Forget the Aston Martin Vanquish: the V12 Vantage S is Aston Martin’s real range-topper. It has a V12 at the front sending power to the rear, and very little interferes with the fun. Mark Tisshaw reports.... Read More
Autos & Vehicles
On the trail of the Bentley boys in the Bentley Blue Train
In 1930, Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato bet £100 that he could race the famous Le Train Bleu from Cannes to London before the train could reach Calais. 83 years on, Steve Cropley tells the story.... Read More
Lola T70 replica vs McLaren MP4-12C: the ultimate production and kit cars
If you’re going to take inspiration from a race car, you may as well borrow from the Lola T70 — the world’s fastest race car in 1966. But can the GD T70 Spyder beat a McLaren 12C?... Read More
Range Rover Sport vs speedway world champion
Autocar pits the 503bhp supercharged Range Rover Sport against Tai Woffinden, the youngest ever speedway world champion. Can Woffinden lap the Sport before he runs out of his tiny reserves of fuel? You bet he can…... Read More
AC Cobra drag race: can an XCS Fusion outrun a Jaguar XKR-S?
Not all AC Cobra replicas are created equal. Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe pitches a 550bhp XCS Fusion against a Jaguar XKR-S to find out just how potent they can be.... Read More
2015 Ford Mustang in the words of Bill Ford
As the 2015 Ford Mustang was announced, senior Ford management told their story of the car’s design and development – and why it’s such an important model for the firm. ... Read More
Lancia Stratos replica: is the Lister Bell STR kitcar better than the real thing?
The Lancia Stratos was a supercar like no other, but with just 492 built, values are vast. So what if you could get then Stratos look, sound and pace for £30k? Step forward Lister Bell STR kit car.... Read More
Porsche 918 Spyder driven – is it better than a Bugatti Veyron?
The Porsche 918 Spyder is the ultimate combination of cutting-edge technology and conventional supercar wisdom. Steve Sutcliffe puts Porsche’s Bugatti Veyron-beater to the test.... Read More
Peugeot RCZ R – is this the best handling Peugeot in a generation?
It’s the best handing Peugeot for years, but can the Peugeot RCZ R coupe, with its 266bhp and 5.9sec 0-62mph time, really be a rival for the VW Scirocco R and Porsche Cayman?... Read More