Don’t judge a book by its cover

What have I done? I have just spent about six times that which I’ve yet previously spent on a car, on a vehicle that has twice as many cylinders as I’m used to, will consume about double the amount of

t’s the sound that gets you. The deep burble of serious cubic inches loafing contentedly through England’s capital turns heads, eager to see what’s rumbling through the quiet, early-morning streets. M

“ I love driving above 300kph and listening to Firestarter by The Prodigy,” remarks Frank Heyl. Bugatti’s director of design might have told people this before, but it’s unlikely that anyone will ever

am being overtaken by my own wing. As I tilt up onto Boxberg test ground’s banking and the sun curves behind me, the lengthening shadows project the great roll hoop of a spoiler onto the road ahead. S

Conditions were perfect. It was a warm, dry afternoon and we were yards from a lightly trafficked and derestricted German autobahn. I joined from the sliproad, saw there was nothing in front, checked

You become detached from reality quite quickly at an event such as the Supercar Driver Secret Meet, which took place at Silverstone on 17 June. Lamborghini Murciélago? Yawn. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren?