Every so often a car is launched that will forever live in petrolhead lore. Cars like the Mercedes-McLaren SLR and the Subaru WRX. And here we have another one of these, the Lancer Evolution from Mitsubishi. There were many variants over the years, but my favourite has always been the Evo 6. Launched in January […]
Every so often I think I’d like to have a classic car sitting in the petrolhead fleet. Why? Well, for a few reasons: They are a nicer design They are less complicated so I can actually do some of the maintenance myself They are cheaper to run Cars in Ireland over 40 years old are […]
In 2013, Hyundai decided they needed a performance division to rival BMW’s Motorsport M division, Renault’s RenautSport RS division and Mercedes AMG arm. They unveiled their ‘N’ logo alongside the 2014 WRC car and hired Alfred Biermann to eventually run the Hyundai High Performance Vehicle & Motorsport Division (Yes, that Alfred Biermann who was involved […]
I’m sure you’ve heard of Albert Biemann … but for those who haven’t, he has the pedigree of being a previous man-in-charge at BMW’s M division. So he knows a thing or two about making slow cars go faster. And be good to drive. And all that. So when I read that Mr Biermann was […]
Produced between 2004 and 2010, the CLS (codenamed C219) was Mercedes’ first foray into the fastback segment of the market. Based on the E-Class (W211) range sold from 2002-2009, the CLS had less of everything for passengers (boot space, headroom and legroom) but was more expensive than the E-Class on which it was based … […]
2012 saw VW introduce the seventh generation of the Golf – this version debuted at the Paris Motor Show and shared its MQB platform with the Audi A3, Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia. Lighter and larger than the 6th generation of the Golf, this version of VW’s ever popular small car also offered GTI, GTI […]
After I had my gas guzzling Audi S8, I needed something that, while quick and fun to drive, had to be a lot cheaper to run. Being a fan of fast Audis, I bought an old Audi S3 but was never really blown away by its driving characteristics. The interior had great seats and a […]
For most of the 1980s, MG was used as a badge to designate a high performance variant of a Rover car, in a manner similar to how Abarth was to FIAT. However, all that came to an end in 1995 when the MG F went on sale. History When the car was designed, the Rover […]
Launched in 2002, the original Volvo XC90 set high standards for the SUV segment – it was good to drive, had a huge boot even with the 7 seats up and could actually drive on the rough stuff with ease. So when Volvo launched the second generation in 2015, there was a lot of expectation […]
Over the years, the BMW M3 has grown in size and packed on a few kg resulting in the current version of the car not feeling quite as dynamic as the original. BMW have recognised this and their latest M series monster, the M2, goes back to where the M3 started with huge rear tyres […]