Yummy mummy must-have or a worthy baby Range Rover? The Range Rover Evoque deserves your close attention, whether you’d ever actually be seen dead in one or not. This is an important car for Jaguar-Land Rover, for the industry – for British design and manufacturing. So it’s satisfying to hear that it’s actually pretty damned […]

Honda Civic Type-R (EP3) The engine is insane – easily the most impressive four-cylinder normally-aspirated production engine at the time, alongside Honda’s other high-revving motor in the S2000. It is like an effusive, bubbly, fun child – brilliant when you are in the mood, but a pain when you are not, and incapable of doing […]

Mad looks, lairy handling and rare with it, the BMW Z3 M is an acquired but tempting choice. Contemporary cult classic or quirky oddball, the BMW Z3 M Coupe divides opinion. Whatever your view, there’s no doubt this M car provided a shot in the arm for BMW fans when it was revealed at the 1997 […]

40 years of 2.7 RS celebrated by both Porsche and independents alike. If there’s one brand you can’t escape in any of the Techno Classica’s 20 halls it’s Porsche, and specifically 911s. Sure, there are 356s, 914s and others but 911s of all hues and types dominate and if you’re in the market for a […]

Surrounded by Gullwing Mercedes, classic Ferraris and all manner of glitzy displays you might think VW would struggle to make much of an impression at Techno Classica. But, together with other group brands Audi, Lamborghini, Bugatti, SEAT and Skoda it’s brought out some seriously cool – and quirky – cars. There’s a unique Golf on […]

40 years of M cars and some very tasty Alpinas make it worth the trip to Essen alone. One of the things that makes Essen special is the cooperation between manufacturer classic departments and the enthusiast-run clubs that are a big part of the German car scene. Beautiful E21 320 part of 3 Series display. Which […]

With 1,250hp this Shropshire lad’s certainly no slouch. If somebody asked you where the world’s fastest Nissan GT-R came from, you would probably suggest some deeply deranged tuning works in Japan, or possibly a Californian custom shop. You would not think that the Shropshire town of Telford would be in the running. Keith Michaels currently insure […]

The 2.7-litre motor in the base Porsche Boxster car is an all-new direct injection flat-six producing 265hp and 206lb ft. Meanwhile the 3.4-litre engine in the S is a revised version of the engine from the last 987 model with slightly increased outputs – 315hp and 265lb ft. Both have variable valve lift and timing. […]

Ferrari‘s F430 replacement gets dramatic looks – and serious amounts of power. The new 458 Italia. Will 562bhp do? It might look like the lovechild of an Enzo and a 599, but this could be the most significant new Ferrari for decades. It is called the Ferrari 458 Italia and, although it is the direct […]