Test Drive

Sculpted Tatra T87 to brutal 613

Tatra’s V8 marvels Czech engineering at its ambitious best, from sculpted T87 to brutal 613. ‘They represent. Tatra’s awe-inspiring potential for individuality’. The Czech...

Matra’s dazzling Djet – an overlooked alternative to an Alpine

Rocket Science. Matra’s dazzling Djet. An overlooked alternative to an Alpine. French missile-maker Matra began its stellar trajectory as a motor manufacturer and race-car...

Jaguar E-type Lightweight

Jaguar’s Greatest E-type. Jaguar E-type Lightweight. Not just any Lightweight, but ‘4 WPD’, the very first. At Goodwood. Glorious. A thrilled James Page puts...

Used Audi R8 vs. Ferrari F430

Audi R8 vs Ferrari F430. Prices could be bottoming out for these phenomenal pedigree supercars. New Power generation, James Page is blown away by...

Rolls-Royce Phantom III V12 Vanvooren Cabriolet driven

Super-rare Rolls-Royce Phantom III Drive-MY exclusive test of a sensational Vanvooren beauty. The most sophisticated Rolls-Royce ever built. Henry Royce’s technical legacy was the...

Fastest Minis on test From Cooper to ERA Turbo

Mini Masterclass. Sixgenerations of feisty British buzzbombs. Fastest Minis on test From Cooper to ERA Turbo, we drive a sextet of Minis with extra...

Giant test – Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia, Alfa 6, Toyota Crown Super Saloon, Rover 3500 Vanden Plas vs. Peugeot 604 STI and Talbot Tagora...

Bargefest! Six big executive saloons do battle ’80s style. Battle of the BARGE III. The Velour Goldmine. Having sampled the choice luxury saloons from...

Triumph Dové GTR4 and MGB Berlinette, Sunbeam Harrington Alpine

Coachbuilt Class for the Common man. Roadsters reinvented How Harrington, Dove and Coune turned MGs, Alpines and TRs into GTs.   Simon Charlesworth picks a...

Aston Martin DBS – six-cylinder vs. V8 variants

The Astons that time forgot. Aston Martin DBS. The Towns-designed stop-gap is all the rage; we pit straight six vs. V8. Unheralded for so...

Replicas tested – Hawk 289 Le Mans vs. Southern GT GT40, Ferrari 250GT SWB and Martin & Walker 904

The Imitation Game. Top reps tested, plus all you needto knowto buy or build your own. A multi-million pound grid of 1960s sports cars? No,...

BMW 2000CS – through the decades and years

Living in the Shadow - the very rare BMW 2000CS was the predecessor to the E9 Coupé but was it any good?  Just about...

Mercedes-Benz 350SL and 500SL – two V8 powered R107 from the beginning and end of production

Two V8 powered R107 SLs from the beginning and end of production make very different impressions. Why would anyone feel the need to own two...
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