When Audi Sport UK announced its sudden withdrawal from rallying in July this year, one of the questions which needed answering was whether that decision affected Volkswagen, the other arm…

Automobile Year 36 (1988-89) edited by Jean-Rodolphe Piccard. 280pp. 121/4" x 91/4. (Motor Racing Publications Ltd, Unit 6, The Pilton Estate, Croydon, Surrey CRO 3RY. £22.95). Twenty years ago Automobile…

Pastures new! When Alan Docking's team decided to compete in the British Touring Car Championship in 1987 it set itself a challenge. The ubiquitous Ford Sierra Cosworth and Rover Vitesse…

Racing green While there is uncertainty about running unleaded petrol in modern cars, there is none at all when it comes to the classic era — the cars must use…

Volkswagen Golf GTI G60 If ever there was a hardy annual, it was the Golf. The progenitor of the hot hatch, it has survived in basic form for over 14…

"Dull, boring, uninspired" . . . these are words used to describe so many cars today from the everyday family car to the executive saloon. It even extends to what…

Aston Martin Virage by Chris Nixon. 160 pp. 10%" x 14". Osprey Publishing Limited, 59 Grosvenor Street, London, W1X 9DA. £80.00 There are two ways that Chris Nixon's Aston Martin…

Setting a new standard The M3 may have captured the imagination of enthusiasts the world over through its racing exploits, but in the new M5 BMW Motorsport is staking a…

Chalk and Cheese "Spa-Pita" and "StaGility" — two words that you will not have come across before in any language, and hopefully will not have to endure reading again. But…

In an exercise which saw most journalists on the press launch reliving their youth, Mazda has launched on the unsuspecting public a good old fashioned style sports car labelled the…

After the glory days of 1981 when David Sutton Cars won the World Rally Championship with Ari Vatanen in a Ford Escort, one could be forgiven for thinking that the…

Looking back and having time to reflect, it is difficult to believe that a car was launched from one of the most famous and prestigious manufacturers in the world and…