"Motofest Coventry is a deep-rooted celebration of the area’s automotive culture. Festival director James Noble sketches out the light and shade of a century old story. Motofest director James Noble is passionate about the Coventry story. Picture: JM Drake "
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Beyond Drifting: Notes From The East
"Why is Japanese car culture so appealing? Is it because the Japanese take things, copy them, create them for themselves with a higher quality and more creative twist? Is it that they make art out of the tiny details that "
Beyond Drifting: Original Nissan Silvia – A Heartbreaking Work of Understated Genius
"The first generation Nissan Silvia CSP311 is one of the pioneering Japanese sports coupés. That’s the journalistically balanced way of making a statement about this gorgeous little car. What I really think is as follows: The first generation "
Beyond Drifting: Baggsy Go Sideways
"Steve 'Baggsy' Biagioni is one of the few Brit hooligans to make a mark in the international world of drifting. The quintessential Essex A-Road denizen tells us in his own words how he made it a world inspired by the "
Everyman Classics: Everyman Visionary: Giovanni Michelotti
"When consummate Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti worked for Triumph - it was a strange kind of fusion. It was as if Federico Fellini directed a Carry On movie. But in the fleeting period in which these two worlds collided, some "
Everyman Classics: Mid-Century Visionary 1 : Alec Issigonis
"The original Knight of the road knew how fuel shortages impacted on the common folks. His creations perfectly reflected democracy in driving. Images Courtesy Morris Press/Triumph Press [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="426"] Rakish in heart and intellect: Alec Issigonis.[/"
Everyman Classics: She Drives a Classic!: treading lightly with everyman Brits from the mid century
"Is there anything more sustainable and planet saving than a car that is still being used half a century or more from the moment of its manufacture? We spent some time with classic driving YouTuber Steph Holloway - whose love "
Alternative Fuel: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Pros v Cons
"It sounds simple, right? Hydrogen emits only water. The most pressing issue on the planet today is dirty emissions, which en masse are responsible for a huge proportion of the heating of the planet. Doesn’t it make sense, then, "
Alternative Fuel: Quick Chemistry
"Hydrogen fuel cells aren’t only able to power suburban sedans and buses. With the right focus they can be made to take on motorsport’s toughest challenges. And to demonstrate the fact and with impeccable timing as the ink "
Alternative Fuel: Fuelling The Future Through Hydrogen
"Toyota are leading the global charge on exploring Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology as it applies to daily drives. We spend time with the latest iteration of the Mirai - the sexiest looking post fossil fuel vehicle on the roads at "
Imported Classics: Porsche Carrera, The Little Yellow Job
"Charles Evans sadly passed away in 2022 and lost his Porsche Carrera a year before to a fire. Charles built a vibrant community around interesting cars and their human histories, delving deep into their backstories and imagining the lives the vehicles "
Imported Classics: IDA the Norwegian Rover
"Not all Landies are what they first appear. Charles’ Series 1 Norwegian returnee has a Mazda drivetrain, power steering - and has more charisma than Sputnik, as he explains. This is Ida, she is a Norwegian Land Rover, supplied new in 1957 "
Imported Classics: The Rat
"The Rat typifies the wacky racer aesthetic: non-standard, full of texture and patina - and is the most spirited of specialist drives, as Charles Wright writes. This is The Rat. It’s a 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 TI Saloon, which was "