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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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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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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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Daytona-dwelling 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0

The drivers who competed with them say they’re the best, most reliable Porsches manufactured. We sample a 1974 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 that competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona no fewer than four times

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2021 Porsche Macan GTS 95B

The Macan GTS is the star of Porsche’s SUV range, not only in terms of balancing performance with practicality, but also insofar as offering huge value for money on the pre-owned Porsche scene…

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1995 Castagna Alfa-Romeo Vittoria - SZ-based prototype

Think the Alfa Romeo SZ ‘MOSTRO’ was ugly? Castagna’s similarly conceived Vittoria took things to a whole new level

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2022 ISO Rivolta GTZ - modern-day resurrection of the 1960s A3/C

Modern-day resurrection of the 1960s A3/C. Join Massimo Delbò for an exclusive first drive in the brand-new Iso Rivolta GTZ, a 660bhp, million-dollar sports car inspired by the Le Mans class-winning Bizzarrini A3/C of the ’60s

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630bhp 2003/2021 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren by MSO C199

I’m kicking myself. The boys from McLaren Special Operations have just rocked up to the test track in a sun-bleached So-Cal VW ‘Squareback’ – the VW Variant, to us Brits – and I’m looking distinctly underdressed in my plain-Jane Volvo estate. If only I’d brought the Mustang instead.

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Jaguar E-Type S3 Unleashed V12 6.1-litre 400bhp monster

E-type UK is a company known for its restorations, but it is now branching out into something a little more specialised. Via its Unleashed sub-brand, it is taking Series 3 E-types down the ‘restomod’ route.

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1971 Fiat Dino 2400 Coupé

Reader Peter Warren once owned a Fiat 130 Coupé, but fancied trying a Dino – so Classic Cars made it happen

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1970 Plymouth Barracuda

We’re often reading about people who have an ideal car in their mind, and who wait decades until that dream becomes a reality. We meet another beautiful dreamer, Tom Aspinall, and his Detroit-inspired dream from Mother Mopar…

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2021 Citroën C4 PureTech 130 S&S Shine Plus

Cardigan, slippers, C4. It’s all gone a bit Gwyneth Paltrow as the C4 is reincarnated as a calm, comfortable, stress-busting crossover.

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1951 Jaguar C-Type Goodwood track test

Our new editor relives his memorable experience behind the wheel of a storied C-type at this iconic racetrack.

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Walter Rohrl and the Monnet 1982 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS

Motorsport variants of the 924 proved successful, as demonstrated by this restored pre-series Carrera GTS mud machine, recently reunited with its original wheelman, Walter Röhrl

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1983 Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 fuel-injected South African 119i

The rarest Alfa 6 variant of them all: the fuel-injected South African 119i

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