wagon · 2008–2024

• Mini Countryman

  Mini's first crossover SUV and now its biggest model — a tall, available-all-wheel-drive Mini launched for 2011.

  Subcompact SUV · 2011–present

• Mini Coupe

  A two-seat, 'helmet-roof' Mini coupe — a short-lived sporty offshoot of the R56 hatch.

  Sports car · 2012–2015

• Mini Roadster

  A two-seat soft-top Mini — the open-roof twin of the Coupe, sold only briefly.

  Convertible · 2012–2015

• Mini Paceman

  A three-door 'coupe-SUV' version of the first Countryman — a short-lived crossover coupe.

  Subcompact SUV · 2013–2016

• Mini Aceman

  Mini's first electric-only model — a small crossover slotting between the Cooper hatch and the Countryman.

  Electric SUV · 2024–present

• Morgan Three-Wheeler

  The car that founded Morgan — light, V-twin-powered three-wheelers (1910–1952) that dominated early cyclecar racing.

  Three-wheeler cyclecar · 1910–1952

• Morgan 3 Wheeler

  Morgan's 2012 three-wheeler revival — an S&S V-twin two-seater that brought back the marque's founding format after a 58-year break.

  Three-wheeler sports car · 2012–2021

• Morgan Super 3

  The Super 3 (2022–present) — Morgan's three-cylinder, Ford-powered successor to the 3 Wheeler on an all-new bonded-aluminium platform.

  Three-wheeler sports car · 2022–present

• Morgan 4/4

  Morgan's first four-wheeler — '4 wheels, 4 cylinders' — and one of the longest-lived production cars in history, built (with gaps) 1936–2018.

  Sports car · 1936–2018

• Morgan Plus 4

  The larger-engined Morgan — Triumph-, Rover-, then Ford-powered — and a 1962 Le Mans class winner, built across three runs 1950–2020.

  Sports car · 1950–2020

• Morgan Plus 4 Plus

  Morgan's rare fibreglass-bodied closed coupé — a modern-styled experiment of which only 26 were built.

  Coupé · 1964–1967

• Morgan Plus 8

  The Rover-V8 Morgan — the fast, traditional roadster credited with saving the company, built 1968–2004 and revived with a BMW V8 in 2012.

  Sports car · 1968–2004

• Morgan Roadster

  A traditional-bodied Morgan powered by a Ford V6 — the V6 successor to the Rover-V8 Plus 8, built 2004–2019.

  Sports car · 2004–2019

• Morgan Aero 8

  Morgan's radical BMW-V8 supercar and its first all-new design in decades — the first Morgan on a bonded-aluminium chassis.

  Sports car · 2000–2018

• Morgan Plus Six

  Morgan's first turbocharged and CX-platform car — a BMW straight-six roadster that launched the firm's modern bonded-aluminium era, 2019–2025.

  Sports car · 2019–2025

• Morgan Plus Four

  The four-cylinder CX-platform Morgan — a BMW turbo-four roadster, the modern successor to the classic Plus 4, from 2020.

  Sports car · 2020–present

• Morris Oxford

  Morris's founding nameplate — from the 1913 'Bullnose' Oxford to the Pininfarina-styled Oxford VI, a name carried across nearly six decades, ending in 1971.

  Saloon · 1913–1971

• Morris Cowley

  The lower-priced 'no-frills' Bullnose Morris — the cheaper companion to the Oxford that drove Morris's volume in the 1920s.

  Saloon · 1915–1931

• Morris Eight

  The 1930s small Morris — closely following the Ford Model Y — whose huge sales restored Morris as Britain's largest car maker.

  Saloon · 1935–1948

• Morris Minor

  Alec Issigonis's much-loved post-war small car — the first British car to sell a million, built 1948–1971 across three series.

  Economy car · 1948–1971

• Morris Mini-Minor

  The Morris-badged original Mini (1959–1969) — Issigonis's transverse-engine, front-drive revolution, sold as the 'Morris Mini-Minor' before Mini became its own marque.

  City car · 1959–1969

• Morris 1100 / 1300

  The Morris-badged BMC ADO16 — an Issigonis front-drive family car with Hydrolastic suspension, and the best-selling car in 1960s Britain.

  Compact car · 1962–1971

• Morris Marina

  British Leyland's conservative rear-drive family car (1971–1980) — a huge seller in its day, later a byword for mediocrity.

  Saloon · 1971–1980

• Morris Ital

  A 1980 facelift of the Marina — and the last car ever to wear the Morris badge, ending the marque in 1984.

  Saloon · 1980–1984

• Noble M10

  Noble's first car — a 2.5-litre open two-seater roadster that quickly gave way to the coupe-bodied M12.

  Sports car · 1999–2000

• Noble M12

  The car that made Noble's name — a sub-1,100 kg, twin-turbo V6 coupe that embarrassed far pricier supercars.

  Sports car · 2000–2008

• Noble M400

  The hardcore, track-honed M12 — a stripped, more powerful coupe and the ultimate development of the GTO line.

  Sports car · 2004–2007

• Noble M15

  A more usable, better-finished supercar on a new spaceframe — Noble's bridge between the raw M12 and the flagship M600.

  Sports car · 2006–2011

• Noble M600

  Noble's flagship — a carbon-bodied, twin-turbo V8 supercar with no driver aids, built for purists in tiny numbers.

  Sports car · 2010–2018

• Noble M500

  Noble's modern comeback — a Ford GT EcoBoost V6 supercar with a manual gearbox, positioned below the M600.

  Sports car · 2023–present

• Radical SR3

  Radical's most successful and longest-running model — an open-cockpit, mid-engined sports prototype that launched in 2001 and has exceeded 1,500 sales.

  Sports car · 2001–present

• Radical SR8

  Radical's V8 flagship — a bespoke 2.7-litre V8 built from Suzuki four-cylinder architecture, and the car that lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6 minutes 48 seconds in 2009.

  Sports car · 2005–present

• Radical RXC

  Radical's closed-top coupe — a Ford V6-powered road-legal track car unveiled in 2013 that brought Le Mans GT styling to Radical's lineup.

  Sports car · 2013–present

• Radical SR1

  Radical's entry-level sports prototype — a lighter, simpler open-wheel racer introduced in 2012 to give new competitors a pathway into the SR formula.

  Sports car · 2012–present

• Radical SR10

  Radical's turbocharged mid-range model launched in 2020 — a Ford EcoBoost-powered sports prototype that became the fastest-selling model in the company's history.

  Sports car · 2020–present

• Radical 1100 Clubsport

  The car that started it all — Radical's first product, a Kawasaki motorcycle-engined open-cockpit racer that debuted at Brands Hatch in April 1997.

  Sports car · 1997–2001

• Range Rover Range Rover

  The original luxury 4x4 — launched in 1970 and now in its fifth generation, the model that created the premium-SUV segment.

  Full-size luxury SUV · 1970–present

• Range Rover Range Rover Sport

  The sportier, more dynamic Range Rover — launched in 2005 on Discovery underpinnings, home of the high-performance SVR.

  Mid-size luxury SUV · 2005–present

• Range Rover Range Rover Evoque

  The compact, style-led Range Rover — derived from the 2008 LRX concept and launched in 2011, briefly offered as a convertible.

  Compact luxury SUV · 2011–present

• Range Rover Range Rover Velar

  The minimalist mid-size Range Rover — launched in 2017 on a Jaguar-shared platform, named after the 1969 pre-production prototypes.

  Mid-size luxury SUV · 2017–present

• Reliant Regal

  Reliant's long-running three-wheeled economy car — the fibreglass-bodied 3/25 and 3/30, and the Trotters' van from Only Fools and Horses.

  Three-wheeler · 1953–1973

• Reliant Robin

  Reliant's best-known three-wheeler — a fibreglass economy trike built in three runs from 1973 to 2002, and the second-most-produced fibreglass car after the Corvette.

  Three-wheeler · 1973–2002

• Reliant Rialto

  A restyled, squared-off development of the Robin three-wheeler, sold through the 1980s and into the mid-1990s.

  Three-wheeler · 1982–1996

• Reliant Bond Bug

  The wedge-shaped, tangerine-orange two-seat fun trike — a Reliant-built Bond, styled by Tom Karen of Ogle Design.

  Three-wheeler · 1970–1974

• Reliant Kitten

  A four-wheeled economy car based on the Robin — a fibreglass-bodied 848 cc saloon and estate.

  Economy car · 1975–1982

• Reliant Fox

  A four-wheeled utility vehicle on Kitten mechanicals — a small fibreglass pickup with optional hardtops.

  Pickup truck · 1982–1990

• Reliant Sabre

  Reliant's first four-wheeled sports car — a fibreglass-bodied roadster and coupe that led into the Scimitar.

  Sports car · 1961–1964

• Reliant Scimitar GT

  Reliant's Ogle-designed fibreglass GT coupe (SE4) — the car that established the Scimitar name.

  Sports car · 1964–1970

• Reliant Scimitar GTE

  The pioneering sporting estate — a fibreglass V6 'shooting brake' beloved by Princess Anne, and Reliant's most celebrated car.

  Shooting brake · 1968–1986

• Reliant Scimitar SS1

  A small two-seat roadster — Michelotti's last design — later facelifted as the SST and Scimitar Sabre.

  Sports car · 1984–1995

• Riley Nine

  Riley's landmark small car (1926–1938) — Percy Riley's hemi-head high-camshaft engine in saloons, tourers and the racing Brooklands.

  Saloon · 1926–1938

• Riley MPH

  A rare, low two-seat sports car (1934–1935) with a six-cylinder engine and flowing pre-war competition styling.

  Sports car · 1934–1935

• Riley Sprite

  A 1½-litre four-cylinder sports two-seater (1935–1938) with a streamlined cowl and optional pre-selector gearbox — the successor to the MPH and Imp.

  Sports car · 1935–1938

• Riley 12/4

  Riley's 1½-litre four-cylinder mid-1930s car — saloons and tourers whose engine and chassis underpinned the post-war 1½-litre RM cars.

  Saloon · 1934–1938

• Riley RM Series

  The last cars Riley developed independently (1945–1955) — handsome 1½- and 2½-litre saloons, roadsters and dropheads, built before BMC took over.

  Saloon · 1945–1955

• Riley Pathfinder

  A 2½-litre saloon (1953–1957) — the last Riley to use the company's own big four-cylinder engine, in a modern BMC-era body.

  Saloon · 1953–1957

• Riley One-Point-Five

  A compact 1½-litre saloon (1957–1965) — a genuinely sporting small Riley with twin SU carburettors, sharing its shell with the Wolseley 1500.

  Saloon · 1957–1965

• Riley 4/Sixty-Eight & 4/Seventy-Two

  Pinin Farina-styled BMC 'Farina' saloons in Riley trim (1959–1969) — the 4/Sixty-Eight and its updated 4/Seventy-Two successor.

  Saloon · 1959–1969

• Riley Elf

  A luxury Mini (1961–1969) — a Riley-badged Mini with a traditional grille, longer booted tail and upgraded trim, twin to the Wolseley Hornet.

  Economy car · 1961–1969

• Riley Kestrel

  A Riley-trimmed BMC 1100/1300 (1965–1969) — twin-carb saloon with Riley grille and whiskers, renamed simply the Riley 1300 from 1968.

  Saloon · 1965–1969

• Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

  The 40/50 HP that made Rolls-Royce's name — the legendarily quiet car Autocar called "the best car in the world," built 1906–1926.

  Luxury car · 1906–1926

• Rolls-Royce Phantom (I–VI)

  The classic, coachbuilt Phantom limousines (I–VI, 1925–1990) — Rolls-Royce's hand-built flagship through the heart of the 20th century.

  Luxury car · 1925–1990

• Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud

  The elegant John Blatchley-styled saloon (1955–1966) — a classic Rolls-Royce shape, sister to the Bentley S-series.

  Luxury car · 1955–1966

• Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

  Rolls-Royce's first monocoque car (1965–1980) and its best-selling model ever, with over 30,000 built.

  Luxury car · 1965–1980

• Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit / Silver Spur

  The angular 1980s–90s saloon (Spirit, 1980–1997; long-wheelbase Spur to 2000) that carried Rolls-Royce to the BMW era.

  Luxury car · 1980–2000

• Rolls-Royce Corniche

  The two-door Shadow-based coupe and convertible (1971–1995, briefly revived 2000–2002) — a long-lived hand-finished grand tourer.

  Luxury car · 1971–1995

• Rolls-Royce Camargue

  The wedge-shaped Pininfarina-styled flagship (1975–1986) — the first post-war Rolls-Royce not designed in-house, and once the world's most expensive car.

  Luxury car · 1975–1986

• Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph

  The last Rolls-Royce built at Crewe (1998–2002) — and the first twelve-cylinder Rolls-Royce since 1939, powered by a BMW V12.

  Luxury car · 1998–2002

• Rolls-Royce Phantom

  The modern BMW-era flagship (Phantom VII, 2003; Phantom VIII, 2017) — the car that relaunched Rolls-Royce at Goodwood.

  Luxury car · 2003–present

• Rolls-Royce Ghost

  The smaller, more driver-focused saloon (2009–present) — the more accessible Rolls-Royce that became its volume model.

  Luxury car · 2009–present

• Rolls-Royce Wraith

  The fastback two-door coupe (2013–2023) — the most powerful and dynamic Rolls-Royce of its day, built on the Ghost.

  Grand tourer · 2013–2023

• Rolls-Royce Dawn

  The open-top convertible companion to the Wraith (2015–2023) — Rolls-Royce's drophead grand tourer.

  Grand tourer · 2015–2023

• Rolls-Royce Cullinan

  Rolls-Royce's first SUV (2018–present) and first all-wheel-drive car — named for the largest gem-quality diamond ever found.

  SUV · 2018–present

• Rolls-Royce Spectre

  Rolls-Royce's first fully electric production car (2023–present) — a two-door coupe and the most aerodynamic model the marque has built.

  Grand tourer · 2023–present

• Rover P4

  The dignified 'Auntie' Rover — a mid-size luxury saloon that defined the marque's reputation through the 1950s.

  Luxury saloon · 1949–1964

• Rover P5

  Rover's stately 3-Litre saloon and coupé — the V8 P5B was the car of choice for British Prime Ministers and the Queen.

  Luxury saloon · 1958–1973

• Rover P6

  The advanced Rover 2000 — the very first European Car of the Year, with a base-unit chassis and the 3500 V8.

  Executive saloon · 1963–1977

• Rover Rover 8

  Rover's very first car (1904) — a single-cylinder light car designed by Edmund Lewis that launched the marque.

  Veteran car · 1904–1912

• Rover SD1

  The Ferrari-Daytona-inspired fastback Rover 3500 — European Car of the Year for 1977 and home of the hot Vitesse.

  Executive hatchback · 1976–1986

• Rover 800

  Rover's flagship executive car, co-developed with Honda (sister to the Legend) and sold in the US as the Sterling.

  Executive car · 1986–1999

• Rover 200

  Rover's compact family car — from Honda Ballade clone to a genuinely well-regarded British hatchback before becoming the Rover 25.

  Compact car · 1984–1999

• Rover 400

  The slightly larger saloon/hatchback sibling of the 200, Honda-related, later renamed the Rover 45.

  Compact car · 1990–1999

• Rover 600

  An elegant mid-size saloon based on the Honda Accord — the last and most successful of the Rover-Honda cars.

  Compact executive car · 1993–1999

• Rover Metro

  The Mini's intended successor — launched as the Austin Metro, rebadged Rover, and reborn as the Rover 100.

  Supermini · 1980–1998

• Rover 75

  Rover's acclaimed retro-styled executive saloon — the last all-new Rover, offered late on with a 4.6-litre Ford V8.

  Executive car · 1998–2005

• Rover 25

  MG Rover's small hatchback — a renamed third-generation Rover 200, built at Longbridge until the 2005 collapse.

  Supermini · 1999–2005

• Rover 45

  MG Rover's compact saloon and hatchback — a renamed Rover 400, twinned with the MG ZS, to 2005.

  Compact car · 1999–2005

• Rover Streetwise

  A rugged-styled Rover 25 with raised ride height and body cladding — marketed as 'urban on-roader' crossover styling.

  Supermini · 2003–2005

• Rover CityRover

  A rebadged Tata Indica imported from India — MG Rover's troubled budget city car, criticised on price and quality.

  City car · 2003–2005

• Singer Ten

  Singer's pioneering light car, launched in 1912 and revived through 1949 — an early British best-seller.

  Light car · 1912–1949

• Singer Junior

  An 848 cc overhead-cam economy car of the late 1920s that helped make Singer Britain's third-largest car maker.

  Light car · 1926–1932

• Singer Nine

  The 972 cc overhead-cam Nine of the 1930s — saloons, sports tourers, and the basis for the famous Le Mans.

  Light car · 1933–1937

• Singer Le Mans

  Singer's celebrated 972 cc sports two-seater — underslung chassis, hydraulic brakes, and a giant-killer in 1930s trials and hillclimbs.

  Sports car · 1933–1937

• Singer Roadster

  An affordable open four-seat tourer that carried the Singer sports tradition from before WWII into the early 1950s.

  Roadster · 1939–1955

• Singer SM1500

  A modern full-width post-war saloon with a 1,500 cc overhead-cam engine — advanced, but too costly to save the company.

  Saloon · 1948–1954

• Singer Hunter

  A restyled SM1500 with a traditional grille — the last car of Singer's independent era before the Rootes takeover.

  Saloon · 1954–1956

• Singer Gazelle

  The first Rootes-era Singer — an up-market Hillman Minx that initially kept Singer's own overhead-cam engine.

  Saloon · 1956–1970

• Singer Vogue

  A more luxurious Rootes-era Singer — first a Hillman Super Minx derivative, then an Arrow-platform car.

  Saloon · 1961–1970

• Singer Chamois

  An up-market, rear-engined Hillman Imp with a false grille and plusher trim — the last car to wear a Singer badge.

  City car · 1964–1970

• Standard Little Nine

  Standard's smallest 1930s car (1930–1936) — a compact side-valve 'Nine' that sold to the better-off before the streamlined Flying Nine replaced it.

  Saloon · 1930–1936

• Standard Flying Standard

  Standard's streamlined 1930s range (1936–1948) — Flying Nine through Twenty plus a rare V8, with sloping tails and a 'waterfall' grille.

  Saloon · 1936–1948

• Standard Vanguard

  Standard's landmark post-war saloon (1947–1963) — Britain's first all-new post-WWII design from a major maker, whose 2.1-litre engine also powered Ferguson tractors and Triumph TR sports cars.

  Saloon · 1947–1963

• Standard Ensign

  A basic, fleet-focused Vanguard (1957–1963) — austere trim and a smaller engine; the final UK-built Standard, an Ensign De Luxe, left the line in May 1963.

  Saloon · 1957–1963

• Standard Eight

  Standard's cheap unitary small saloon (1953–1959) — a roomy, frugal economy car with the new 803 cc OHV SC engine that undercut the Austin A30 and Morris Minor.

  Economy car · 1953–1959

• Standard Ten

  The better-trimmed sister to the Eight (1954–1961) — a 948 cc version with a proper grille and boot lid; it outlived the Eight before the Triumph Herald replaced it.

  Economy car · 1954–1961

• Standard Pennant

  A tail-finned, restyled Ten (1957–1959) — Standard's brightest small car, with prominent fins, hooded lamps and optional overdrive and two-pedal control.

  Economy car · 1957–1959

• Sunbeam Alpine

  Sunbeam's two-seat British roadster — a James Bond car in Dr. No (1962) and the basis for the V8-powered Tiger.

  Sports car · 1953–1968

• Sunbeam Tiger

  Carroll Shelby's other Anglo-American V8 roadster — a Ford-engined Alpine built by Jensen; Chrysler's takeover ended it after just ~7,083 cars.

  Sports car · 1964–1967

• Sunbeam Rapier

  Sunbeam's long-running sporting coupé — five 'Audax' series from 1955, then the sleek Arrow-platform fastback through 1976.

  Sports saloon · 1955–1976

• Sunbeam Sunbeam-Talbot 90 / Mk III

  The rally-winning saloon that fathered the Alpine — Rootes' prestige sporting car renamed 'Sunbeam Mk III' in 1954 when the Talbot name was dropped.

  Sports saloon · 1948–1957

• Sunbeam Imp Sport

  Sunbeam's rear-engined Mini-Cooper rival — a twin-carburettor Hillman Imp with genuine performance and handling flair.

  Economy car · 1966–1976

• Sunbeam Stiletto

  The sportiest Imp derivative — a fastback coupé combining the Imp Sport's tuned engine with the Imp Californian's sleek bodyshell and four headlamps.

  Coupe · 1967–1972

• Sunbeam 3-Litre Super Sports

  Sunbeam's direct Bentley rival of the late 1920s — a twin-cam 3-litre sports tourer built at the peak of the marque's Grand Prix fame.

  Sports car · 1926–1930

• Talbot 14/45

  Georges Roesch's landmark 1,666 cc six-cylinder that revived Talbot's fortunes in 1927 — the foundation of the entire Roesch model range.

  Sports car · 1927–1935

• Talbot 90

  Roesch's 2,276 cc touring Talbot capable of ~90 mph — a stepping stone between the entry-level 75 and the legendary 105.

  Sports car · 1930–1935

• Talbot 105

  The pinnacle of the Roesch era — a 3.0-litre six with staggered valves capable of ~105 mph, victorious in Alpine Trials and at Le Mans.

  Sports car · 1931–1935

• Talbot 110

  The ultimate Roesch Talbot — a 3,377 cc, 120 bhp six rated at ~110 mph, the final evolution before the STD Motors collapse ended the line.

  Sports car · 1935–1936

• Talbot Talbot-Lago T150

  Antonio Lago's pre-war sporting chassis — host to the Figoni et Falaschi 'Teardrop' coupé, one of the most celebrated automotive bodies ever built.

  Grand tourer · 1936–1939

• Talbot Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport

  Talbot-Lago's post-war flagship — a hand-built 4.5-litre straight-six exotic and one of the first high-performance road cars produced after WWII.

  Grand tourer · 1947–1953

• Talbot Sunbeam-Talbot 90

  Rootes' first new post-war design — a handsome sports saloon whose Alpine Rally success directly spawned the Sunbeam Alpine sports car.

  Sports saloon · 1948–1957

• Talbot Talbot Sunbeam

  A rear-wheel-drive three-door hatchback built at Linwood, Scotland — its Lotus-engined variant won Talbot the 1981 World Rally Championship Manufacturers' title.

  Supermini · 1977–1981

• Talbot Talbot Horizon

  A front-wheel-drive family hatchback and 1976 European Car of the Year — Talbot's volume mainstay through the early 1980s.

  Compact car · 1978–1987

• Talbot Alpine / 1510

  A large front-drive family hatchback styled in the UK and engineered at Simca's Poissy plant — the 1976 European Car of the Year sold as the Chrysler Alpine before becoming the Talbot 1510.

  Family car · 1975–1986

• Talbot Samba

  The last all-new Talbot passenger car — a PSA-era supermini based on the Peugeot 104, notable for the Pininfarina-built Cabriolet.

  City car · 1981–1986

• Talbot Tagora

  Talbot's ill-fated executive saloon — conceived by Chrysler Europe, launched by PSA, and cancelled after fewer than 20,000 units when it could not compete with the Ford Granada.

  Executive car · 1981–1983

• Talbot Matra Murena

  A mid-engined, three-abreast sports coupé built by Matra and sold under the Talbot badge — successor to the Matra Bagheera.

  Sports car · 1980–1983

• Talbot Matra Rancho

  A high-roofed, SUV-styled leisure vehicle on a Simca 1100 van base — now regarded as a forerunner of the modern crossover, built from 1977 and badged as a Talbot from 1979.

  Crossover · 1977–1984

• Talbot Express

  The last vehicle to carry the Talbot badge — a panel van sold exclusively in the UK, badge-engineered from the PSA/Fiat Ducato joint-venture and built in Italy until 1994.

  Van · 1983–1994

• Trident Clipper

  Trident's V8 flagship (1967–1977) — a Trevor Fiore-styled fastback coupe born from the 1965 TVR Geneva show car, hand-built in Ipswich in tiny numbers.

  Sports car · 1967–1977

• Trident Venturer

  The most-produced Trident (up to 84 built, 1969–1974) — a six-cylinder companion to the Clipper using Ford's 3.0-litre Essex engine on a Triumph TR6 chassis.

  Sports car · 1969–1974

• Trident Tycoon

  The rarest Trident — just six or seven built (1971–1974) — using a Triumph 2.5-litre straight-six with fuel injection and a three-speed automatic gearbox.

  Sports car · 1971–1974

• Trojan Utility Car

  Trojan's founding model — a radically simple two-stroke economy car with only seven moving parts, built first by Leyland at Kingston upon Thames (1922–1928) then at Croydon until 1937.

  Economy car · 1922–1937

• Trojan RE

  Trojan's rear-engined successor to the Utility Car — capable of 45 mph but hampered by outdated features; only about 250 were sold.

  Economy car · 1931–1934

• Trojan Trojan 200

  A Heinkel Kabine bubble car built under licence in the UK — the last vehicle to carry the Trojan name, sold from 1960 to 1965.

  Microcar · 1960–1965

• Trojan Elva Courier (Trojan)

  The Elva Courier open sports car, built by Trojan after it acquired production rights in 1962 — 210 cars produced before Trojan moved on to McLaren-Elva racers.

  Sports car · 1962–1965

• Triumph Roadster

  Triumph's aluminium-bodied post-war tourer — the last production car with a rear 'dickey' seat, later famous from TV's Bergerac.

  Roadster · 1946–1949

• Triumph Renown

  A formal 'razor-edge' saloon whose sharp-creased coachwork echoed contemporary Rolls-Royce and Bentley styling.

  Saloon · 1949–1954

• Triumph Mayflower

  A small 'razor-edge' economy saloon — Bentley-style formal lines shrunk onto a 1.25-litre budget car, named for the North American market.

  Saloon · 1949–1953

• Triumph TR2

  The first true TR — an affordable Standard Vanguard-engined roadster, the cheapest production car of its day able to top 100 mph.

  Sports car · 1953–1955

• Triumph TR3

  The TR2's hugely successful evolution — and, in TR3 form, often cited as the first British production car with standard front disc brakes.

  Sports car · 1955–1962

• Triumph TR4

  The first TR with crisp Michelotti styling and roll-up windows — and an early adopter of the lift-out 'Surrey top' targa roof.

  Sports car · 1961–1967

• Triumph TR6

  The best-selling traditional TR — a Karmann-restyled, 2.5-litre straight-six roadster and the last of the classic body-on-frame Triumph sports cars.

  Sports car · 1968–1976

• Triumph TR7

  The controversial wedge-shaped TR — 'the shape of things to come' — a unibody coupe (later convertible) and the last mass-produced Triumph sports car.

  Sports car · 1975–1981

• Triumph Herald

  Michelotti-styled small car with a separate chassis, bolt-on panels and a famously tiny turning circle — the basis for the Spitfire, Vitesse and GT6.

  Small car · 1959–1971

• Triumph Vitesse

  A six-cylinder Herald — a compact saloon/convertible given straight-six power for surprisingly brisk performance.

  Small car · 1962–1971

• Triumph Spitfire

  Triumph's small, affordable Michelotti-styled sports car — built on Herald underpinnings, it sold around 315,000 over five series in 18 years.

  Sports car · 1962–1980

• Triumph GT6

  A Michelotti fastback coupe — a six-cylinder, hatchback-tailed Spitfire nicknamed the 'poor man's E-Type'.

  Sports car · 1966–1973

• Triumph 2000 / 2500

  Triumph's Michelotti-styled compact executive saloon — a refined six-cylinder rival to the Rover P6, later offered with Lucas fuel injection as the 2.5 PI.

  Executive car · 1963–1977

• Triumph Stag

  A handsome Michelotti 2+2 convertible grand tourer with a unique Triumph 3.0-litre V8 — gorgeous, but undone by a reputation for engine overheating.

  Grand tourer · 1970–1977

• Triumph Dolomite

  A sporting compact saloon whose 16-valve Sprint version is widely cited as the world's first mass-produced multi-valve car.

  Compact saloon · 1972–1980

• Triumph Acclaim

  The last car to wear the Triumph badge — a Cowley-built, licence-produced Honda Ballade and the first fruit of the long BL–Honda alliance.

  Compact saloon · 1981–1984

• TVR Grantura

  TVR's first true production car — a hand-built fibreglass coupe on a tubular chassis, sold with a choice of engines.

  Sports car · 1958–1967

• TVR M-Series

  TVR's 1970s coupe-and-roadster family (1600M/2500M/3000M, Taimar, 3000S) that carried the marque through the Martin Lilley era.

  Sports car · 1972–1979

• TVR Tasmin (Wedge)

  TVR's angular 'wedge' generation — Ford V6 then Rover V8 power — that opened the Peter Wheeler era.

  Sports car · 1980–1991

• TVR S Series

  The affordable, curvy roadster that revived TVR's fortunes in the late 1980s — Ford V6, then the Rover-V8 V8S.

  Sports car · 1987–1994

• TVR Griffith

  The 1990s Rover-V8 roadster that revived TVR's reputation — a light, brutal, body-coloured-bumperless drop-top.

  Sports car · 1991–2002

• TVR Chimaera

  The Griffith's softer, roomier touring sister — and TVR's best-selling model of the 1990s.

  Sports car · 1992–2003

• TVR Cerbera

  TVR's first hard-top and first 2+2 — and the first car powered by TVR's own engines, the Speed Six and AJP V8.

  Sports car · 1996–2006

• TVR Tuscan

  The Speed Six-powered Tuscan — TVR's striking targa/convertible of the 2000s, and a film star in Swordfish.

  Sports car · 1999–2006

• TVR Tamora

  TVR's entry-level Speed Six convertible of the early 2000s — the basis for the T350 and Sagaris.

  Sports car · 2002–2006

• TVR T350

  A compact Speed Six coupe/targa derived from the Tamora — a stepping stone to the Sagaris.

  Sports car · 2002–2006

• TVR Sagaris

  TVR's wild, vent-covered swan song — a 400 bhp Speed Six coupe Jeremy Clarkson called the best TVR ever made.

  Sports car · 2005–2006

• TVR Griffith (2017)

  The revived TVR — a Gordon Murray-engineered, Cosworth-V8 Griffith unveiled in 2017 as the marque's comeback car.

  Sports car · 2017–present

• Ultima Ultima Mk2 / Mk3

  Lee Noble's original lightweight kit racers — only 15 cars built in total, two of them pressed into service by McLaren during F1 supercar development.

  Sports car · 1984–1992

• Ultima Ultima Sport / Spyder

  The Marlows' first Ultima — a mid-engine kit coupe and its open Spyder companion, setting the template that the GTR would perfect.

  Sports car · 1992–1999

• Ultima Ultima GTR / Can-Am

  Ultima's record-smashing mid-engine supercar — the GTR 720 set multiple 0–100–0 mph world records and beat the Bugatti Veyron and Ferrari Enzo on paper.

  Sports car · 1999–2015

• Ultima Ultima Evolution

  A ground-up redesign of the GTR concept with LS-based V8s up to 1,020 hp — the Evolution kept the kit-or-turnkey ethos while modernising every system.

  Sports car · 2015–2021

• Ultima Ultima RS

  Ultima's current flagship — a 930 kg Corvette ZR1-engined coupe claiming 0–60 mph in 2.3 seconds and a 250 mph top speed.

  Sports car · 2021–present

• Vauxhall Prince Henry

  One of the world's first true sports cars — the fast, light Edwardian Vauxhall that made the marque's name.

  Sports car · 1911–1914

• Vauxhall 30-98

  A revered Vintage-era British sports car developed from the Prince Henry — a 100 mph machine for the 1920s.

  Sports car · 1913–1927

• Vauxhall Cresta

  Vauxhall's flashy six-cylinder flagship of the 1950s–60s, peaking with the American-styled PA.

  Full-size car · 1954–1972

• Vauxhall Victor

  Vauxhall's big-selling family saloon for two decades (1957–1978), a major export success in its early years.

  Large family car · 1957–1978

• Vauxhall Viva

  Vauxhall's popular small family car of the 1960s–70s and the last car the company designed entirely on its own.

  Small family car · 1963–1979

• Vauxhall Chevette

  Vauxhall's first supermini (1975–1984) — a GM 'T-Car', and the basis of the fearsome HS/HSR rally cars.

  Supermini · 1975–1984

• Vauxhall Nova

  The UK-market name for the first Opel Corsa — Vauxhall's hugely popular 1980s supermini (1983–1993).

  Supermini · 1983–1993

• Vauxhall Corsa

  Vauxhall's perennial best-selling supermini — successor to the Nova and one of Britain's most popular cars.

  Supermini · 1993–present

• Vauxhall Cavalier

  Vauxhall's fleet and family staple (1975–1995) — among the best-selling cars in British history.

  Large family car · 1975–1995

• Vauxhall Vectra

  The Cavalier's successor (1995–2008) — Vauxhall's mid-size fleet car, topped by the V6 Vectra VXR.

  Large family car · 1995–2008

• Vauxhall Insignia

  Vauxhall's flagship saloon/estate (2008–2022) — 2009 European Car of the Year, successor to the Vectra.

  Large family car · 2008–2022

• Vauxhall Calibra

  A sleek 1990s coupe (the UK Opel Calibra) — at launch the most aerodynamic production car in the world.

  Coupe · 1989–1997

• Vauxhall Lotus Carlton

  A twin-turbo Lotus-built super-saloon — at launch around 1990 the fastest four-door production car in the world.

  Sports saloon · 1990–1992

• Vauxhall Monaro

  A rebadged Holden Monaro — an Australian rear-drive V8 coupe sold briefly in the UK (2004–2006).

  Muscle car · 2004–2006

• Vauxhall VXR8

  An Australian Holden HSV super-saloon sold by Vauxhall (2007–2017) — a big rear-drive V8 sledgehammer.

  Sports saloon · 2007–2017

• Vauxhall Astra

  Vauxhall's perennial family hatchback since 1979 — the UK Opel Astra/Kadett and a long-time best-seller.

  Small family car · 1979–present

• Vauxhall Mokka

  Vauxhall's small crossover — a 2012-on subcompact SUV, reinvented in 2020 with a striking new look and EV option.

  Subcompact crossover SUV · 2012–present

• Vauxhall Crossland

  A practical small crossover (launched 2017 as Crossland X) built on PSA underpinnings.

  Subcompact crossover SUV · 2017–present

• Vauxhall Grandland

  Vauxhall's largest mainstream SUV (launched 2017 as Grandland X) on PSA/Stellantis platforms.

  Compact crossover SUV · 2017–present

• Westfield XI

  The Lotus XI replica that launched Westfield — a fiberglass-bodied Le Mans homage built around donor MG Midget / Sprite components.

  Sports car · 1982–1988

• Westfield SEi / SEiW

  Westfield's definitive Seven-inspired road car — independent rear suspension, wide-body cockpit option, and the backbone of over 13,000 cars built.

  Sports car · 1988–2022

• Westfield SEight

  Westfield's Rover V8-powered flagship (1991–2010) — 657 kg, 0–60 mph in 3.6 seconds, and critical acclaim from the UK motoring press.

  Sports car · 1991–2010

• Westfield Megabusa

  A Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle engine transplanted into the SEi bodyshell — 1,299 cc, 175 bhp, and a six-speed sequential gearbox in a sub-500 kg package.

  Sports car · 2000–2022

• Westfield XTR2

  Westfield's Hayabusa-powered track weapon (2001–2010) — road-legal in the UK, faster than a Pagani Zonda on the Top Gear test track.

  Sports car · 2001–2010

• Westfield FW400

  A full carbonfibre-chassis flagship (1999–2002) — Westfield's most exotic and expensive offering, built in tiny numbers.

  Sports car · 1999–2002

• Westfield Sport 250

  Westfield's contemporary flagship kit car — 252 bhp 2.0-litre turbocharged engine in a tubular-steel spaceframe, ~120-hour self-build.

  Sports car · 2016–present

• Wolseley Hornet

  Wolseley's overhead-cam six-cylinder light car of the 1930s — a popular, affordable sporting machine in saloon, coupé and open forms.

  Sports car · 1930–1936

• Wolseley 6/80

  Wolseley's post-war flagship saloon (1948–1954) — an overhead-cam six famous as the British police car of its era.

  Full-size car · 1948–1954

• Wolseley 4/50

  The four-cylinder companion to the 6/80 (1948–1953) — an upmarket OHC saloon that sold in far smaller numbers than its six.

  Large family car · 1948–1953

• Wolseley 4/44

  An elegant mid-1950s sports saloon (1953–1956) closely related to the MG Magnette ZA — about 29,845 built.

  Mid-size car · 1953–1956

• Wolseley 15/50

  The B-series-engined successor to the 4/44 (1956–1958) — a short-lived bridge to the Farina-styled 15/60.

  Mid-size car · 1956–1958

• Wolseley 6/99

  A Pininfarina-styled big six (1959–1961) — the upmarket BMC sister of the Austin A99 Westminster.

  Full-size car · 1959–1961

• Wolseley 6/110

  The longer, more powerful evolution of the 6/99 (1961–1968) — the Austin A110 Westminster's upmarket twin.

  Full-size car · 1961–1968

• Wolseley 1500

  A compact, well-trimmed saloon on the Morris Minor floorpan (1957–1965) — twin of the sportier Riley One-Point-Five.

  Compact car · 1957–1965

• Wolseley Hornet (1961–1969)

  A luxury booted Mini (1961–1969) with the traditional Wolseley grille — twin of the Riley Elf.

  Economy car · 1961–1969

• Wolseley 1100/1300

  Wolseley's version of the best-selling BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16) — a plush, front-drive Issigonis-engineered saloon.

  Compact car · 1965–1973

• Wolseley 18/85

  The luxury 'landcrab' (1967–1975) — a plush Austin 1800, later the six-cylinder Wolseley Six, and the last traditional Wolseley.

  Large family car · 1967–1975

• Wolseley 18-22 Series

  The wedge-shaped final Wolseley (1975) — sold for only months before the range was relaunched as the BL Princess, ending the marque.

  Large family car · 1975–1975