In the late 1970s a race to build powerful front wheel drive hatchbacks started out of the blue. The VW Golf GTI had turned the world of fast cars on its head. No longer did you need a two seater sports...
It’s only when you’re stood next to the original Lotus Elan that you realize how small it actually is. In footage and pictures the Elan’s perfect proportions disguise its tiny size. The Elan is pure Lotus in design. A distillation of...
The Jaguar XJ41 /42 project was intended to be the replacement for the E-Type. The production car would be named F-Type and would be a more focused sports car than the comfy “grand tourer” XJS. Taking cues from the 1978 Pininfarina...
The Triumph TR7 always seemed like a “nearly” car to me. It didn’t have the old fashioned charm of the TR6 or the modern driving experience it’s appearance promised. Like many British Leyland cars of this era, there was huge pressure...
The Sunbeam Tiger was an iconic sports car of the 1960s manufactured by the Rootes Group in Britain. It was built from 1964 to 1967 and was based on the Sunbeam Alpine roadster. The pretty Sunbeam Alpine was a sports car...
Before painfully staged pranks ruled the show, Top Gear was, at times, an interesting TV show. One famous episode in 2002 revolved around “drivers cars” and if it were possible to make anything a drivers car. In classic Top Gear format,...
Revealed in 1996 to celebrate the company centenary, the Daimler Corsica is named after the coach building company that built the 1931 Daimler drophead coupe. While it’s not exactly a sports car, the X300 platform looked sensational when converted into a...
Aston Martin CEO DR.Ulrich Bez wanted to return to motorsport to further develop the brand of the luxury sports car maker. The glamorous world of sports car racing was the ideal category to show off related road cars, and sell racing...
Another Concept Car You Can’t Buy (Part 3) The Jaguar C-X75 is a (now cancelled) hybrid supercar that made use of Williams F1 and Jaguar racing technology. It would have been the first Jaguar supercar since the Jaguar XJ220 in 1992....
The Mini ERA turbo is one of the more distinctive variants of the iconic mini. I’m ashamed to say I used to think the ERA was simply a Mini with a bodykit… After being hastily corrected by an owner at a...
