CHASING THE SUN

HAS FERRARI’S POSER BECOME A PROPER PRANCING HORSE? WE TAKE THE BACK ROADS TO SAN REMO IN THE NEW PORTOFINO M

ALPINA B3

M3 too loud for you? There is another way

ALFA ROMEO STELVIO Q

Fresh and revitalised or too little, too late?

RAIN SUPREME

VOLKSWAGEN ISN’T CONTENT WITH RESTING ON ITS LAURELS WITH THE MK8 GOLF GTI. BUT HAS IT MESSED WITH A PERENNIALLY WINNING FORMULA?

HYUNDAI KONA N

Has the Korean giant’s performance arm delivered another gem?

MEGAZILLA!

Ford GT could finally be getting the engine it deserves

SUCH IS LIFE

A MYSTERIOUS BUSINESSMAN, A BRIEFCASE FILLED WITH CASH, SOVIET INDUSTRIALISTS, AND THE LITTLE TEAM THAT COULDN’T. THIS IS THE UNBELIEVABLE TALE OF FORMULA 1’S MOST BIZARRE TEAM.

Nissan Z 32 300 ZX

Golden era JDM values have gone berserk, but the 300zx remains a hidden gem

Sweet Dream - Cars That Don't Exist, But Should

Is putting the ‘Sport’ into Toyota’s SUV that much of a pipe dream?

Pace Notes

IF IT HAPPENED THIS MONTH, IT’S IN HERE

Volcanic combustion

How tectonic degassing could power future hypercars

Audi S8 V10

Everything a sleeper car should be, and one never to be repeated

Countach - 50 Years Of Extreme

Lamborghini stunned the world in ’71 with the countach, a reveal that set a supercar template. Or did it?

Sweet Dream - Cars That Don't Exist, But Should

Imagine a world where Korea goes all-in with a boosted V8 sports ute

PORSCHE 965

Zuffenhausen’s ill-starred 959 diffusion line

Yamaha's electric monster

Maestros of internal combustion turn their attention to building tech for the next generation of electric hypercars

GOOD THANKS

Ubiquitous question gains a rather apt response

THE Wild ONES

FORGET ABOUT HYBRIDS, THIS IS THE TRUE HOLY TRINITY. WE GATHER THE THREE ICONIC ROAD-LEGAL LE MANS LEGENDS... AND DRIVE THEM

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

FORD ENTERS NEW TERRITORY AT MACH 1 AND ENGAGES A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT

QUARTER POUNDER

Dan throws a final challenge at the RS3 with a trip to the drag strip

HELLO FRESH

New metal! How does 351kW of atmo V8 grab you?

Fly The Coupes

You don’t have to like monster coupe suvs, but at least you’ll now know in which order to rank them

BMW M4 Competition

Coupe shrugs off the weight of expectation

Porsche Panamera

When opting for the ‘base model’ isn’t a bad idea

Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

For those who dare to be different, but is it nuts enough?

Porsche 911 GT3

How do you improve on virtual perfection?

Forget Hybrid We're Going Straight To Electric

LOTUS IS GOING ALL-IN on pure electric cars, as part of a $180m-plus investment in its Hethel headquarters and engineering capabilities. In his first interview, Lotus Cars managing director Matt Windle reveals how future sports cars will be pure electric, that Chinese-built ‘lifestyle vehicles’ will also be zero-emission and how Lotus is developing its own architectures, rather than modifying Geely platforms.

SIBLING RIVALRY

THE GR YARIS LEFT US A LITTLE NONPLUSSED. NOW THAT THE RALLYE VERSION HAS LANDED IT’S TIME TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT. CUE SOME HARD DATA

TRACK RECORD

AS LOTUS’ HARDTOP HERO PREPARES TO BOW OUT, WE GATHER THE KEY MODELS FOR ONE FINAL THRASH

TURBO CHARGE

IF ANY BRAND CAN MAKE AN ELECTRIC FUTURE EXCITING, IT’S PORSCHE. BUT IS ITS BRAVE NEW WORLD BETTER THAN THE PRESENT ICON?