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Volkswagen K70 vs. NSU Ro80
The piston-powered VW K70 meets its Wankel-engined bedfellow, the NSU Ro80. A VW by any other name. The forgotten Volkswagen K70 was born an...
Jaguar XJ-SC vs. Mercedes-Benz 300SL R107 road test
Mercedes-Benz SL R107 vs Jaguar XJ-SC – Built for Sunset Boulevard - Cheap roadsters with a touch of class. Bargain GTO alternatives – drop-top...
Battle of the classic Mercedes-Benz S-Class – W116 vs. W126 and giant W140
Hiho silver: Generous amounts of chrome were en vogue when development work started on the W 116 series in the fall of 1966. Last...
1980 Renault 5 Turbo road test
Martin Port - 0
Renault 5 Turbo ‘I think the UK’s that way…’ Flying out to Italy and driving 1028 miles home in a little-used rally homologation was...
1981 Audi 200 5E C2 road test
Roger Bell - 0
Audi 200 5E lightweight contender. Logical successor to the turbocharged 200 5T C2 (Typ 43) models announced September 1979, the normally aspirated 200E was...
1970 Maserati Ghibli SS road test
Jon Driver - 0
Reader Richard Head has wanted to drive a Maserati Ghibli since he heard an owner describe it as the best car ever. We give...
Alfa Romeo 4C Superbike World Championship safety car – tested
Chris Rees - 0
Alfa Romeo 4C SBK Italian bikes in the Superbike Championship. Forza Italia. We drive the Alfa Romeo 4C Superbike World Championship safety car and review...
Lamborghini Countach LP5000S TT – turbo road test
Rob Scorah - 0
Lamborghini Countach Turbo 520bhp, 195mph and 0-60 in four-point something seconds. We drive arguably the maddest of all the mad Eighties supercars. Insanity for...
Aston Martin V8 vs. Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC C126 – 1982 road test
Clash of the Titans. 1982 Aston Martin V8 vs. 1982 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC C126 (W126 based coupe). Big British horsepower, bred in (he old-fashioned...
Reliant Scimitar GTC vs. Triumph Stag
Epic battles Reliant Scimitar GTC vs Triumph Stag – “t” for two. Can the Tamworth T-bar beat Canley’s classic convertible? Sam Skelton decides. It was...
