Every so often a brilliant GTI leaves Wolfsburg – look no further than the 1976 original or the new Edition 50. But why have so many of them been so underwhelming?

Paris show’s anniversary bash was packed with some of the event’s best classic displays yet

As new models become ever more bloated and indistinguishable from one another in their visual appearance, is it any wonder that car designers are inclined to look over their shoulders at their marques

FUN FACT: BACK IN 1985 TOYOTA LOOKED at turning the MR2 into a Group B rally car. A bunch of prototypes were built just in time for the legendarily wild series to be cancelled. I didn’t think I could

I’M GOING TO JUST SAY IT RIGHT FROM THE OUTSET. I DON’T REALLY LIKE THE JAGUAR E-TYPE. I know this is sacrilege to so many, but as a car magazine obsessed kid the E-Type emblazoned on the cover of cla

Once they headed the company car parks of Eighties Britain, now these executive icons offer prestige, nostalgia and pure driving pleasure from £5k. But which of these trading-floor titans best rewards the shrewd classic motorist?