Guides

  • THE FORGOTTEN FAST FORDS

    THE FORGOTTEN FAST FORDS

    17th October 2019

    It’s the RS models which get all the attention so we look back at some of the forgotten fast Fords that deserve recognition.

  • MERCEDES 190E 2.6 VS BMW E30 325i

    MERCEDES 190E 2.6 VS BMW E30 325i

    8th October 2019

    When BMW unveiled the second generation of its successful 3-Series, Merc felt it was time it was allowed to join the party. Does the six-pot Mercedes 190E still stack up against the yuppies’ favourite, the 325i?

  • CLASSIC RIVALS: AUSTIN-HEALEY 100/4 VS MGA

    CLASSIC RIVALS: AUSTIN-HEALEY 100/4 VS MGA

    1st October 2019

    The first of the Big Healeys nearly stopped the MGA story in its tracks. But with more than 65 years of water now under the bridge, which wins out in the battle of ground-breaking British sports cars?

  • AFFORDABLE MID-ENGINED CARS

    AFFORDABLE MID-ENGINED CARS

    30th September 2019

    There was a time when mid-engined cars were the preserve of the exotic but today there are plenty of affordable choices. We round up some of the most accessible.

  • PORSCHE 968 SPORT ROAD TEST

    PORSCHE 968 SPORT ROAD TEST

    24th September 2019

    The final evolution of the 924/94 line, the 968 was the last gasp of the front-engined Porsche sports car.

  • E-TYPE OR NOT YOUR TYPE?

    E-TYPE OR NOT YOUR TYPE?

    23rd September 2019

    The E-Type may have been a huge success for Jaguar, but when this iconic sports car was in its first flush of youth there were several alternatives to consider. We look at a selection of the E-Type’s major competitors then and now.

  • HATCHBACK ADOPTERS

    HATCHBACK ADOPTERS

    20th September 2019

    It’s rare to find a car without a handy hatchback rear these days, but car makers were slower to adopt the hatch than you might realise.

  • HOMOLOGATION SPECIALS

    HOMOLOGATION SPECIALS

    12th September 2019

    We know the drill. Manufacturer builds race car, FIA governing body says that’s not a production car so the manufacturer goes, OK, here are X amount of cars to meet the demand. We take a look at some of the best.

  • MODERN CLASSIC ALFAS

    MODERN CLASSIC ALFAS

    10th September 2019

    Fancy a modern classic which is slightly different from the mainstream? Then the ’90s and 2000s Alfas offer much of the charm of the traditional predecessors.