"When planning a road trip through Germany and Austria (as well as the Czech Republic and Poland), I knew I’d be silly to miss out on driving some amazing Alpine roads. Choosing which roads to drive along the length "
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Jeep Wagoneer: When wood is good
"Before the 1960s, though, US drivers enjoyed a staple diet of sedans and station wagons, with little temptation. Then, fifty-five years ago, Jeep launched the tasty Wagoneer, which not only appealed to the more sophisticated and modern palate: it was "
Ultimate GT Cars
"I don’t care what anyone says, Grand Tours are the best. Driving across Europe, taking in the sights and exploring beautiful and exciting parts of our continent is one of the best adventures you can undertake. From the glorious "
Cars that take you places
"For every car that’s been made there will be a story, or two, to tell. From rolling off the production line to the fifth or sixth owner collecting the keys for the very first time. For decades, cars have "
Cosworth DFV
"“Well, the thing that’s impressive apart from anything else in an engine is that each individual cylinder manages to go ‘suck, squeeze, bang, blow’ 92 times per second. The sparks required at 11,000rpm are 733 per second. The piston weighs five "
Here’s why the 2018 Ford Fiesta ST is pure hot hatch nirvana
"If you apply the ‘difficult’ third album theory to cars – then Ford faced a massive challenge when making the third generation Fiesta ST. As in, how exactly do you follow up a hot hatch that was brilliant at everything? First "
Roy Scorer – technical illustrator
"Technical drawings have always allowed those unlikely to get their hands into the oily innards of a race car to get a look at what goes where, and does what. We had a quick chat with technical illustrator Roy Scorer "
Cosworth at 60
"In 2018, Cosworth turns 60. In celebration, Influx was granted behind-the-scenes access at the company’s engineering base in Northampton, England, to meet some of the men and women who make Cosworth what it is today – and what it will be tomorrow. "
Porsche 911 History: has the sports car hit its peak?
"This year, the Porsche 911 celebrates its 60th birthday. To commemorate this iconic legend, we take a look back at the sports car’s history, tracing its creation and the many iterations that made the 911 so successful. Which year was the "
Living the sideways dream
"Ploughing through a stack of boxes to escape the bad guys, endless drifting through a car park, angering a fist-shaking market stall owner in pursuit of an escaping criminal; that’s the stunt driving dream. For a lot of people "
Up close and personal with the ultimate car chase hero – the Bullitt Mustang
"There is the standard run of the mill car chase, and there is the 1968 thriller Bullitt – the film that set a very high bar for on-screen car chase action some five decades ago. The star of the show was, of "
Great Cars from Six Great Car Chase Movies
"From Gumball to GT - here are six car/film combos that stick in our minds. What would you add? Bullitt Steve McQueen established a Hollywood standard for high-action car chase scenes when he raced a 1968 Mustang GT390 Fastback in "
Car Chase – Budget Getaway: The Eleventh Hour
"“We’re keen to make a film on the subject of car chases” We’ll do it, we said. Which motoring filmmaker doesn’t want to make a film on car chases? We thought about all those famous scenes in "