Cars

William Skelton built both the R32-powered Mk2s on this month’s cover, but while this more-door masterpiece is about as subtle as they come the same can’t be said for his lairy van featured later on in the issue. Words: Si McNally. Photos: Ade Brannen.

Kia Stinger GT S. Cast aside brand snobbery and this classy Korean makes a true bargain supercoupé. Words Alastair Clements. Photography Will Williams.

Fifty years almost to the very day I’m writing this, Fiat announced its new 130 saloon at Geneva. Few details were given, and the single car on display kept disappearing into the floor – probably so that people couldn’t linger on the wonky pre-production panel fit.

Europe’s first Liberty Walk i8 I12 takes BMW’s peculiar hybrid supercar to strange new places. If you weren’t a fan of the i8 before, you will be now…

2002 Touring treat Grand design. When it comes to affairs of the heart, logic and rationality take a back seat. Paul Howse may design McLarens for a living but, as Dan Bevis discovers, there’s nowhere he’d rather be than in an old BMW… Photos: Alex Lawrence.

Built as a fitting tribute to his late father, Ray van de Berg’s brought together one of VW’s most potent powertrains with its very smallest of city cars to create this rather insane ‘Lupo R’… Words: Sam Preston. Photos: Ron V.

Sweden’s premium maker Volvo’s roll continues with record sales in 2018, both world-wide and in the UK. Sales globally were up an impressive 12.4 per cent at 642,253 and in Britain, 50,319 up 9 per cent in a market 7 per cent down. As Volvo moves upward in the UK, Audi sales at 143,739 have slumped by 17.85 per cent to a poor third behind BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The way Volvo is going it could well catch Audi one of these days. Bear in mind that, back in the 1980s, Volvo sales in Britain were around three times Audi’s.

Standard it might seem but Kevin Baird’s 8P RS3 hides a dirty little 520bhp secret… Words Emma Woodcock. Photography Adam Walker.

For many the V10 Audi R8 is the ultimate all-round usable supercar, but for Otto Winter it was merely the base for his idea of hypercar heaven! Words: Tony Saggu. Photos: Mike Crawat.

Ultimate Mk4 1.8T. Just when you thought you'd seen everything done to a Mk4 Golf. Think again, yeah!   Neil Chapman took some drastic measures to breathe new life into his former daily drive, but since when have the best builds ever taken the easy route? Words: Alex Grant. Photos: Si Gray.

There's never been a better time to buy an M3 or M4 and our guide will make sure you're fully clued-up on BM's twin-turbo twins. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: BMW, Patrick Lauder.

With its dazzling Atlantis blue bodywork and a host of seriously sexy mods, this awesome F80 M3 is a stunning machine. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Lukasz Nowacki.