Car brands · United Kingdom
British car brands
Britain is home to luxury and sports car names like Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lotus and McLaren, and to a long list of classic brands from Austin to Triumph. Many of the biggest names now belong to German, Indian or Chinese groups.
The CarSpot database has 65 British brands with 904 models between them. Of their road cars, the fastest is the McLaren Speedtail (250 mph), the most powerful is the Lotus Evija (2,011 bhp) and the most valuable is the McLaren F1 LM (about $25m–$45m).
British car brands
Most models first. The years are those of the brand's models in the database.
Vauxhall
111 models · 1948–present
Pictured: Vauxhall Mokka B
McLaren
67 models · 1973–present
Pictured: McLaren F1
Jaguar
65 models · 1932–present
Pictured: Jaguar XJ220
Aston Martin
55 models · 1948–present
Pictured: Aston Martin DB5
Lotus
49 models · 1957–present
Pictured: Lotus Evija
MG
49 models · 1945–present
Pictured: MG MGB Mark II
Bentley
39 models · 1921–present
Pictured: Bentley Continental GT
Williams
36 models · 1979–2026
Austin
34 models · 1934–1994
Pictured: Austin Mini Mark I
Land Rover
32 models · 1948–present
Pictured: Land Rover Range Rover L460
Rolls-Royce
30 models · 1904–present
Pictured: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Triumph
29 models · 1946–1984
Pictured: Triumph TR6
Mini
26 models · 1964–present
Pictured: Mini Countryman F60
Rover
21 models · 1959–2005
Morris
18 models · 1913–1984
Pictured: Morris Minor Series II
Daimler
15 models · 1953–2009
Wolseley
15 models · 1930–1975
TVR
14 models · 1958–2006
Morgan
13 models · 1963–present
Austin-Healey
11 models · 1953–1971
Sunbeam
11 models · 1950–1976
Ariel
10 models · 2000–present
Hillman
10 models · 1935–1981
Reliant
10 models · 1961–1990
Pictured: Reliant Robin
Bedford
9 models · 1960–1994
Caterham
9 models · 1992–present
Riley
9 models · 1945–1969
Bristol
8 models · 1947–2011
Ginetta
8 models · 1961–present
Jensen
7 models · 1954–2005
Pictured: Jensen Interceptor
Singer
7 models · 1948–1970
BAR
6 models · 2000–2005
Brabham
5 models · 1966–1983
Humber
5 models · 1945–1967
LDV
5 models · 1993–2024
AC
4 models · 1947–1965
Pictured: AC Cobra 289
Benetton
4 models · 1994–2001
Noble
4 models · 2003–present
Tyrrell
4 models · 1971–1990
Arrows
3 models · 2000–2002
Top British cars
The highest-rated cars from these brands, at most two per brand.
- Unicorn
AC Cobra 289
1962–1965
271 bhp · 138 mph
- Unicorn
Aston Martin DB5
1963–1965
282 bhp · 145 mph
UnicornAston Martin Valkyrie
2021–2024
1,139 bhp · 220 mph
- Unicorn
Jaguar XJ220
1992–1994
542 bhp · 213 mph
- Unicorn
Lotus Evija
2023–present
2,011 bhp · 217 mph
- Unicorn
McLaren F1
1992–1998
618 bhp
UnicornMcLaren P1
2013–2015
903 bhp · 217 mph
- Unicorn
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
1906–1926
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