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ROAD TEST: Abarth 124 Spider

Many years ago an Italian car manufacturer (Alfa Romeo) and a Japanese car manufacturer (Nissan) got together to build a car. The idea of Japanese reliability and build quality allied to Italian design and handling should have seen a magnificent result. But it didn’t. Mainly because the resulting car – the Alfa Romeo Arna – […]

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ROAD TEST: Mazda MX-5

Colin Chapman is famous for a number of things. There’s the Lotus marque, and the spinoff Formula One team that won seven drivers’ championships and six constructors’ championships. On the downside, though he may have been an engineering genius, he was not the best businessman. Remember the tie-up with John Z. DeLorean that cost the […]

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REVIEW: Forza Motorsport 6 (Xbox One)

As an avid car nut and gamer, nothing lights my wick as much as a brand new Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport title. One of those franchises has been relatively quiet over the last while, the other forked into a behemoth that not only covers pure vehicle simulation, but arcade racing action and even off-roading, […]

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ROAD TEST: Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake

Quite how AMG manages to get a blistering 265kW out of a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine without it exploding into shrapnel after about ten minutes is staggering. How the also get it to be not only useable, but also relatively docile and tractable around town has, quite frankly, got us buggered. Needless to say, however, […]

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