A new tack for modern classics

Renault will offer 100 cars from its heritage collection for sale via Artcurial on 7 December. Ranging from early examples to modern-classic concepts, the lots due to go under the hammer include a var

NOTHING STRIKES FEAR into the heart of a performance car owner like a new, unexpected, noise. And when said car is any of Porsche’s GT products, then you know that there will likely be financial impli

£82,845 OTR/£82,845 as tested/£1,049 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’ll conquer the wilderness, but is this £83k Toyota everyday overkill? DRIVER: ANDY FR ANKLIN THE 67 MILE A3 ISN’T EXACTLY celebrated as one o

Volkswagen’s diesel-powered plug-in hybrid took a decade to develop and cost the firm £1 billion. Weighing just 795kg and fitted with a super-frugal 800cc engine and tiny electric motor, the XL1 could

I have always been a sports-car enthusiast. When I was young, I had subscriptions to Road & Track and Hot Rod, I knew who Carroll Shelby was and I followed the exploits of Phil Hill, John Surtees and

The end of Bristol Cars was both tarnished and unseemly. Given that this was a marque formed over a perfectionist manufacturing ideal, the irony looks especially cruel. Let’s recap Bristol’s final cha