Motor shows get bigger and more expensive every year but are they worth it? With Frankfurt just a month away we look at why manufacturers can't afford not to be there.

We look back at the Volkswagen Phaeton, which has been on sale since 2003 with little more than tweaks to the styling and changes to the engine range.

Keith Adams considers European production by Asian manufacturers, and wonders if we need to revise our ideas of what constitutes a local design?

We look at what the 20th Festival of Speed has in store as Porsche celebrates the 911’s 50th and McLaren prepares to unleash its new P1 supercar.