The Porsche route to perfection is by way of never-ending development, a refusal to lapse into a complacency when the ultimate goal seems to have been achieved. The men of Zuffenhausen have…

The Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS Vauxhall's elusive Chevette 2300 HS, already a highly successful rally car which has brought a welcome breath of non-Escort fresh air to pine-forests and tarmac…

Silverstone, September 16th It didn't need much of an expert to predict the winner of this year’s Tourist Trophy, sponsored on this occasion by Pentax; with three obsolete BMW 3.2CSLs…

Roger Willis It is with a great feeling of personal sadness that we report the death of Roger Willis, Castrol's Public Information Controller and erstwhile Competitions Manager, who succumbed to…

Sales of the RX-7 in the USA have been matched by popularity and success on the racing circuit, boosted by a remarkable first and second in class and fifth and…

The Mazda RX-7 The very pretty, rotary-engined Mazda RX-7 has taken the North American sports car market by storm since it was launched there in May 1978, two months after…

In the world of the motor car the economic and fuel crisis hit hardest at the manufacturers of expensive, exotic cars. Some coughed and died, others spluttered along a bank-loan…

A return to Munich’s old sporting coupé recipe. Good handling, fast and flexible performance, but a high price. “Near perfection” is how W. B. described the BMW 633CSi in his…

Colin Chapman built his first car in Hornsey, not Hackney, as I stated incorrectly in my road test of the Lotus Esprit S2 last month. - C. R.

Although it is eleven years since the XJ6 was introduced, the Jaguar/Daimler model range remains unsurpassed in its combination of ride comfort, suppression of road, suspension and wind noise and…

The Lotus Esprit S2 Fast, fun and frenzied Since Colin Chapman first put spanner to nut in Hackney there have been few road cars available at any particular period in…

On June 29th, 1956, the new, standard production, short-nose D-type, XKD 573, was handed over to Phil Weaver, head of Jaguar’s “Competitions shop”, for preparation for Le Mans on July…