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Twenty years ago John Barker watched this very Jaguar XJR-9 win Le Mans. Now he’s going to drive it, in full 720bhp race-spec, in the pouring rain…

Twenty years ago John Barker watched this very Jaguar XJR-9 win Le Mans. Now he’s going to drive it, in full 720bhp race-spec, in th…

Distinctive looks and economical but we'd trade the handling a smidgen for a smoother ride

SL65 ‘Black series’ to tackle Ferarri 599 head-on

Can the extraordinarily capable and sumptuous Continental GT topple the incisive Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano as the world's greatest GT?

Our Micra's been recalled for a facelift and a winter rest

John Barker finds the wet limits of BMW's M3 and gains a new respect

Our M3's a short term long termer, but we'll still give it a thorough assessment

No one epitomised the thrill of driving better than Colin McRae

Vauxhall’s brawny VXR8 is a lot of car for the money, but is BMW’s 335i the smarter choice?

BMW’s 261bhp 130i M Sport is more desirable than ever, but are there more interesting ways to get the same power?

Big coupe is reborn. Yep, it’s another mega-Merc

There’s a diesel version – and very good it is, too

Don't buy a Monaro if you want to join a club. Since our long-termer arrived ten months and almost 15,000 miles ago, I haven't seen another on the roa…