Driving an icon – the Toyota AE86
The Toyota Corolla was not, with the best will in the world, an exciting car. If someone says Corolla, you can easily be forgiven for thinking of octogenarians, dawdling speeds and fourth and fifth gears that have literally never been engaged (because of the dawdling speeds). You don’t think ‘fun’, you don’t think ‘exciting’ and […]
Rallycross: Oli Bennett Interview
W. R. X. If you’re big into racing, those three letters stand for something special. Thrashing and bashing around the globe, the World Rallycross Championship pitches 600bhp hatchbacks against each other in short, sharp, multi-surface bouts. Blink and you’ll miss it. Keep your eyes pinned and you’ll enjoy one of the most intense experiences in […]
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 like that. Over 45 years ago the first-generation Honda Civic was even more of a marque-defining car than […]
Daddy Car SOS: tears as dad reveals secret Sunny to daughter
In a bitterly cold car park in Stoke, 22-year-old Shanice Stanier waited patiently by her father Pete’s rare Nissan Sunny ZX. She was there to hand him an award bestowed by Retro Japanese magazine for the car they restored together over three months in 2015. But unknown to her, in true Car SOS style, the […]
4×4: For or Against?
There’s been a trend over the last decade of manufacturers jumping on the SUV and crossover band-wagon, with Lamborghini more recently succumbing to said market, but what’s so special about 4×4? Danni Bagnall investigates. The number one reason for purchasing a 4×4 is bad weather. However, if you’re in the market for a 4×4 it’s […]
Prodrive P2
Bwaaaah. Bu. Bu. BWAAAAH! Flat but percussive with rough, loping edges, it could only be a boxer four. Rough and inconstant, the gloriously impure gargling swells with each passing second, gaining pitch and volume as the revs continue to climb. It’s not an exhaust note: it’s just an exhaust noise. Dirty, angry and overlaid with […]
Aeroplanes by car manufacturers
The intertwining of the aviation and car worlds is inextricable, so tightly wound together are they, that it’s like separating a Premiership footballer from their Cheshire mansion, or Lewis Hamilton from the hashtag #blessed. Because aeroplanes and cars came of age at much the same time, using much of the same technology (put an engine […]
Mitsubishi EVO
The Mitsubishi EVO. Where to start?! Throughout its 23-year history, the EVO name has been legendary for the Mitsubishi brand. And since being phased out back in 2015 – with the last model being produced for eight years – the namesake has become even more of an icon. Totalling 10 generations in all – it’s […]
MZR Datsun 240Z
Enthusiasm and passion are marketing buzz words that tend to get thrown around about the most unlikely of subjects these days, but speaking to Rahail Tariq of MZR – the company responsible for the gorgeous Datsun 240z you see in this film – both come pouring out of him, entirely naturally and unfiltered. “If you […]
25 Years of the Honda Civic Type-R
Commemorating 25 years of the Fireblade and Type R at Rockingham in Northamptonshire recently, Honda gave us the chance to ride Fireblades, as well as drive the Civic Type R, the Integra and the Accord. We’ve already told you about the Fireblade in a previous article, so here we’re focusing on the Type R – […]