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Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel

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#415
Yesterday · 5 min
Man Maths: Aston Martin DBX
Is this the best all-rounder £70k will buy right now? Dan Prosser argues the case… for and against
#414
Friday · 8 min
Formula 1: The mid-season report
With a resurgent Lando, a happier Lewis and a teenager leading the pack, who now is the title favourite? Karun Chandhok reports
#413
Thursday · 8 min
First ride: Bentley Torcal
Andrew Frankel gets a first ride in the new Bentley Torcal, an electric SUV the firm hopes will draw in those from beyond its traditional customer base
#412
Wednesday · 16 min
Confessions of a Car Addict: MG ZT
It hadn’t run for nearly 20 years, appears to have lived in a lake and had the wrong engine in it. How could Richard Bremner resist?
#411
Tuesday · 18 min
Motorcycles, explained in cars
In this final instalment of his two-wheeled sermon, Gez Medinger explains how you can add 84 per cent more joy to your garage for the price of a clapped-out hatchback
#410
Monday · 15 min
The light fantastic
A dozen or so years ago Volkswagen produced a car like no other, apparently just to show that it could. Andrew Frankel steps back
#409
August 22 · 7 min
Man Maths: Bentley Bentayga
Few would name the first Bentayga as their favourite Bentley. But here its heritage director Wayne Bruce offers the other side of the argument
#408
August 21 · 17 min
Alpine A110 R: A piece of cake?
Chief Engineer of the Alpine A110 David Twohig tries the hardcore R variant. He’s not going to like it one bit… is he?
#407
August 20 · 14 min
Idle Hands: Toyota Supra (A80)
It may be a cult icon, yet the twin-turbo Supra has plenty of drawbacks. But don’t abandon your Toyota-shaped dream just yet, says Lewis Kingston
#406
August 19 · 19 min
Fit for purpose
The best cars have one thing in common, no matter how different those cars may be. Dan Prosser explains
#405
August 18 · 13 min
Ferrari 512M: The best way imaginable to lose Le Mans
What must you have to create the greatest racing car, not to win races, but to enthral drivers? Alex Brundle is sure he has the answer
#404
August 17 · 16 min
Our Cars: Cupra Formentor VZ5
The clock is ticking for one of the great engines of the modern era. Gez Medinger has six months to establish if this is to be its finest home of all
#403
August 14 · 4 min
Valen time
Andrew Frankel reports on the new Aston Martin Valen – a car he says is the firm’s meanest-looking model since the Vulcan
#402
August 14 · 12 min
Forward thinking
Dan Hall, our young writer, recounts the curious tale of Nissan’s most recent return to endurance racing
#401
August 13 · 9 min
Our Cars: Aston Martin DB12 S
Andrew Frankel hasn’t lived with an Aston Martin for 30 years. With the arrival of this DB12 S, that’s about to change
#400
August 12 · 10 min
Hydrogen versus the salt
As the JCB Hydromax prepares to claim its Land Speed Record, what’s life like out on the Bonneville Salt Flats? Ollie Marriage reckoned there was only one way to find out
#399
August 11 · 17 min
Forty years of Fiat at Alfa Romeo
It’s been half a lifetime since Fiat rescued Alfa Romeo. But for those still waiting for its glory days to return, it seems even longer than that. Simon Charlesworth reports
#398
August 10 · 12 min
The perfect engine?
David Twohig has no doubts about the perfect size and configuration for a road engine. Yet it has hardly ever been used. Why?
#397
August 8 · 6 min
The inaugural Concours d’Appréciation
We wanted to have a car show, just not like one anyone had done before. So on Thursday evening at Bicester Motion, we made it happen. Andrew Frankel reports
#396
August 7 · 9 min
Jo’s Diary: Too much of a good thing?
When your old track day car reaches retirement, do you replace it with the best possible car, or just the most fun? Joana Fidalgo has a view

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