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  Ferrari 550 Maranello The Ferrari 550 Maranello was the first car I drove on the road that felt truly fast. It was the kind of car that I felt could bite if I got a bit too enthusiastic with my right foot, and I discovered I li...

I’ve talked about the Isetta and the Trabant, and they really do make me chuckle. However, it’s not just the little stuff with smoke pouring out of the exhaust that brings a smile to my lips. What about the 246 Dino? Over the last ...

Would my friends ridicule me if I turned up at a party in an Isetta? Probably. I suspect the result would be that it would be picked up and transported down the road just like we used to do with anyone who had an unfeasibly small vehicle at un...

The Trabant is, and was, not very good, subjectively and objectively few will argue about that. However, those of us with a sunny outlook on life with a ‘glass half full’ approach can see the amusement in it. I have laid out my sta...

While men's claim to authority in the automotive field has long been challenged by women that feel fuel running through their vains, there is one domain that remains almost exclusively reserved to the male species, one lonely furrow to plough....

Caparo T1

We can all name those cars that have appreciated recently, the ones that you’d love to own and would have been cheap to buy new at half the price. But, what about the cars that would have steered you towards bankruptcy? The one’s ...

In 2012, assuming you have some money in the bank there is very little point in leaving it there. Some people are investing in fine art, others are buying bottle of expensive wine hand over fist and more than a few are buying cars. This articl...

You could buy a 964 911 for this money and get an exceptional one but then, when it really came down to it you’d always be slightly disappointed that it wasn’t a 993 parked in the garage, so that’s what I have gone for. Even ...

For now, it uses Caterham's CSR platform wrapped in a carbon fiber body

Caterham revealed its entry-level Seven 165 at the Frankfurt Motor Show with its tiny Suzuki three-cylinder engine, and during the Singapore Grand Prix it has revealed the first images of the AeroSeven Concept, which is meant to show the company&r...

They will share a next generation Renault engine

Insiders from Caterham and Renault say that that the final designs for the looks of the Alpine and Caterham sports cars are finished and are planned to launch in 2016. Caterham has codenamed its version of the new car the C120, and Renault has not...