The Corsa VXR always existed in a curious space in the hot hatch hierarchy. Not quite as polished as a Fiesta ST, not quite as talented as the Clio RS – yet not so distant from either that it didn’t deserve an enthusiastic fanbase. Which is precisely what it got. Most hot Vauxhalls are so […]
Another day, another new Ferrari design that’s kicked up a fuss. This time, it’s the one-off SC40, a tribute to the legendary F40 complete with fixed rear wing, slanted nose and triangular ducts behind the doors. Ferrari even redeveloped a ‘carbon-Kevlar’ weave to really hammer home the F40 link. But, as with many of Flavio […]
Another day, another new Ferrari design that’s kicked up a fuss. This time, it’s the one-off SC40, a tribute to the legendary F40 complete with fixed rear wing, slanted nose and triangular ducts behind the doors. Ferrari even redeveloped a ‘carbon-Kevlar’ weave to really hammer home the F40 link. But, as with many of Flavio […]
Probably it isn’t fair of us to collectively roll our eyes when an otherwise tediously dull EV is launched with an outrageous horsepower figure – and then in the next moment get all goose-pimply talking about the 710hp that Jeep once saw fit to install in a Grand Cherokee. But life isn’t fair. The Trackhawk, […]
A frequent perk of this job is the rolling out of heritage cars. Any carmaker with a respectful eye on its past has a collection of cars tucked away for special occasions or iconic anniversaries, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche boasting particularly envious collections near their German HQs. Right here in Britain, there’s an expanding collection of […]
Unless you’ve been lucky enough to be living under a rock these past few months, you’ll know that the Alpine A290 GTS is very good. You’ll also know that it’s quite expensive. Even with the UK’s new EV grant applied, the GTS is not only a £36,000 option that measures in at under four metres long, […]
Land Rover, clearly, has enjoyed better autumns. While it is now (slowly, painstakingly) on the mend from a cyber attack that is estimated to have cost the UK as much as £1.9bn – considered by some to be the most economically damaging cyber event the nation has yet endured – the road to complete recovery […]
Red Bull Driftbrothers enjoy a long-established relationship with BMW; anyone who follows the Drift Masters European Championship will be familiar with the 1,040hp M4 Competition developed specifically for its purposes; anyone familiar with YouTube videos might recall seeing the latest M5 skidded around BMW Welt for the internet’s amusement earlier this year. It was Elias Hountondji […]
Pride of Britain, envy of the world. That’s what Rolls-Royce used to print on its brochures, back in the good old days when it called Crewe home. Many things have changed since then, including its location and subsidiary status – but much about it remains the same, too. Outwardly, the old ethos is intact: no […]
Oliver Blume’s final quarterly report as Porsche CEO was never likely to be a rosy one. His decade-long stint has seen some remarkable highs, but his departure will be remembered for the slump that the firm now finds itself in. Fitting then that he left the bringing of bad news to CFO Dr Jochen Breckner, […]