Ferrari 550

Ferrari 550
While it's very comforting having a gold-plated Ferrari warranty nestling in the leather documents folder, the flip-side is the requirement to get any…
Audi RS4: Predator

Audi RS4: Predator
With a howling 414bhp V8 that revs to 8250rpm and rear-biased quattro 4wd, the new RS4 is ready to tear chunks out of the M3
Ferrari F430 v Pagani Zonda F v Porsche Carrera GT: Class Warfare

Ferrari F430 v Pagani Zonda F v Porsche Carrera GT: Class Warfare
Can Ferrari's baby Enzo, the F430, go up a class and beat the supercar giants, the new Zonda F and Carrera GT? We find out
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R

Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
I think I may be turning into my father, which is slightly unsettling, though not as unsettling as turning into my mother. I started thinking about th…
Ford Mustang GT

Ford Mustang GT
We've bought a few silly cars in our time, but our new Mustang GT surely has to take the biscuit. Or should I say the flame-grilled whopper with chees…
BMW M3 Evo

BMW M3 Evo
As I mentioned in the End of Term report on my Digi-Tec Smart Roadster Coupe (issue 079), I have replaced it with a car boasting precisely three times…
Subaru Forester 2.5 XT

Subaru Forester 2.5 XT
My ride has been pimped! The new 17in Prodrive wheels have finally been fitted, and along with the extra 'bling factor' there's the promise of loads m…
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0

Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0
In quieter moments I wonder if it was such a good idea to order the new Monaro VXR in black.
Mitsubishi Evo MR 340

Mitsubishi Evo MR 340
It's a measure of the FQ-340's head-spinning grunt that everyone who drives it barely mentions the grip or the lightning turn-in. As they hand back th…
Caterham Seven CSR 260: Reborn

Caterham Seven CSR 260: Reborn
We've had exclusive access to its development; now the re-engineered Seven hits the road
Caterham R300

Caterham R300
I know I'm preaching to the converted here, but power oversteer is a wonderful thing. I mean truly beautiful. You know that happy feeling of satisfact…
Smart Roadster Brabus

Smart Roadster Brabus
By the end of this year the Smart Roadster will be dead, a victim of DaimlerChrysler's hard-nosed plan to make its baby-car brand earn some profit for…
MG SV-R

MG SV-R
Another month spent commuting by air to the Isle of Man with, to be honest, only spasmodic use of the MG that's been billeted there. Unfortunately, wh…
Lotus 340R

Lotus 340R
Our lesser-spotted 340R came out of hiding this month for a guest appearance at the opening of a new Lotus showroom at Dick Lovett's in Swindon (it's …
Honda S2000 GT

Honda S2000 GT
I made a complete arse of myself this month as I negotiated a busy, wet roundabout. As the Honda slithered sideways, onlookers must have thought it wa…
Subaru Forester 2.5 XT

Subaru Forester 2.5 XT
What fun. An Impreza on stilts. I can remember thinking the same thing when I drove our previous Forester turbo long-termer, the mk1 version, six year…
TVR Sagaris

TVR Sagaris
With its wild vents and 406bhp straight-six, Sagaris is the extreme new face of TVR
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R

Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
A memory comes back to me from the early '90s, of driving the then-new 3.8-litre version of the M5. I can vividly remember being blown away by the Bee…
BMW 645 Ci

BMW 645 Ci
I was having some time off from my day job as Script Ed on Top Gear telly when news broke that we were re-recording a batch of studio links for an Ame…
Mitsubishi Evo MR 340

Mitsubishi Evo MR 340
Last month, you may remember, young Bovvers declared that, thanks to a set of aggressively grippy Dunlop Super Sport Race tyres, his love for the Evo …















