Last year we recorded the debut of the racing Jaguar XJ5.3C for the September Silverstone Tourist Trophy. Now, slightly over 15 months development time since the project began, we can…

When it made its debut 12 years ago, the Ford Escort XR3 aided and abetted the proven Volkswagen Golf GTI in the creation of the new, and unsatisfactorily titled, hot…

Following the sale of 12.7 million Volkswagen Golfs since 1974, the third generation of Europe's best seller has a large audience to please, though the British market will not receive…

Our own 24 The weekend after motorised Britain was suffused with pride (for Jaguar’s Le Mans victory) and rage (for BBC Television’s apparent indifference), 1.9 miles of Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit…

A regular reflective look at significant aspects of today's motor and sporting life that are not always appreciated... The unfortunate spate of 1986 rallying accidents seems to have sealed the…

Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 Introduced to Britain in the summer of 1992, the front-drive Alfa Romeo 155 range was designed to replace the cranky 75 line. Recalling the reliability…

A couple of months ago we explored the possibilities of installing eight-cylinder Vee engines into various unsuspecting vehicles, including the Europa, Escort, Capri and Cortina. With the exception of the…

Good vintage SMMT Test '87 is a one-and-a-half day annual event for journalists centred upon Donington Park, which can yield outstanding mileage over the shorter track layout, surrounding roads or…

There is now a considerable variety of Ford 3-litre V6-engined cars on the market, most of them designed to appeal to the enthusiast. To our mind these V6 machines are…

This month our musing writer turns from the engineering of specific 4-wheel-drive systems to their most effective deployment in the service of the paying customer. J.W. draws on driving experience…

VAUXHALL'S DECISION to produce the streamlined "droop snoot" version of the Firenza coupe was a courageous one at a time of fuel shortages and gloom. Today the economic shadows seem…

This month we are looking at a broader range of specialist news than normal, mainly as a result of the usual loss in feature pages which affects any motor sporting…