Evolutionary StrengthMay saw the RHD arrival of the evolutionary Audi 100 range. As for so many "new" cars the original theme is apparent, but the manufacturer has actually invested millions…

"How far have we come since the RS Fords of the 70's? -- JW assesses the new breed."In the mid-Seventies I wrote a Motor Sport feature about a selection of…

Over £10,000 toward the Gunnar Nilsson fund was raised by the enterprise of Henley-on-Thames exotic car dealers Maltins. As the key to their fund-raising activities they chose to run a…

A chance visit to the factory where the ultimate in enthusiastic automobile excitement is normal. Tradition, a proud spirit of independent endeavour, and a taste of harsh setbacks overcome. These…

Reliability versus desirability, those were the arguments that governed my selection of a staff car. My initial desires were based on one of the bigger-engined coupés from Opel or Ford,…

Late in the old year Chrysler's press information service confirmed that the United Kingdom arm of Peugeot-Citroen and Lotus Cars Ltd. would "co-operate in the production of a high-performance version…

The recent Brands Hatch venue for a 6-hour round of the World Championship for Makes (Group 5) brought the Martini-sponsored factory Porsche personnel to Kent. While they were here, establishing…

In 1990 we joined the throng of Birmingham Motor Show, compressed around the TVR stand. In pre-feminist times, this would simply have indicated that TVR had cheerfully decided to exploit…

World Class Leader When BMW were faced with replacing the two boxy generations of 3-series that had served from 1975 to 1990, with over 3.5 million sales, they knew their…

The 1992 sales year was a time of savage regrouping for Porsche. In Britain, Germany and the USA, Porsche directors were assassinated as sales figures tumbled. In the UK, total…

VW's 200 m.p.h. diesel 47 m.p.g. at a constant 155 m.p.h. The object at my damp feet looked more like a stranded missile than a car, though its cowled-in wheels…

I remember once reading how a prototype Mini, using the 948-c.c. A40 engine, had put the wind up the old BMC management by virtue of its exceptional performance for those,…