The fete to your fiesta

Picture Ford’s Group A homologation specials from the 1980s and it’s no wonder the Sierra RS Cosworth springs to mind, especially given the RS500’s dominance in Touring Car racing. The Escort Mk3 gets

THE ALBUFERA NATURAL PARK ALONG THE coastline south of Valencia is strewn with, of all things, rice paddies, feeding the voracious local appetite for paella. Between the vast expanses of shallow water

IT’S best not to mistake the ‘130’ moniker of this new Skoda Fabia for its rating in horsepower, because that would be underselling this charming little package. In fact, by celebrating 130 years of S

The weight of a Fabia vRS is potentially resting on this car’s shoulders. Should demand for the new Fabia 130 version be sufficient, Skoda might well decide to go the whole hog with its supermini. Doe

RATINGS = Thrill-free zone = Tepid = Interesting = Seriously good = A truly great car = new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the

ARMS DON’T GO FLYING SKYWARD in the evo office when volunteers are needed for a comparison between two Volkswagen Group MQB Evo-based machines. Especially on a slightly gloomy autumnal Wednesday morni