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1.3-litre supercharged 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 Mk2F Typ 86C

From a quick turnaround track car project, Matthew Powney’s Polo G40 has evolved into an eight-year, ground-up restoration drawn from the quickest motorsport teams – and he’s not finished yet…

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2.0 ABF engined with Yamaha R1 Bike Carbs 1983 Volkswagen Golf Mk1

The Mk1 Driver is a rare beast these days. Perhaps even more elusive is being able to pin down a gas engineer in these cold climes. We strike gold this month, though, and find both. Hopefully, we’ll be let off the call-out charge…

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307bhp turbo Mini Cooper S R53

With over 300hp on tap, this turbo-swapped R53 Cooper S is one full-on monster mini.

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Stage 2 bagget 390bhp Audi S3 Typ 8P APR tune

The Golf R might have become the default for tunable, tractable high-performance daily drivers, but Phil Griffiths’s 390hp track-ready S3 show machine makes a good case for the alternatives

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Dazzling carbon-covered 530bhp BMW M3 F80

Sharp styling, lashings of carbon fibre, air, killer wheels and a blistering 530hp make this stunning F80 M3 the perfect pick me up on such a winter’s day…

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360bhp M57 engined BMW 335d E90

What started out as a humble 330d has been reimagined as an angry torque monster. Gammi Younis’ 535d-powered E90 hates tyres and wants them to be destroyed…

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Supercharged 626whp BMW M5 Touring E39

With full M5 styling and interior, this perfect Touring conversion delivers a devastating 626whp supercharged S62 punch that lets you know it’s the ultimate performance estate.

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Modified 245bhp 1969 Porsche 911 S/T Evocation 2.8

Rare, special and possibly the best sounding 911 ever… Total 911 gets behind the wheel of a special S/T build

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120bhp XR Challenge-powered, Vista Orange 1988 Ford Fiesta Mk2

Having owned XR2s in his youth, Doug Scheller had long fantasised about owning another. And then one day, at the age of 45, a fruity citrus hit turned the dream into reality

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745bhp 2017 BMW M6 Gran Coupé Competition F06

BMW dealer Genius Matt “Q” Quarrington’s dream car has long been an F06 M6 Gran Coupé. When this car was taken in part exchange at his place of work the rest was inevitable...

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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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Modified 1995 Rover Mini Cooper

Sam Elliott ’s Mini was bought for him by his parents as a project to gain experience in classic car restoration and to learn to drive in. Six years later, the glamour of the show scene is this Mini’s destiny.

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Superbly modified 1960 Porsche 356B

Taking its visual cues from the ultra-successful 356 Carrera race car, this 1960 356 B has all the looks of a renegade, yet a thorough restoration means it presents as new…

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Rennsport Legends Porsche 911 RS 3.6 964 takes on the unicorn RS 3.8 964

It’s the test you’ll never likely see on the public road again: Porsche’s halo RS 3.6 takes on the unicorn RS 3.8 in our million-pound 964 clash 964

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Tuned 313bhp 2015 BMW 335d xDrive Touring F31

Was the F31 335d xDrive Touring the ultimate all-rounder of its generation? With svelte styling, practical accommodation, awesome performance and a brilliant engine it’s hard to bet against it

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