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Volkswagen XL-1
Startling to behold – and a real taste of the future Factfile £92,000 Engine: 0.8 litres, 2 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…

Startling to behold – and a real taste of the future Factfile £92,000 Engine: 0.8 litres, 2 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…
Ignore the tax disc and plates: it’s a racing car Factfile £49,995 Engine: 2.0 litres, 4 cylinders, supercharged Power: 311bhp…
Sumptuous speed from a limousine that's remarkably light on its feet Factfile £119,565 Engine: 5.5 litres, 8 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…
A life on the ocean wave? An interesting article by Damien Smith last month – I’d forgotten David Richards was…
Will the new F1 regulations destabilise Red Bull? When will one of the top teams see sense and sign Nico…
Guest Editor... And 2013 World Champion, Allan McNish: "I'm delighted to be guest editor of Motor Sport this month especially…
"It hardly seems possible that I've been racing cars for more than 25 years and karts for a few seasons…
Lewis Hamilton was roundly criticised when he announced that he was leaving McLaren, the team that had moulded him since…
Formula 1's most coveted spare seat has passed from one Australian to another. How is Daniel Ricciardo likely to fare…
If it were possible to pinpoint where the old Formula 1 became the new, it might well have been on…
There’s a history of young Brazilians who came over to learn the European motor racing way, grabbed everyone’s attention by…
A 'You were there' special That prime non-championship Formula 1 race, the Oulton Park Gold Cup, is the venue for…
The Mark Webber-backed teenager who hopes to become the first F1 Kiwi since the mid-Eighties. Simon Arron spoke to him…
The old adage that 'nice guys finish last' isn't strictly true, but they rarely finish first. To succeed in motor…
Wales Rally GB Not so much an event of the month, this, as one of the finest of 2013. Its…
Brands Hatch, October 26-27: some fresh pep for an old favourite. It was the first time in years that I'd…
Silverstone, November 2-3: a nice warm feeling, despite the biting breeze.
Brands Hatch, October 19-20: a sumptuous stage for the BSB showdown. Bikes are Mat Oxley's territory and will not become…
A car in disguise and a crash that never happened – time to send for the little Belgian detective You've seen…
Dated and implausible, perhaps but a 90-year-old tale of early racing has its own charms. I'm a sucker for a…
Ducati's controversial aerodynamic device has been cleared by the FIM and its victory at the 2019 MotoGP opener stands Andrea Dovizioso has been confirmed as the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix winner…
Looking back at a classic Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix: 1995, Montreal, and the ever-unlucky Jean Alesi finally ended his F1 win drought in an appropriate setting Jean Alesi, 1995 Canadian…
Silverstone is working on a plan to hold the British Grand Prix behind closed doors, after writing to ticket holders to say that fans will not be able to attend…
Editors Nick Trott and Ed Foster have gone racing, just about Nick Trott & Ed Foster Months of preparation, many hundreds of pounds worth of new kit and even a test…