The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a legal production car designed to produce a minimum number of 200 street legal units be built. When the Porsche 959 was going through its production run, it was hailed as [...]
16 Jan
Tesla has jumped right in with its Lotus Elise-based electric sports car. And for a fledgling company this first effort is mighty impressive, even if the way it drives takes a little getting used to. The Tesla roadster has no engine noise… But then there’s the 3.9-second 0-62mph sprint and it hits its 125mph limiter [...]
14 Jan
The production of the SLR McLaren is due to end in May and Mercedes have come up with a spectacular farewell edition. The last SLR leaves the Woking production line this year, and work will then start on a strictly limited run of the SLR Stirling Moss. Stripped of roof, windows and doors this is [...]
13 Jan
After nine generations the Mitsubishi Evo had gone about as far down the extreme rally replica route as it was possible to go. So for this all-new car Mitsubishi had to find a way of distilling this formidable heritage into a more usable package, without diluting what made it special in the first place. Mitsubishi’s [...]
12 Jan
The Nissan GT-R has had such an impact over the last 12 months it would be impossible to ignore and the scale of Nissan’s achievement deserves to be recognised. Even the most hardened roadtesters have struggled to get to grips with just how fast the GT-R actually is. Put simply the mighty Nissan offers 911 [...]
08 Jan
Ferrari California Launching at almost the exact moment the car industry realised the credit crunch was evolving into a full-on global recession, the California’s timing wasn’t great. But, whatever the economic climate, the arrival of an all-new Ferrari is never anything less than a thrilling event to witness. The Ferrari California is a very important [...]
20 Jan