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Mid-engined 1200bhp JP Performance wide-body concept Volkswagen Golf Mk2

A project designed by Kyza and realised by JP Performance: We knew there’d be a buzz. Throw in some custom Rotiform rolling stock and an unveiling at Players Classic and the hype was off the scale. This Radical Mk2 is surely the collab drop of the season

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2008-2011 Audi Q7 6.0 V12 TDI Quattro 4L

Diesel has famously never taken off stateside, with its popularity limited to the commercial sector and a relatively small cohort of diesel pick-up truck owners. But in 2008, Audi planned to change all that. By showing Americans how economical diesels are, you ask? Nope, with shock and awe, badged Q7 V12 TDI.

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John Barnard's 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4

Half a century after he last saw it, we reunite legendary Formula 1 designer John Barnard with the Aston he bought as a teenager.

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1987 Alfa Romeo 75 3.2 V6 Racing Car - giant-killer on test

Oldie But Goodie Being competitive in a classic car in a race series intended for modern cars takes skill and clever preparation. We track-test George Osborne’s V6-powered 75 at Silverstone to find out how. Story by Roberto Giordanelli

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1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Cabriolet 'Studionove' Boneschi

What is it that makes an Alfa Romeo so instantly recognisable? It is, of course, the unmistakable ‘trilobo’ triangular front grille, which has adorned pretty much every car that ever came out of Milan (or Turin, for that matter). But not absolutely every one…

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Aston Martin DB5 Vantage came in three forms: we try Saloon, Convertible and ’Brake

How would you like your DB5 Vantage: Saloon, Convertible or Shooting Brake? Or, if you’ve got a cool £4m sitting around, you could buy all three. We drive them — and fantasise about that Lottery win.

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2006 Maserati GranSport Spyder Tipo M138

Maserati Spyder Rare GranSport. Enigma Machine. The GranSport marked a real high point for Maserati in the new millennium. So why were only 26 drop-top GranSports ever sold in the UK? We grab a rare test drive to find out

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2022 Lamborghini Huracán STO LB724

Is this Lambo’s best ever car? We find out. Much more than a Huracán with a bodykit and lairy paint, the new STO finally realises the potential that we all hoped was there, as we discover at Vallelunga circuit

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2002 BMW Z3 M Coupé Schnitzer E36/8

BMW South Africa cloaked 39 of the last Z3M Coupés in a rather special Schnitzer package. We trace the model’s origins and take one for a spin

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2004 BMW 645Ci E64

Many have forgotten about the early E64 645Ci – the expensive V8 6 Series Convertible that arrived in explosive style dividing the opinions of passionate BMW fans the world over

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Wide-Arch R56 build Mini Cooper S - Bayswater brings some serious attitude

Wide, loud and rare, this limited edition R56 is an antidote to cookie-cutter builds

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2003 Alpina B10 V8 E39

You might not believe it but Stephen Horscroft’s B10 V8 has covered over 185,000-miles. However, with a fastidious approach to maintenance and curatorship, it’s more willing to play than ever

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2022 Land Rover Defender 90 V8 "Carpathian Edition"

Driven: Defender V8 – a 5.0-litre 150mph Land Rover could and should have been crazier. On our rapidly electrified highways, is this the right time for a 5-litre V8 Land Rover Defender? Andrew Frankel finds out.

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