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Aston Marvel

The most gifted Formula 1 designer in decades and a firm famed for the beauty of its cars are working together to build a machine of game-changing qualities not seen since the McLaren F1. This is the Aston Martin-Red Bull 001, and this is the story so far

Wild thing

Even more extreme than the mighty P1 road car, McLaren’s P1 GTR was only ever intended to be driven on track. But now some owners are converting them for road use. We try one

£20k Heroes

‘Modern classics’ are starting to appreciate in value. We say get in quick before they’re out of reach

Toyota Yaris GRMN

In a bid to create a link between its WRC car and road-going line-up, Toyota has developed a low-volume, slightly unhinged 210bhp version of the Yaris. We drive a near production-ready prototype

Maserati GranTurismo MC

Refreshed with a new face, the elderly mainstay of Maserati’s range remains a tempting left-field choice 

Ferrari The Evo years

It’s 70 years since Enzo Ferrari put his family name on a Tipo 125, and for 19 of those evo has been on hand to put you behind the wheel of the marque’s finest creations

Magnificient Seven At 60

It’s almost impossible to distill the thrill of driving into a more potent form than that offered by the Caterham Seven. On the model’s 60th birthday, we drive the cars that bookend the current range and trace their heritage all the way back to 1957 Magnificent Seven at 60

Spider Mac

The latest Sports Series model to emerge from Woking is the 562bhp 570S Spider, and it could be all the McLaren you’ll ever need

Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible

Proper drop-top supercar or a grotesque caricature that seems a bit confused?

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Italian? Check. V12? Check. Orange? Check. This Aventador ticked all the boxes for a place on Simon George’s supercar experience fleet. And it means he also has a new daily driver.

Sutton Mustang CS700

The clue’s in the name, and this is indeed one very hot ’Stang. But is Sutton’s conversion kit worth the substantial cost?

Divide And Conquer

Aston Martin has sought to put some fresh air dynamically between the new Vantage and its DB11 grand tourer. We head to the roads of northern Finland to get an early taste of the result.

Honda Civic Type R

Honda’s shout-out-loud hot hatch is still no shrinking violet. But have this latest version’s refinements made it a better daily driver?

We've Been Expecting You...

Aston Martin’s new Vantage is revealed, with DB10‘ influenced styling and power from a 503bhp twin-turbo AMG V8

Track Beckons For New Continental GT

Sub-1300kg, 550bhp, V8-powered racer revealed hot on the heels of new Bentley road car

Lexus GS F

You won’t tell by looking, but Lexus’s high-performance saloon curio has been treated to a refresh. It’s still no class leader, but there’s definite appeal

Vauxhall VXR8 GTS-R

All Aussie car production has now ceased, and with it goes the Holden Commodore base for the VXR8. The 587bhp GTS-R is an awesome send-off.

Jaguar E-Pace P300

Evoque-based small SUV is depressingly unremarkable

Lexus LC500

Lexus used the 911 as a benchmark for its new 470bhp coupe. A sprinkling of LFA magic might help its chances, too

Red Alert

Scottish mountain roads, alive with the sound of an F355’s flat-plane-crank V8… If you like your red cars compact, lithe and gorgeous, it doesn’t get much better than this

Vauxhall VXR8 GTS

This car is the last of its kind, but what a way to bow out

Ferrari GTC4 Lusso

The four-wheel-drive FF gets a new name, more power, rear-wheel steering and revised looks. But is it a sports car or a grand tourer?

The Transformers

There are some cars that should never see the tarmac of a public highway, but someone forgot to tell a handful of Aston Martin Vulcan owners that. Step inside the workshop of RML, the firm that is making the track day monster street-legal.

Tiny Terrors

Ford’s Fiesta ST200 is good, then, but is it capable and engaging enough to see off the superb 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport? Or should you save yourself £4000 and go for the SEAT Ibiza Cupra instead?

Frankfurt Motor Show The Bad

SEAT We need to talk about SEAT.

The Verdict

It’s decision time. So which of these three very hot hatches is our clear winner?

Now Meet Tomorrow's Hot Hatch Heroes

With the latest Honda Civic Type R raising the stakes in the hot hatch market, we look at how its rivals will respond over the next 12 monthst

Delights At The Museum

Alfa Romeo’s museum not only charts the company’s long and sometimes glorious history, it also makes you aware of the passion that has kept the company going through its rockier periods

Rallying Does It Have A Future?

Despite a huge collective fondness for rallying, the sport seems to be in decline. How can it be saved? The evo team don their thinking bobble hats to come up with a possible solution

Why This Is VW's Real Hot Hatch

Input from the chassis man behind the Golf Clubsport S means this should be the most exciting Polo GTI to date