First drives

‘WHERE’S YOUSUF?’ THE NIGHT IS DRAWING IN, AND SO IS the weather. Rain is blowing sideways across the North York Moors and lashing the White Horse Inn’s windowpanes as we assemble on the eve of this p

We’ve driven Porsche 911s restomodded by Theon Design before, but the company has never made one as powerful and light as this, which makes 421bhp and weighs just 1150kg. To recap, Theon is based in a

OF ALL THE NEW CARS TO BE LAUNCHED THIS YEAR, the Defender Octa piqued my interest more than most. New Ferraris and Lambos are all well and good, but you kind of know what to expect. But a 600-plus bh

The most extreme road-going Porsche 911 model yet is edging closer to production – and it’s being honed with one clear and uncompromising target in mind: to reclaim the Nürburgring lap record for a pr

IT MAY NOT be as well known as Silverstone or Brands Hatch, but the Shelsley Walsh hill climb has a longer racing history than either of them, having hosted its first event in 1905. In fact, that make

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