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The oft-overlooked TVR Tamora is one of the best-driving TVRs and good value too. Here's what you need to know when buying a used example.

A great British success story, the Ariel Atom serves up as many thrills as you can handle. Here's what you need to know about buying one.

The ‘practical’ Lotus, with a sublime chassis and up to 345bhp. All from just £30k

Quick, stylish, practical and reliable, the Volkswagen Scirocco makes perfect sense as a used buy. Here's what to look out for

You’re in your early 20s, you’ve served your time steering shopping trolleys, and now you’re looking for your first proper evo car

Not as extreme as the Superlight models, the Roadsport family of Caterhams is perhaps the best compromise between thrills and useability.

Can’t quite stretch to a One-77? Don’t worry – you could be enjoying a V12-engined Aston Martin for as little as £30k. Peter Tomalin is your guide

If you want to explore the delights of rear-wheel drive, then an MX-5, a 350Z or an E46 M3 is the perfect tool – and all can currently be had at barga…

GT-Rs are now going for £35k, that's a lot of performance for your money

75 classic Jags drove from Coventry to the Goodwood Revival meeting to celebrate 75 years of Jaguar. Peter Tomalin reports

This year’s evo Car of the Year meets last year’s. Which of them is destined for true greatness, asks Peter Tomalin

Fiddle with this and fiddle with that and you can tailor the Audi to your exact driving requirements

Inactivity caused a couple of issues but once up and running, our Mazda MX-5 tackled a trackday with great style

Deep regrets as out MX-5 moves on. The simple fact is, you really can’t buy more fun for a grand

TVR's Sagaris was the last of the TVR line and as a consequence better built and sorted than predecessors

A predictably competent all-round package, the Porsche Boxster is a safe secondhand choice for the motoring enthusiast

An Audi S4 Avant joins the fleet and Peter Tomalin blags it for a family holiday in the Dordogne. The perfect test

Peter Tomalin does it himself with our ex-Grand Challenge Mazda MX-5

Peter Tomalin takes on our Mazda MX-5, and intends to run it on a shoestring throughout summer. We'll see...

Is the Tesla electric Roadster a practical proposition? Peter Tomalin investigates

A Bugatti Veyron, the mountain roads of the French Riviera, and the ghost of a racing driver. Peter Tomalin finds driving heaven

The Impreza needed time to work its charm on Peter Tomalin

Tribute to a friend and great character

The Jaguar XK has gone back, and Peter Tomalin reckons it will be a hard act to follow, despite some persistent electrical niggles

The Jaguar XK comes off second in a battle with some storm debris, but Harry's still impressed on a West Country cruise

The Jaguar XK keeps getting better and better, despite an ignition glitch and a wallet-lightening service bill

Peter Tomalin's still impressed by the Jag, and judging by the public's reaction, they are, too

Our Westfield's gearbox had been whining with great character. Then it jammed...