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Few large cars in the world rival it, for both performance and refinement. But unfortunately it's reserved for the few who can afford it... South Africa can be proud of it; a car that packs a massive punch in a velvet glove and is available nowhere else on earth, in this form. It is, of course, the BMW 745i E23 - the M1-engined M88 7-Series flagship - and if our introduction sounds over-enthusiastic, for a road test, for once it is justified. It is a magnificent motorcar.

Let us start by confessing that this is not so much a Giant Test, more a Titanic Contrast, for it would be hard indeed to find a pair of cars more dissimilar in character within a given category of price and purpose. Photoaraphy by Kim Sayer.

Goddess in the details Citroen DS21 driven - epic cars brought back from the brink and made perfect. Driving a DS is one of motoring’s great experiences. And this one’s up for sale. It’s 2016. So, isn't it amazing that a fourseater saloon introduced in 1955 still looks utterly futuristic? The shark-like snout, the swivelling headlights and predatory proportions scream supercar. But the shortest drive reveals more strings to the DS's bow than just its wonderful looks. It's fiendishly comfortable and it gets even better the faster you go. Words Murray Scullion. Photography Stuart Collins.

One of the stars of this weekend’s show is a Jaguar XJ-SC development car. his is how two cousins new to classics brought it up to scratch for the Pride of Ownership display. This lovely-looking Jaguar XJ-SC is the result of two cousins teaming up to iron the niggles out of their first ever classic car. Yet what they didn’t realise was that what they were working on was a bit of Browns Lane history and they were giving one of Jaguar’s development cars a new lease of life.