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Volkswagen XL-1
Startling to behold – and a real taste of the future Factfile £92,000 Engine: 0.8 litres, 2 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…

Startling to behold – and a real taste of the future Factfile £92,000 Engine: 0.8 litres, 2 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…
Ignore the tax disc and plates: it’s a racing car Factfile £49,995 Engine: 2.0 litres, 4 cylinders, supercharged Power: 311bhp…
Sumptuous speed from a limousine that's remarkably light on its feet Factfile £119,565 Engine: 5.5 litres, 8 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…
A life on the ocean wave? An interesting article by Damien Smith last month – I’d forgotten David Richards was…
Will the new F1 regulations destabilise Red Bull? When will one of the top teams see sense and sign Nico…
Guest Editor... And 2013 World Champion, Allan McNish: "I'm delighted to be guest editor of Motor Sport this month especially…
"It hardly seems possible that I've been racing cars for more than 25 years and karts for a few seasons…
Lewis Hamilton was roundly criticised when he announced that he was leaving McLaren, the team that had moulded him since…
Formula 1's most coveted spare seat has passed from one Australian to another. How is Daniel Ricciardo likely to fare…
If it were possible to pinpoint where the old Formula 1 became the new, it might well have been on…
There’s a history of young Brazilians who came over to learn the European motor racing way, grabbed everyone’s attention by…
A 'You were there' special That prime non-championship Formula 1 race, the Oulton Park Gold Cup, is the venue for…
The Mark Webber-backed teenager who hopes to become the first F1 Kiwi since the mid-Eighties. Simon Arron spoke to him…
The old adage that 'nice guys finish last' isn't strictly true, but they rarely finish first. To succeed in motor…
Wales Rally GB Not so much an event of the month, this, as one of the finest of 2013. Its…
Brands Hatch, October 26-27: some fresh pep for an old favourite. It was the first time in years that I'd…
Silverstone, November 2-3: a nice warm feeling, despite the biting breeze.
Brands Hatch, October 19-20: a sumptuous stage for the BSB showdown. Bikes are Mat Oxley's territory and will not become…
A car in disguise and a crash that never happened – time to send for the little Belgian detective You've seen…
Dated and implausible, perhaps but a 90-year-old tale of early racing has its own charms. I'm a sucker for a…
As Honda rebuilds after its deepest slump, Luca Marini has emerged as a thinking rider whose value goes far beyond the timing screens
Sauber has announced a multi-year Formula 1 partnership with Alfa Romeo from the 2018 season onwards after a 32-year absence from the constructors' championship Alfa Romeo will become Sauber's title…
The Lola T-90 chassis 90/2 in which Jackie Stewart almost won the 1966 Indy 500 – and did claim that year's Fuiji 200 – is going up for auction
After initially being hopeful of staging the event with a limited capacity crowd, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has confirmed that the 2020 edition of the Le Mans 24…