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History Guide: Porsche 911

December 6, 2018 by Kyle Fortune

The arrival of a new Porsche 911 is always major news in the automotive world, not least because it signifies the continuation of a car that first appeared in 1963. Common to all is an unconventional rear-engined layout, excellent performance, and admirable practicality for a thoroughbred sports car. In this article we are going to look back at the history of Porsche’s most famous model. To find out more about the very latest 911, don’t miss our story about riding in a prototype Porsche 992.

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Filed Under: Car Histories, Classic Cars, Featured Story, New Cars, Used Cars Tagged With: 911 model history, classic cars, Fun to drive, model history, Porsche, Porsche 911

Automotive Reincarnations: Jensen FF and Bentley Continental GT

November 9, 2018 by Lewis Kingston

A grand tourer, by definition, is a high-performance luxury car that can effortlessly cover vast distances at speed. Unsurprisingly, as a result, many GT manufacturers have adopted technologies that can ease the process of driving a high-performance car for extended periods.

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Filed Under: Automotive Reincarnations, Classic Cars, Used Cars Tagged With: Automotive reincarnations, Bentley, classic cars, jenson

Driving the Legends: Ford Escort Cosworth

September 7, 2018 by Chris Knapman

Sinking into the Ford Escort Cosworth’s soft, garishly decorated seats, the first thing you notice is that wing staring back at you in the rear-view mirror. It’s as dominating, as obstructive and as utterly brilliant as you always knew it would be.

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Filed Under: Car Review, Classic Cars, Ford, Used Cars Tagged With: classic cars, Driving the Legends, Ford Escort Cosworth, Fun to drive

Aston Martin to Build 28 James Bond DB5s – Complete With Working Gadgets

August 24, 2018 by Chris Knapman

If you were to draw up a list of the world’s most famous cars, it would almost certainly feature James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5. First introduced in Goldfinger (1964) and later reappearing in other Bond films including GoldenEye (1995), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015), the gadget-laden DB5 is synonymous with 007, as well as being the basis for one of the world’s coolest toys in the shape of Corgi’s 1:46-scale replica.

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Filed Under: Classic Cars, News Tagged With: Aston Martin, classic cars, james bond aston martin, James Bond cars, movie cars

Land Rover at 70: The Car that Conquered the Darien Gap

July 20, 2018 by Chris Knapman

When Land Rover invited us to help celebrate its 70th anniversary, there was one particular car we were desperate to ride in. 

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Filed Under: Automotive Anniversary, Classic Cars, Featured Story, News Tagged With: classic cars, classic land rover, Land Rover

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