Myth buster

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE F1 GTR- apeing S1 LM? This is the other model revealed by the newly formed Gordon Murray Special Vehicles – a homage to iconic longtail racers. It’s the first under the ‘SV Desig

I remember an early 1978 argument over the chassis of the RS10 and the use of the engine,” said Renault Formula 1 team driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille. “Whether to put a twin turbo in it and modify the c

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?

At the risk of mildly spoiling the Our Cars section of next week’s mag, I’ve fitted a new set of wheels and tyres to my Audi A2, smaller ones than before, and improved its fuel consumption notably. “I

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

In February 1948, the Cadillac Series 62 Coupe became the first American car with tailfins, inspired by the Lockheed P38 Lightning aircraft. A decade later, they reached such baroque heights on US car