In 2002 and running until 2006, TVR launched the T350 as a replacement to the Tamora. Utilising a 3.6 litre version of TVR’s Speed Six engine, the car was available in Coupe (T350C) and Targa (T350T). Not as many targas were sold as the roof panels proved troublesome. The car’s aerodynamic lines, apart from being […]
Now that many of our cars are laid up with the global pandemic raging, I thought this would be a good opportunity to present a video guide on what sort of regular maintenance checks your car would benefit from. I am going to adopt the FLOWER term that is widely used within the motor Industry, […]
The BMW Z8 was officially launched to the public in 1999 with a design that was almost identical to the concept that had been previewed at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show. With only 5,703 models sold from 2000 to 2003, the Henrik Fisker designed car never really sold in the quantities expected by BMW. Design […]
Engineering brothers Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann founded the Wiesmann car company in 1988 to construct and sell hand built convertibles that could be customised to requirements. It was a grand idea that ultimately failed in 2014 but was bought out by a new team – hopefully the new range of cars are just as good […]
Announced in 1992 on the 40th anniversary of the Belgian concessionaire at a special reception in the Palais de Cinquantenaire in the heart of Brussels, the 456 replaced the 412 and marked a return to the V12 2+2 layout. The 456 was also the last Ferrari model to incorporate pop-up headlights in its design – […]
Colin Chapman, the Lotus boss, saw an opportunity in 1980 to move the Lotus road-car range upmarket with the introduction of the Esprit Turbo. This was a logical step after his initial moves in 1974 with the launch of the Eclat and the Esprit launch in 1975 (replacing the Elan and the Europa). History 1970 […]
Back home in sunny Ireland and we’re all in lockdown. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to review a Jaguar S Type that is parked on the driveway. This model is an X206 variant from 2007 in SE trim and is powered by the Ford/Peugeot 2.7 diesel engine (spoiler alert – this is a […]
We’re all familiar these days with AMG as a tuning arm of Mercedes – basically they are to Mercedes what Abarth are to FIAT. Headquartered in Affalterbach in Germany, AMG was originally an engineering firm in its own right that initially specialised in improving Mercs. They got so good at this that in 1999 Mercedes, […]
In its time, the Lancia Delta Integrale was one of the fastest cars to travel along a winding road. This was thanks to its four wheel drive system, inspired by the likes of the Audi Quattro, and its punchy two litre turbo powerplant. Development Designed by the legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro and released in 1979, the […]
The Mercedes 500E. Looks like a bog standard Mercedes, unless you know what you’re looking at. This in reality is a Porsche wearing a Mercedes badge. Porsche engineering The 80s/90s transition period saw Germany in a recession, which of course meant that high performance car manufacturers like Porsche were not selling as many cars as […]