The long and turbulent history of British sports car maker TVR is the stuff of automotive legend. In many ways it parallels the tale of the British car industry as a whole, but in others it is a unique story of the vision its founder, Trevor Wilkinson, had for a British-built super sports car over 50 years ago. Previously thought to be on its way to an untimely grave, the company has revived itself with the announcement that it will recommence production and produce an updated version of its Sagaris supercar.

The United Kingdom’s biggest exporter of loudspeakers and speaker systems, Bowers & Wilkins, has announced a partnership with Harman International that will help it expand further into the automotive sector. The deal provides for collaboration between the two audio companies to leverage the strength and expertise of each, while securing Harman as Bowers & Wilkins’ exclusive global representative in future automotive endeavours.

The CEO of Jaguar and Land Rover, Geoff Polites, has passed away at the age of 60. Polites is credited with leading the team that returned the Jaguar and Land Rover brands back to profitability and his passing comes as both carmakers are transferred to new owner Tata.

Indian mega-corporation Tata is still wrapping up its purchase of the legendary Jaguar marque, and already the possibilities arising from its infusion of capital and direction are spawning thoughts of models to come. One such model is an estate variant of the brand-new XF sedan, captured here in our artist’s rendering.