Our highlights of 2014 - pictures

<strong>Jack Rix, Associate editor&nbsp;</strong> <em><b>Tackling the ’Ring for the first time</b></em>&nbsp; <span>I should've lapped the Nürburgring years ago; I drove all the way there to</span><span> do a university magazine

<strong>Mat Watson,&nbsp;Editor-at-large/head of motoring video &nbsp;</strong> <em><b>M4 drive-back</b>&nbsp;</em> <span>Not all new-car launches are equal. BMW is well known for its drive-back events, in which you </span><span>

<strong>Stuart Morton, Managing editor</strong><b>&nbsp;</b> <b><em>Guess the value</em> &nbsp;</b> <span>Are UK drivers in denial about depreciation? </span><span>That’s what we asked when we teamed up with</span><span> trade ex

<strong>Steve Fowler, Editor-in-chief&nbsp;</strong> <b><em>Interviewing Elon Musk</em> &nbsp;</b> <span>I’d been looking forward to meeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk for a long time, so when the opportunity to interview him for Auto E

<strong>James Batchelor, News editor&nbsp;</strong> <em><b>Williams Advanced </b></em><span><b><em>Engineering</em> &nbsp;</b></span> <span>Before I went to Williams Advanced Engineering in Oxfordshire, I thought Williams was pur

<strong>Chris Ebbs, Consumer editor</strong> <b><em>Learning about Dacia’s rebirth</em> &nbsp;</b> <span>Dacia has taken the UK by storm since making a return at the end of 2012, so I couldn’t wait to head to the company’s birthp

<strong>James Disdale, Road test editor&nbsp;</strong> <b><em>Fast fun cars</em> &nbsp;</b> <span>Our annual fast car shoot-out is a must-read for drivers seeking out the biggest thrills. In 2014 we named our top 100 performance

<strong>Henry Willis, Consumer writer (products)&nbsp;</strong> <em><b>Haynes museum</b></em><span> &nbsp;</span> <span>I live and breathe classic cars, so when</span><span> I was invited to look around the newly revamped Haynes

<strong>Richard Ingram, Deputy news editor&nbsp;</strong> <em><b>Tour de France with</b><b> Skoda</b></em><span> &nbsp;</span> <span>We're lucky enough to drive and review some of the best new cars around. However, for me, the hi

<strong>Darren Wilson, Art director&nbsp;</strong> <em><b>New Car Awards shoot &nbsp;</b></em> <span>Directing our New Car Awards shoot is something I always love. It’s a great opportunity to get some extra colour and creativity

<strong>Dean Gibson, Deputy road test editor</strong> <em><b>Corvette Stingray</b> &nbsp;</em> <span>As a fan of American muscle, I found the chance to drive the latest Corvette Stingray in the UK at the start of the year too goo

<strong>Joe Finnerty, Consumer reporter&nbsp;</strong> <em><b>Being an auctioneer&nbsp;</b></em> <span>I must confess I’m a secret fan of TV auction shows, so to get to be the man with the gavel selling personalised plates was gr