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Hard facts • Like frills and fripperies? Or would you rather have fit for purpose brutalistic simplicities?
EPIC FAIL • FORD ESCORT [MkV]
THRILLS WITHOUT THE BILLS • Fast(ish) cars you can actually afford
The 1930s pickup that’s a 1,000bhp hot rod • This terrifying beast takes the latest motorsport tech right back to the roots of hot rod culture
MYTH BUSTER • “THE GMA T.50 IS A ‘SUCKER CAR’”
THE VAPOURWARE FILES • THIS MONTH: TRANSTAR DAGGER GT
MIKE’S CHANNE
BOV • The Audi R8 didn’t get the credit it deserved, says Jethro
INKS • A teammate is often anything but in F1, says Natalie
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GONE IN 1.38 SECONDS • The Spéirling isn’t just a car, it’s a technology revolution. Strap in, it’s going to be a hell of a ride
OCKET CIENCE • MORE McMURTRY PUB AMMO
HOW FAST IS FAST?
A RECKLESS DEVELOPMENT? • Farewell, V10, this is the new Lamborghini Temerario, a 907bhp V8 hybrid. A worthy Huracán successor, or a misstep from the Italian firm?
HOT PURSUIT • Dacia got a foothold in the UK with cheapness, now it wants toughness on its CV. Can the new Duster handle Morocco’s heat and locate a Dakar team in the desert – no GPS allowed?
OUR LONG AND WINDING ROAD LENGTH: 598km
STREAM WORKS • This is an MG. Yes, really. Turns out it’s got form in streamliners too… just ask Stirling Moss
WET AND WILD • No doors, no roof, no boot, but at least there’s a windscreen… Paul Horrell pulls on his waterproof trousers and takes the Nomad 2 for a spin
XTREME MACHINE • Maserati’s racing history is a patchwork of epic highs and long absences, so can the MCXtrema – a track only version of its latest supercar – bring back the glory days?
One for the road? • The new GT2 Stradale brings the MCXtrema’s fury to the public tarmac
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TWIN PEAKS • Have we reached restomod perfection? We visit a company taking the Lambo Diablo and Porsche 928 to new heights…
Car ads that time forgot • CITROEN 2CV, 1986
That time we… • LAPPED MOROCCO IN A NEW V8 ASTON
F1 ’97 • PLAYSTATION, 1997
DO/DON’T MEET YOUR HEROES
HATCH vs CROSSOVER • “Just buy a Golf” used to be the default car advice, but the MkVIII made some huge design fumbles. So is a trad hatch or a newly updated UK-built crossover the better bet?
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