The art of illusion

The world is awash in restomods, continuation cars and misty eyed tributes these days, cars that lean on stories from the past to charge exorbitant amounts in the present. Monterey Car Week is the epi

Variety is the spice of life. If every carmaker sang from the same song sheet, the world would be a duller place. Therefore we should salute those who choose to zig where others zag. Those who swim ag

As a lad, Declan Lawrenson’s poster cars were Japanese: Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline, Mazda RX-7, Honda NSX… He hasn’t owned any of them yet but is planning to, one day. However, he does own a Mazda E

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

Whoever decided that drivers should have either practicality or performance clearly lacked vision. For much of its existence the estate car or stationwagon was just a practical workhorse. Aside from o

My taste buds became attuned to the sweet tang of forbidden fruit via the Gran Turismo video game. Many a car fan of my generation waxes lyrical about how this game turned them into petrolheads, but t