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The Porsche V8 is now well into it’s fourth decade on earth. First unveiled as the engineer to power the supposed 911 replacement – the Porsche 928 – back in 1977, a V8 was a logical choice for Porsche. A larger displacement V8 allowed Porsche engineers to detune the compression ratio of the engine, allowingContinue reading “The Porsche V8 – One of the Greats”

680bhp. That’s a whole lot of horsepower even in 2023 where only the fastest and most powerful supercars have more. Now imagine 680bhp back in the mid-1990s. This is what the Jaguar XJ220S brought to the table back then. 680bhp must’ve been an almost inconceivable figure for a road car. Considering that the standard XJ220Continue reading “All Hail the Jaguar XJ220S”

Call this naivety or even ignorance, but I truly do not think there was a more exciting place in the automotive world than in the workshops and laboratories of Audi, BMW and Mercedes between 1990 to 2010. For two decades, the big three shared a monopoly on daring, engineering and panache; each striving to outdoContinue reading “Big German Executive Cars | Mercedes CL-Class (C215)”

When was the last time you saw a 992-generation Porsche 911 on the road? Compared to all previous 911s, the 992 is a rare beast in anyone’s books. There simply aren’t all that many around, especially compared to the 997-generation of 911; it seemed every tenth car you saw on the road was a 997Continue reading “From ubiquity to rarity – the Porsche 911”

Car manufacturers these days are all quite serious. They rarely make cars for the heck of it, instead every model has to have an identifiable customer base or at least will be appealing enough to enough people in order to make the car a financial success. This paring back of models reveals truly what modernContinue reading “In the Rear View | All Hail the Skoda Felicia Fun”

In the UK, Nissan faces a crisis. The brand sells hundreds of thousands of cars a year, which for a car manufacturer is the whole point. The brand also lacks any inspiring, aspirational or exciting cars whatsoever. Nissan is the representation of a brand that is simply existing: it lacks soul and excitement, and aContinue reading “Opinion | Crisis at Nissan”

As we explored previously, the top-of-the-line German luxury saloons from Audi, BMW and Mercedes; the A8, 7-Series and S-Class respectively sort of exist only because of one another. These cars are not big sellers compared to each brand’s respective bread and butter cars, but they don’t sell in handfuls either; they aren’t quite a lostContinue reading “Big German Executive Cars | The Audi A8 (D3)”

We all know the Germans are excellent car makers. Perhaps they are a touch too obsessed with engineering, and in many cases, the Germans get bogged down by engineering for engineering’s sake. An example of this is the difference between Audi, BMW and Mercedes, versus Volkswagen. Volkswagen is German engineering to a finely honed budget.Continue reading “Big German Executive Cars – Redundant but Brilliant”

BMW continues marching onwards towards something. Does BMW know what it that something is? Who knows. The brand is, on the one hand, embracing electric vehicles and hybrids, and on the other hand is firing out as many new M cars as they possibly can. Perhaps behind the scenes in Munich there is some sortContinue reading “The Rise of the Old School BMW”

When keeping up to date with cars, one thing is for certain – progress never stops. From electronics and safety systems, to headlights and sat nav, the automotive world is always pushing onwards. One of the areas that this is most apparent is in tyres. Whilst the concept of a tyre is nearly as oldContinue reading “Opinion | It’s all about the tyres”