12-cylinder salute

WHY IS A SUPERCAR that offers drivers an almost masochistic experience so important as to merit such a fanfare? Well, yes, it’s true that there are elements of the Countach that make driving it a chal

WALTER RENALDO SMILES at me, his round glasses on his round face doing little to disguise the physical strength of this 74-year-old, a characteristic that is still very evident in his thick forearms t

FIRST DRIVE

It is a beautiful day on the shores of Lake Maggiore, although a summer storm is bruising the sky as I drive out in this 1986 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole. If every Countach is a special c

Aston Martin has revealed a new S-badged range-topper for the DB12, with power boosted to 690bhp and a series of technical upgrades to make it more of a hardcore proposition. The DB12 S joins the Vant

ONE OF THE problems that car designers have when visiting a motor show is talking to other designers. Not about the weather but about each other’s work. Former students in senior positions at well-kno