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Saabs of the Century: The five best cars ever to emerge from Trollhattan
"The demise of Saab is one of the more painful episodes in the collective memory of car enthusiasts worldwide. Saab was always a manufacturer that did things its own way – and that sense of principle and engineering purity has left "
Rise of the Machines : Formula E – Gen 2
"Formula E turns five this year. Forget the party hats and balloons: the series has got itself a stupendous new racing car instead. Formula E’s fifth season will get off the line in December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The "
DS – A Luxury Brand Recreated
"Depending on the way you look at DS, the brand is still a baby. But that’s just the prestige version belonging to Groupe PSA. The other is a memory – a name from yesteryear. Let me explain. Citroen DS was "
It’s their time
" As your phone is turned to silent, theirs buzzes. While you're getting comfortable in bed, it's time for boys and girls of the modified car scene to come out to play. [gallery columns="2" link="file" ids="52458,52456"] The new era of "
The Spirit of Abarth and the Targa Florio Live On
"The Targa Florio endurance race once witnessed classic racing cars ripping through Sicily’s meandering mountainous passes. It ran from 1906 until 1977 and has run ever since as a rally. 2018’s re-enactment of the iconic Targa Florio took place recently - "
Jeep Wagoneer: When wood is good
"Before the 1960s, though, US drivers enjoyed a staple diet of sedans and station wagons, with little temptation. Then, fifty-five years ago, Jeep launched the tasty Wagoneer, which not only appealed to the more sophisticated and modern palate: it was "
Ferrari Dino: not a simply Ferrari, but a memorial to a lost son
"In 1956, a very rare genetic disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy took the life of a talented young man of 24 years old, about to graduate in mechanical engineering. His name was Alfredo, called Dino by everyone, and he was the eldest son "
The Peugeot 309 GTI – Why it outclassed its more famous brother
"If you apply the successful siblings' theory to a pair of classic French hot hatches – then the Peugeot 205 GTI (1.9-litre of course) would be Michael Schumacher in his pomp, and its less successful brother, the 309 GTI would sadly be Ralf "
A Grand Touring heavyweight: 60 years of the Aston Martin DB4
"Thanks to its association with an infamous secret agent, the name ‘Aston Martin’ and the initials ‘DB’ conjure up all sorts of British spy movie connotations. But while the DB5 may well be popular culture’s most famous David Brown "
Economical ingenuity: 70 years of the Citroën 2CV
" The ‘umbrella on wheels’ or the ‘tin snail’, the unmistakable Citroën 2CV has also been a 24-hour endurance racer, a James Bond film star, a delivery van, a beach buggy-type fun machine, and, in twin-engined four-wheel drive ‘Sahara’ versions, "
Bristol Fighter: One of Nine
"Few have heard of it. Even fewer have seen it. But it hasn’t stopped many claiming to have spotted the rarest of motoring unicorns that has become the stuff of legend. Sightings of the unmistakably long blue mythical creature "
Mercedes AMG 63 S
"Were James Bond to be in the market for a new car today, he’d struggle to look past the Mercedes AMG 63 S Coupe. This is a car that certainly leaves you stirred, and its mix of rugged good looks, "