In the late 1970s, Maserati hit upon a radical, borderline blasphemous idea. What if it hit pause on building very interesting sports cars and grand tourers that many people admired but no one bought.

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ITS MAKERS CLAIM THAT THE NEW Donkervoort P24 RS is “the most Dutch supercar ever created”, which we can only assume means it likes to wear orange and shout DU DU DU DU, MAX VERSTAPPEN on weekends. Ap

Lots of small changes bring out the inner Essex of Skoda’s supermini

The world appears to love the new Toyota GR GT. I love it, too. A front engine, rear drive, twin turbocharged V8 powered supercar that channels the Lexus LFA and calls to mind the fabulous Mercedes-AM

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