"“I love the shape of a shooting brake.” Says Floris de Raadt, the proud owner of a bespoke green RemetzCar, as he winds the car through opulent streets of Kensington, where this car had been launched to a UK audience "
Forever Bikes
"Ever owned something you just know you can never sell? When it comes to motorbikes, these people know them like the back of their hand. A back of hand they've spent thirty years staring at, as they twist an oh-so-familiar "
Spring Matsuri
"Damp earth and wet air and grey, grey sky. Snaking around in ribbons of concrete and asphalt, Rockingham Motor Speedway sits in a squelching, biting mass of British springtime. Stand for a second and the cold set to work, up "
Power to the people’s car: Volkswagen Up and Polo GTI
"It’s 1976. Volkswagen launches a car with no precedent. The Golf GTI creates a new sector, the hot hatchback. Credited as partly responsible for the demise of the traditional two-seater sports car in the 1970s, it was immediately a hit, "
BMW M1
"“Look!”, they shouted, as a thunderous roar rasped above the forest, cutting through the mist and skimming the treetops like a stone across water. A little girl desperately warning her father, “It’s going to crash, it’s going to "
My first drive in Europe (and why I’m still annoyed about it)
"One of my best friends is called Audrey. Audrey is French and being French, it won’t surprise to you to learn that she lives in a place called Paris - a tourist resort famous for its massive spiky tower "
The ‘ugly duckling’ Aston Martin would rather forget
"Aston Martin will launch six new models before 2023, and boss Andy Palmer promises each will be “the most beautiful car in its class”. Clearly nobody got the memo back in 2011 when it presented the Cygnet, a 98hp city car mocked "
FOCUS on Dan Barnett
"Our FOCUS for this edition is Dan Barnett Youth is no barrier when you're as talented as Dan Barnett. We join the photographer responsible for shots in our Aston Martin v Porsche and Jaguar XJ features earlier this year for "
Influx Social
Fancy a Modified Mustang? Check out the Steeda Q500 Enforcer
"1965 was an awesome year. The Mary Quant designed Mini Skirt appeared in London, The Beatles released the movie and album, Help!, J.K. Rowling was born, and the Ford Mustang was launched. Over a million Mustangs were produced in the "
Austin Allegro: 45 years of undeserved aggravation?
"The Austin Allegro. Forever derided and an almost permanent squatter in any ‘Britain’s Worst Car’ list. 2018 marks the Allegro’s 45th birthday, so perhaps the time has come for a re-evaluation. A drive in a showroom-fresh Allegro may help "
Viva la Vauxhall Viva
"The Vauxhall Viva is one of the earliest cars I can remember. I recall sitting snot-nosed in my neighbour’s HC Viva on the way to nursery. I was also slightly jealous because the saloon looked cooler than my dad’"
A Civic duty: four-and-a-half decades of the Honda Civic
"Say ‘Honda Civic’ to any Millennial, and there’s a fair chance that the fire-breathing, engine-screaming EK9, EP3 or FN2 Type R versions of Honda’s family hatchback will be their first weapon of thought. But, it wasn’t always "
Gareth Jones: The Ford Cortina And Me
"When we got asked to make this film, it had a working title of ‘Dad Had One’ and was always going to be a nostalgic look back at the cars of our youth. Cortinas, Chevettes, Dolomites, Cavaliers, that sort of "
Auto Finesse
"We chat to Auto Finesse’s head honcho James Batty. Here’s the story so far: Danni Bagnall: Hey James – thanks for your time! For those that don’t know, what is Auto Finesse? James Batty: No worries at all. "
Renault Clio Williams: a hot hatch hero
"Sorry Subaru, Renault rocked the blue-paint-and-gold-wheels look first. Like the Impreza, the Clio Williams’ colour scheme was inspired by racing, specifically Alain Prost’s 1993 championship-winning Williams-Renault FW15C. Instantly iconic, it was the icing on the gâteau for one "
Dakar support
"Which vehicle holds the record for the most stage wins on the gruelling and frankly insane Dakar Rally? A highly-modified Porsche 959, perhaps? One of those two-wheel-drive lightweight buggies, inevitably sponsored by Gitanes (well, back in my day anyway) with a "
