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It’s Kia Picanto v Porsche 911 Turbo S v Audi Quattro in the point-to-point test no one saw coming. Gez Medinger fires the starter’s pistol

Richard Bremner would be the first to say the SLK was among the least entertaining cars in its class when new. So why on earth did he buy one?

Andrew English travels with his brothers through France and Belgium to honour two fallen friends

Helen Wakerley discusses the Aventador and why she’s finally found her love for it – just as her partner has begun to lose his

Old and off the pace as it is, could a car designed last century still make sense as a daily driver? You bet it could says a smitten Andrew Frankel

For David Richards, winning was never enough. It had to be done with honour and integrity, as he explains to Dan Prosser 

A thousand mile trip in a brand new £100,000 Audi. What could possibly go wrong? Being an EV, the answer is plenty laments Andrew Frankel

Falling off in a spectacular or grisly fashion is the most common worry of non-bikers, so in the second of this series, Gez Medinger collides with the subject head on

The one car Richard Porter can’t see himself selling? It’s slow, noisy, and a bit too much like hard work at times. Here’s why it’s a keeper

Frightening five-figure bills not enough to put you off? You’re a braver person than Dan Prosser…

The A290 has lots of little flaws, as Dan Prosser is discovering. But are they enough to ruin his enjoyment of the car?

History has it that the second-generation NSX was a very poor relative of the original. As ever, however, Steve Sutcliffe begs to differ

First they came for your E-Types, then your 911s and XJSs. Now the restomod movement has reached Rolls-Royce. Gez Medinger drives a Corniche that dares to do it differently

Following his series on the real influencers, Gavin Green turns his attention to the cars that really did break new ground, not those which merely took the credit  

We’re not turning into a two-wheeled publication, honest, but we always want to hear what David Twohig has to say. And today he has plenty…

In its day, this little Renault was the ultimate pocket rocket. So why does it barely merit a mention today? Andrew Frankel thinks he has the answer

Our second keeper is neither a museum nor a billionaire, but a hopelessly car-crazed private individual with a penchant for elderly German icons. Gez Medinger went to meet him

The route to Formula 1 is well established, writes Dan Prosser. But not everybody took the same path to the top

Good things tend to happen when Aston Martin wheels out the ‘S’ badge. But how much difference can it really make to the greatest GT of its generation? Andrew Frankel finds out

The Miami Grand Prix came with a raft of regulation changes aimed at making the racing safer and more realistic. Did they work? Karun Chandhok was there

This new S sits in the middle of the Continental GT range. A Jack of all trades then, or the best of both worlds? Richard Aucock decides

You’ve probably seen Grand Prix bikes of the 1950s and ’60s racing at Goodwood. But what are they like to ride? Joana Fidalgo dons her helmet

Not an unwanted reaction from a front-drive car, but a guide to the dark art of torque vectoring, what it is and why it matters. Steve Sutcliffe is your teacher

The latest hybrid 911 meets a Merc massively compromised compared to its predecessors. A walkover then? Don’t be so sure says Andrew Frankel

The World Rally Championship isn’t what it once was, writes Dan Prosser. But what can be done?

Why are some of the world’s best drivers now seeking solace in slower, heavier, more compromised formulae? Alex Brundle explains

Why does Andrew Frankel think the Mehari is so cool? He has no idea. All he know is that he wants one, badly. But as ever with Man Maths, there’s a problem

Would you buy a car sight unseen when your only experience of something similar had been dreadful? Probably not. Then again, you’re not Richard Bremner

Imagine half your mates had never tasted bacon. You’d make them a fry up. Gez Medinger argues your vehicular taste-buds are similarly understimulated

Or is it actually that simple? In the twilight of its life, what can the Alpine A110 learn from the original? Andrew Frankel reports

Or how AI is going to force us to make cars worse, and why that’s a good thing. Andrew Frankel does his best to explain

History has yet to decide whether the DeLorean was an icon or a disaster. Some 18 years ago Gez Medinger decided to find out for himself, the first of many questionable choices. 

There are faster, more sophisticated and, frankly, better Aston Martins. But Dan Prosser still pines after a Vanquish nonetheless 

They are the first part of a car we actually touch, which is why a good doorhandle really matters. Richard Porter chooses his favourites 

The first generation Boxster is temptingly affordable, but you need the right mindset to enjoy one, says Lewis Kingston

Volvo has been making large and spacious family cars for decades. This is its latest. Is it a worthwhile addition to that line? Andrew Frankel drives it 

It’s lacking one of the core attributes of a great hot hatch: a fizzing petrol engine. But don’t write the Alpine off just yet, writes Dan Prosser

This is the middle of the range AMG GT. But does that make it also the middle of the road one? Andrew Frankel spent a while finding out

It looks pretty good in the flesh and on paper too. So why is Andrew Frankel so unimpressed?

We were impressed on the launch in Spain, but how does the latest 911 Turbo S perform on UK roads? Dan Prosser finds out