Sport Cars

993 Cabriolet road trip Wilhelm Lutjeharms explores South Africa’s Winelands region in a 993 Carrera 4 Cabriolet. Drives TODAY lowers the roof of a 993 Cabriolet and heads for the mountains to drive three passes in three hours among South Africa’s Winelands district

Stealth tax. Almost subtle, almost practical, almost a supercar… and in no way cheap.

In 2001, Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations revealed a pair of XKR 4.0 prototypes to show the potential future direction for the company and the car. With 400bhp, a manual gearbox and stiffened suspension, the XKR-R was a very different animal to the production model. Two decades later, we give one of these special cars a rare outing at Lincolnshire’s Blyton Park

With more power, more grip and more control, this new special edition is the best current-generation Vantage yet.

This Ultimate Series speedster is the craziest and most fun model Woking has produced

I­t is safe to say the latest generation of fast Volkswagen Golf has not been accorded the rapturous reception its creators may have hoped for and, given the breed’s recent past, expected too.

Successor to the legendary Countach really was a supercar with a devilish side

This 930 Outlaw started life as a Special Wishes Turbo, and has since enjoyed a further programme of unique customisation away from the Porsche factory…

The quickest current-gen Continental GT is also the most fun

In the past, supercars have had a reputation for being tricky to drive. Last month we featured the 365 Daytona and reported on its heave-ho steering, hefty clutch and recalcitrant gearbox – all typically ‘challenging’ characteristics of exotic cars.

The modified 993 receives a road tester’s seal of approval

That it’s the most powerful BMW ever is almost a side issue; the CS’s talents run so much deeper than its headline 626bhp

It’s a strange item. A tall, lever-like object, sticking out of the centre tunnel of the 911’s cabin just aft of climate control dials. There are markings on it: a pattern of lines, the numbers one to seven, and also the letter ‘R’. What is this arcane device?