Daniel ML

A45 AMG If Lewis Hamilton drove an A45 AMG W176 this is what it’d look like. Probably. The 440bhp Petronas-themed A45 that would have you smiling too. Hot Rides: Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Air Lift 3P Management. Rotiform LAS-R Rims. Forge Stage 2 Tuned. Krautrock. Ben Walker’s A45 AMG doesn’t just talk the talk with its show-winning looks – it brings the noise and shouts like a Teutonic mentalist… Words Dan Bevis. Photography Chris Wallbank.

Desert Storm. Low and wide – a simple but effective mission statement for Parm Panesar’s latest M3. Resplendent in desert chic and motorsport vibes, this thing’s brewing up some heavy weather… Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Si Gray.

Prize Fighter. Street Fighter LA has become a force to be reckoned with on the BMW scene and this ferocious E92 335i shows just why that is. Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Viktor Benyi.

Mega Mercedes 3-way Race, custom and show cars - we’ve got the lot! In a past life, Paul Aveil was a linchpin of the 1980s Chelsea Cruise. And when his son James decided to bag an old Merc, it rekindled all sorts of old memories… Words: Dan Bevis. Photography: Matt Richardson.

Untouchable. Gorgeous air-ride E30 M3. Some people say the E30 M3 is a car that shouldn’t be modified. Thank goodness the guys at Car Audio Security weren’t listening… Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Si Gray.

Stunning air-ride BMW E24 635CSi Before Jan-Eric Geugis bought this E24 sharknose, it had only ever had one owner. And now the CSi has lured him down into the murky swells of the deep, Jan-Eric reckons he’ll be hanging on to it for life… Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Henry Phull.

Stunning air-ride BMW E24 635CSi Before Jan-Eric Geugis bought this E24 sharknose, it had only ever had one owner. And now the CSi has lured him down into the murky swells of the deep, Jan-Eric reckons he’ll be hanging on to it for life… Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Henry Phull.

Hot Rides: Mazda RX-7 Tea and Sympathy… Jordan Saunders has had a few ups and downs with this mercurial FD. But with the aid of a few good cups of tea, everything’s turned out alright in the end… Words Dan Bevis. Photography Dan Pullen.

Back in the early 1900s, a ‘Roi-des-Belges’ was a luxurious style of car – a double phaeton with exaggerated rear bulges. In 2018, this wide-hipped E46 is what the King of Belgium has evolved into… Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Sebas Mol.

Risk Matrix… Global domination: that was the aim of the Taunus TC and Mk3 Cortina. Did Ford achieve it? Not quite, but Timo Jungmichel’s über-cool TC is working hard to redress the balance.