‘we wanted to bring the fun back’

John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

DRIVING IN the UK can be a mixed bag, but if there’s one thing this little MX-5 reaffirms it’s that you can still find joy even in mundane journeys. If you know your Mazdas, then you’ll appreciate tha

How was it that the Mini became ‘cool’ during the Swinging Sixties? We investigate by attempting to separate fact from fiction

JAMES ATTWOOD Illya, shall we start with your Mini, given that it’s from 2001? ILLYA VERPRAET It’s significant on a number of levels. Originally it was meant to be just a car, but BMW built a whole br

It’s a quarter of a century since the last Issigonis-shape Mini was built, ending the run of Britain’s most enduring people’s car. We mark 25 years with an alphabetical trawl of Mini facts and figures

What if I told you there was a place in Japan where your wildest fantasies could be brought to life? Not that one. I’m talking about the one where the car in your garage looks as good as a 250 Testa R