The supercar is something we associate with beach-side properties, the rich and famous and of course, mad stacks of cash, as the kids say. And these associations don’t generally go away once a supercar gets older. A Ferrari or Lamborghini from the ‘90s still easily bonds with the aforementioned imagery. They are cars that us […]

There is something utterly joyful about slipping behind the wheel of a car that is unexpectedly brilliant. For many motoring journalists back in the late ‘90s, that sense of joy was in abundance. It was a given that the Ford Puma would be good, because Ford is, after all, brilliant at making hot hatches. However, […]

Fast saloon cars are cool. That’s just a fact. Look through the pages of automotive history and the fast saloon has been there, snapping at the heels of say ‘proper’ sports cars. A hot saloon shows that just because you’re wearing a suit, it doesn’t mean you can’t sprint the 100m.  These fast saloons, as […]

Some things in life are certain, like for example, the fact that a good BMW has the potential to become a classic. Admittedly that might be a bit hard to imagine with the company’s hideous, big-grilled contemporary offerings. But turn the clock back to the cars of old, and you can be certain that classic […]

The Mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTi was something of a legend, given that it kick-started the whole hot hatch revolution. The Mk2 Golf GTi was a little fatter, but it still held onto the essence that made the Mk1 so special, and as such, it was still a true GTi. Then the Mk3 happened, and despite […]

The Germans have always been at the top of the pecking order when it comes to making executive saloons. Audi has the A8, Mercedes-Benz has the S Class and BMW has the 7 Series. The German ‘big three’ don’t tend to worry about offerings from other brands, instead choosing to fight it out between themselves […]

Hot hatches are always and will always be popular. That said, the ongoing popularity of hot hatches as a whole isn’t a linear affair. Some are instant hits, others take a few years to find their feet and with it, find a following. A case in point would be the car we’re looking at here, […]

Let’s get one thing out of the way. There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying something simply because of the way it looks. To behold beautiful things is part of the human condition, we want art, we want beauty and we want to surround ourselves with it. From the earliest cave man scribbling on the […]

Let’s get something out of the way. We have a Rover 800. It’s a 1999 800 Vitesse Sport and while it may currently be in bits, we do still love it (it’s the silver one below, in case you’re wondering). But, we’re not here to shout from our soap box and tell you to buy […]

The Mercedes-Benz 190 is often seen as being the baby, or more critically, not a proper Mercedes. That’s a very closed-minded way of looking at it. The 190, or W201 to give it its manufacturer coding, was a triumph in technology, engineering and comfort. Mercedes-Benz started developing it some eight years prior to its release […]