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Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel

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#426
Today · 6 min
Man Maths: MG TF
The MG TF may lurk in the MX-5’s shadow, but Simon Charlesworth reckons it’s better than its reputation – and rock-bottom prices – suggest
#425
Yesterday · 9 min
The 1904 St Louis Marathon
One competitor had a snooze, another fed strychnine, a third got a lift. Josephine Frankel is your guide to the strangest race in Olympic history
#424
Thursday · 6 min
Our Cars: Alpine A290 GTS farewell
As Dan Prosser waves goodbye to his A290, he wonders whether EVs can ever truly excite the seasoned driving enthusiast
#423
Wednesday · 17 min
Like father, like son?
As the ICE hot hatchback enters its twilight years, can Wolfsburg’s fastest ever GTI topple its record-breaking father on road as well as track? Gez Medinger finds out
#422
Tuesday · 7 min
Jo’s Diary: The Sera returns!
It’s only taken two years to get Joana Fidalgo’s winged chariot back on the road. Is she happy to have it back in the fold? What do you think?
#421
Monday · 8 min
The story of Bosch: Part one
In Part one, David Twohig outlines the history of what he calls the ‘OG car parts supplier’. In Part two he’ll explain the secrets of its 140-year success – and hint at what they’re like to work with
#420
September 5 · 7 min
Man Maths: Ferrari 308 GT4
Rarer, faster and more enjoyable than one of the most celebrated Ferraris ever, not to mention a fraction of the price. Gez Medinger thinks the controversial wedge is the bargain of a lifetime
#419
September 4 · 19 min
The Real Pioneers: Turbocharging
Everyone knows who made turbocharging famous. Rather fewer know who did it first – and why getting there first did them no good at all. Gavin Green turns up the boost
#418
September 3 · 15 min
Trail blazers
What are the three most important things to get right when launching a car to the press? The route, the route, the route. Andrew English talks to those who create them
#417
September 2 · 19 min
Geek Out! Generation Ka
The 1990s heralded the return of a fondly remembered breed of car. Then and now Richard Porter loved one enough to put his hand in his pocket
#416
September 1 · 14 min
Crewe's cut
Lopping almost half a tonne of mass from the Continental GT results in a Bentley like no other. Andrew Frankel drives the new Supersports
#415
August 29 · 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
August 28 · 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
August 27 · 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
August 26 · 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
August 25 · 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
August 24 · 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

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