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Carbonwurks 640bhp Audi R8 V10 Plus Typ 42

It’s not just Lamborghini who can reimagine supercars in carbon. Thanks to the skills and ingenuity of Carbonwurks, this R8 V10 Plus has been gloriously reinvented… Words Dan Bevis. Photography Andrew ‘Fly’ Tipping.

Project II Audi Q8 by Sterling Automotive Design

Say hello to the Project II Audi Q8, the second car launched from luxury modifiers Sterling Automotive Design. It’s basically the Q8 you know...

Custom Sport Quattro Conversion – 240bhp Audi 80 Quattro B2 2.2-litre 20v turbo

Acceptable in the Twenties. A lot of mad things happened in the 1980s, particularly when it came to cars bearing the four-ringed badge. But a four-door version of the homologation hero Sport Quattro? That sounds like a very 2020 idea… Words Dan Bevis. Photography Patrik Karlsson.

In this month: 31 May 1965 Lotus wins Indy 500

In 1959, the mid-engined Cooper T51 that won the Formula 1 championship signalled a revolution in design, a design seized upon by Colin Chapman....

Man & Machine – Guy Davis and his 1964 Alfa-Romeo Giulia SS

Man & Machine A very Speciale Alfa. Guy Davis found this 1964 Alfa-Romeo Giulia SS irresistible for its history and originality, but he isn’t afraid to use it. Words and photography Paul Hardiman.

Porsche 911 992 vs… Mazda MX-5?

Although I’ve touched upon this subject before, I think it bears reapeating: how great is the MX-5 at punching above its weight? Or perhaps it’s good at punching because of its weight, or lack thereof.

2021 Triumph Tiger 1200

Just weeks after the launch of the new Tiger 900, a photographer spots this. Is it a 900 with a shaft? Or a new...

1923 Bentley 3 Litre TT Replica

Biggest is not always best: Mark Dixon gets to grips with a very original Bentley 3 Litre and examines the appeal of these early...

1932 Mercedes-Benz SSKL Stromlinien recreation Type WS 06 RS

A 1932 Mercedes-Benz SSKL Type WS 06 RS with a wind-cheating body brought a new science to racing-car design. Nine decades on, it has...

1966 TVR Grantura

Third-time-lucky owner after five decades Martin Cliffe has owned this TVR Grantura three times - as a nearly new car, a hopeless wreck and...

1996 Jaguar XK8 4.0 X100 Preproduction show car

Some reckon this 1996 XK8 4.0 is a preproduction show car; regardless of whether that’s true, it is one of the best early examples...

Jaguar’s best Mille Miglia finish, 23 April 1950

Unlike the 24 Heures du Mans, Jaguar’s successful hunting ground during the Fifties, Italy’s Mille Miglia was a harder race for the company to...
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