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- Give Coilovers a ChanceCoilover is a dirty little word in the automotive medialandscape. It’s a word that conveys images bone shaking ride quality and iffyaftermarket quality. It is then always a quite a satisfying surprise whenreading a review about a performance car that is equipped withContinue reading “Give Coilovers a Chance”
- The Pescarolo 01 – the Car that Carried Endurance RacingSportscar racing was, for a long time, a very open series interms of chassis design and engine choice. Teams could design cars fromscratch, and then stick whatever engine they pleased into the chassis. You could have a whole grid of cars in theContinue reading “The Pescarolo 01 – the Car that Carried Endurance Racing”
- USDM Sport Compact NamesPerformance range-toppers always tend to have memorable names that immediately conjure an image in your mind of the car at hand. The terms “M3”, “RS6”, “Golf R” all provide some reassuring mental feedback as the brain kicks into action and does its thing.Continue reading “USDM Sport Compact Names”
- What is the heck? The BMW F80 M3 PureThe BMW M3 has a tough job; it always has. That little badge comprising of one letter and one number have more responsibilities than any other single badge fitted to the back of any car. The M3 is BMW’s state of the unionContinue reading “What is the heck? The BMW F80 M3 Pure”
- In the Rear View | Ferrari EnzoIt’s a painful thought that the Ferrari Enzo is now 21 years old. The Enzo is the most enigmatic of all the Ferrari halo cars having lived somewhat of a strange life between being considered brilliant and then also being – perhaps itContinue reading “In the Rear View | Ferrari Enzo”
- All Hail the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra RThe term “track-focused Mustang” long served as the dictionary definition of an oxymoron for the snootier performance car enthusiast, but in the last seven or eight years the Mustang has become this sort of do-it-all performance car. We’ve had revvy Mustangs (the GT350/350R),Continue reading “All Hail the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R”
- Thought of the day | The Wondrous Wings of the Porsche PanameraWhen the second generation of the Porsche Panamera broke cover in 2016, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. Porsche had created a car that was tolerable, handsome even, from some angles, and a marked improvement over the awkward proportions of theContinue reading “Thought of the day | The Wondrous Wings of the Porsche Panamera”
- Thought of the Day | The Rear Windscreen Wipers of the Mini ClubmanA recent journey on the motorway the other day brought one of the cutest little automotive features to my attention: the rear windscreen wipers (!) on the Mini Clubman. The Mini Clubman is a kind of car that no one really pays attentionContinue reading “Thought of the Day | The Rear Windscreen Wipers of the Mini Clubman”
- Big German Executive Cars | Mercedes Maybach GLS (X167)Maybach may well be a part of Mercedes, but for many of us, Maybach stands apart; the ultimate in chintz, of excess, of ‘the S-Class is just too unrefined’. Maybach stands alone, for better or worse, and represents Mercedes’ determination to create theContinue reading “Big German Executive Cars | Mercedes Maybach GLS (X167)”
- In the Rear View | Mercedes CLK AMG DTM & C63 AMG Black SeriesOf the German car brands, the one manufacturer that has always had the biggest gulf between its ‘regular’ and high-performance derivatives is Mercedes. Despite a huge amount of domestic and international motorsport success, Mercedes high-performance AMG models have always felt more like hotrodsContinue reading “In the Rear View | Mercedes CLK AMG DTM & C63 AMG Black Series”
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