Cars

Life Cycle Bought new in Australia as an alternative to a plane, this expat has since won races, traversed America and become the world’s fastest road Jaguar E-type. Life Cycle Drag racer, daily driver and speed record challenger The life story of a Jaguar E-type.  Bought as an alternative to a plane, this must be the world’s  hardest-working E-type, with 55 years of extreme competition, hard road use and a world land speed record behind it. Words Sam Dawson. Photography Klaus Kletschkus.

Epic Restoration Obsessive quests for perfection ‘He wanted it restored to exactly how it was in 1969’ This former GKN Transmissions Jensen FF test car sat sad and rusty outside a workshop until Paul Hembery commissioned Rejen to tackle its exacting restoration. Words Russ Smith. Photography James Pardon. 4-year Jensen FF restoration Four-wheel-drive development car saved ’It was a rare chance to restore an important part of our motoring history’. The boss of Pirelli Motorsport sent his Jensen FF for a restoration so exacting it took four years to complete. We find out why.

To insanity and beyond 1081 hp turbo S38-swapped E30 will melt your brain. With an outrageously powerful turbocharged S38 wrapped up in a subtle shell, this ferocious BMW E30 really pushes the performance envelope. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Jape Tiitinen.

Light my fire. Striking Studie AG i8. Bold, brassy and full of life, this Japanese i8 is a cut above the rest. Words: Chris Nicholls. Photos: Hiroyuki Orihara.

BMW E92 M3 Track Project. Edwards Motorsports who have the M3 have made some good progress with the tubular exhaust manifolds and rear silencers. They will now sit up under the rear seat position where the fuel tank once lived with side exiting exhaust pipes either side rather than out back in the normal position. This will leave room for a nice diffuser that can be made so that we don’t have any unwanted disturbances from the stock pipes getting in the way.

Tech Focus: M3 Cooling If your M3 gets a bit hot under the collar then CSF’s cooling upgrade may be for you. Tech focus CSF RACE Cooling Upgrades for BMW E9x M3. If you find that your E9x M3 gets a bit hot under the collar after some hard driving or when you take it on track CSF may have the answer. Words: Ryan Stewart.

The Neue Klasse Saloon represented a step change for BMW and this perfectly updated and preserved example is still used as a daily driver in London. Words and photography: Matt Richardson. A New Dawn The story behind the restoration of a Neue Klasse Saloon that’s used in London as a family car.

BMW 328 and Berlin III. Beauty and the…Boat! We look back at the 328 and discover a wonderfully restored 328-engined boat.  Pre-war 328.  The Italians have often powered boats with engines of their best racing cars but the German examples are quite rare especially when it comes to the prestigious 328 Roadster. Words: Gérald Guétat. Photography: Henri Thibault Archives: Rolf Guersch & BMW.

Sauber’s Group 5 M1. Sole-surviving fully-restored twin-turbo racer profiled. One of a Kind When Sauber wanted to race the M1 in Group 5 it built two from the ground up. There’s just one left. Back in the 1980s Sauber built two Group 5 twin-turbo M1s from scratch and this one is the only surviving example. Words: Robb Pritchard. Photography: Wolfgang Maringer.

Buying Guide. The BMW E36 M3 might never be lusted after like the E30 but it’s a great drive and offers good value, too. BMW’s misunderstood M Car is still a brilliant everyday classic – buy now before it’s too late! It might never gain the cult status of the E30 but the E36 M3 is still a wonderful machine to drive and with prices on the up now’s the time to buy Words: Bob Harper and Andy Everett. Photography: 4 Star Classics and BMW.

Lapping it up. We head over to Spa Francorchamps to sample Spa RSR’s standard and modified BMW E92 M3s. Lapping Spa in E92 M3s. We tackle the famous Spa Frorchamps circuit in a brace of RSRSpa’s E92 M3s and come away impressed with the cars and RSR’s offerings. Words and Photography: Steve Hall.

Behind the Wheel. The 3 Series Gran Turismo won’t win any prizes for its looks but is very roomy and comfortable. White Elephant? The 3 Series Gran Turismo hasn’t won universal approval for its appearance, but there’s much more to it than that. Words: Shane O’ Donoghue. Photography: Nick Maher.