"It’s the time of year where the UK’s most successful young motor racing talents begin to cross their fingers. The winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC award will be announced on December 3rd, and we now know from "
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
"Isn’t it nice to have an attainable Alfa Romeo we can really lust after again? Prior to its release in 2013, it had been a good while since there was really anything from the Alfa stable that we normal folk "
ATS GT
"The all-new ATS is the long-awaited successor to the original GT, that 54 years ago was thought of as the best technical manifestation of Gran Turismo styling. To understand what the present day ATS is about, we must spool back to "
Ford Focus RS – A sensible choice for silliness
"The phone rings - it’s Influx HQ. Oh God, I’ve forgotten to send off my images with the article again, haven’t I. It’s only a matter of time before I’m sacked for this sort of "
25 Years of Fireblade Celebrated
"Let loose to bikers around the globe in 1992, the performance marque would reach unchartered highs in its class and it would lead the Honda name to near mythological standing. To celebrate this quarter-of-a-century of Fireblade, Honda UK invited a select "
Naval gazing: 60 years of the SEAT 600
"Post WWII, a global rush to get countries on their economical feet again led to a surge of ‘peoples’ cars’. The masses were mobilised in Germany by the Volkswagen Beetle, in France by the Citroën 2CV, while in the "
Lexus makes a classic Grand Tourer with a modern tech twist
"Sometimes, Mother Nature is, shall we say, less than helpful. Heading down the winds and twists of the Julier Pass, going from Switzerland to Italy, we couldn’t help but enjoy hurling the low-slung coupe from the apex of one "
Lando Norris – Britain’s next F1 Champion?
"McLaren is a team which is able to scout out some of the finest talents in motorsport. It took a punt with Mika Hakkinen in the 1990s, another one with the inexperienced Kimi Raikkonen in 2002, before bringing in talent it "
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Nissan Pulsar GTI-R: Godzilla’s little brother
"The early nineties were actually something of a high point for fans of Nissan. Quite apart from the fact that expanding production at Nissan’s Sunderland plant meant that you could buy one and remain patriotic, the decade of Britpop "
NISMO – The Racers
"Traditionally, most racing cars in modern motor racing follow a similar format. They are mid-engine and rear wheel drive. Very few categories asides from touring cars follow a front engine, front wheel drive formation. In 2015 however Nismo, Nissan’s in "
It’s the Skyline for Nissan
"It’s safe to say that one of the best things to come from the land of the rising sun is the Nissan Skyline. Those two words alone sum up performance at its finest, and to say the model is "
Skyline: The Beast from the East
"There are times when I genuinely have to pinch myself. I like cars and bikes. I’ve always liked cars and bikes, and so to be in a position where my job is to go off with one of my "
Ford Mustang V8: Excess for the Masses
"I’ve a confession to make. It’s a slightly unpopular opinion in the motoring profession, so, deep breath, here it comes - I actually like the Mustang EcoBoost. The ‘little’ 2.3-litre 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine produces an impressive level of "
The Beast of Bodmin – reimagined
"There's a chill in the air. And hovering in that chill is the howl of distant canines. The chill should be unexpected - this is August, after all. However, it is approaching midnight... it's pitch black... and that howl is "
Mk 2 Volkswagen Scirocco – an Elegant Performer
"Re-invented for the digital age in 2008, few third-generation Volkswagen Scirocco drivers may realise the last time their beloved coupé appeared was in the more analogue 1990s. It was 1992 to be precise, which means 2017 marks a whole 25 years since the second "
The growth of Ducati’s superbikes
"The company’s first endeavour was in producing radio equipment before switching to kitting out bicycles with tiny engines to create what was called the Ducati Cucciolo. Strong sales encouraged the company to go on to produce more motorcycles and "
