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...
Peter Wheeler is a car designer & businessman who worked for TVR . He has a reputation for being a bit of a maverick, and for pushing the boundaries of what is possible with car design. Wheeler is a self-taught designer,...
In 1980 British Leyland decided to end MGB and MG Midget production. The “Hot hatchback” was now the car of choice for keen drivers. The MG name would be used on the MG Metro to appeal to this crowd; to the...
British Leyland (owned by the UK government) had no funding for niche sports cars and needed mainstream models that would sell in volume. To kill two birds with one stone, British Leyland stopped production of the MGB and MG Midget and...
At the start of the 1990s a steady stream of Japanese coupes reached the UK car market. Exciting new cars like the Nissan 200sx, Toyota Celica and Honda Prelude all vyed for attention. Both Vauxhall and Ford had managed to keep...
Any superhero “origin” story has a set of tragic circumstances that provides purpose and meaning while vaguely believable things happen later on. Usually this is the murder of a loved one or being bitten by a radioactive spider. In Vauxhall’s case...
The MG SV (and later SV-R) is the oft forgotten pinnacle of MG Rover’s sporting intent. It’s birth was anything but a formality. With the backdrop of the parent company pulling the plug, it’s a miracle anything was produced at all,...
The Metro had the most difficult follow up since the second Godfather film. By 1977 the Mini was really quite old and British Leyland were reviewing designs for a replacement. The utilitarian Metro was launched in 1980, intending to replace one...
The Lotus Eclat (Type 76) is a sports car designed by Oliver Winterbottom and produced from 1975 to 1982. The Eclat was the first Lotus car to feature a hatchback. The Eclat helped take Lotus down a different path, both in...
