Articles by Matt Kimberley
08/08/19
As it emerges that Volkswagen’s terrifyingly fast ID R averaged the equivalent of 17mpg while crushing the Nurburgring lap record, the list of reasons to defend ICE has grown very thin indeed…
08/08/19
English sports car maker Lotus has unveiled a new iteration of its yellow and green roundel, the first major change since the 1980s
02/08/19
The first-generation Evoque was famed for being fantastic to look at but pretty frustrating to live with, but the new one has smoothed out almost all of those rough edges
01/08/19
One of just four genuine 'James Bond' DB5s built for Eon Productions and one of just two built with fully working Q-spec gadgets from new, this Aston Martin is the one to crown them all
01/08/19
Now you can rock up in a classic Transit as part of Forza Horizion 4’s latest update. Thousands of 1960s and 1970s getaway drivers can’t all be wrong, can they…?
01/08/19
As is the way with limited-edition hard-top hypercars, a convertible version has now appeared, and as is the way with Paganis, it’s impossible not to gawp
31/07/19
What’s the point of a supercar if you don’t take it out into the world and use it? Hats off to Lamborghini, which has taken seven Huracan Evos to Norway’s spectacular Lofoten Islands
31/07/19
Land Rover Classic has announced a range of new Upgrade Kits for Defender 90 and 110 models, offering wheel, suspension, braking and engine upgrades to help them drive better than ever
31/07/19
Renault has confirmed a limited production run of the car that set a new Nurburgring lap class record, but it comes at an unexpectedly steep cost
30/07/19
A report in US motoring media suggests that BMW has already decided that the new Z4 can’t be profitable enough, and that the German firm has already decided not to pursue a replacement
30/07/19
Could you find and acquire abandoned supercars before the Dubai police do? Would you like £30,000 a year plus commission? Step this way…
30/07/19
Porsche has unveiled entry-level Carrera versions of its 911 Coupe and Cabriolet, but don’t start thinking they might be cheap…
29/07/19
McLaren Denver commissioned a run of six Pikes Peak-themed 600LT Spiders, and boy do they look good parked together on a mountain hairpin
25/07/19
We can’t tell you how pleased we are that one of Audi’s most characterful engines appears to have been granted a stay of execution
25/07/19
Put together from bits of 911s of different eras, then widened by 30mm and fitted with an all-new 4.2-litre race-spec engine, the Ateliers Diva is France’s answer to Singer
25/07/19
Ford is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Mustang with a Europe-specific styling exercise for the current car, which also comes with a bespoke name
25/07/19
A lifelong Ford nut has commissioned two conversion experts to join forces and create a wildly expensive ‘dream’ Transit camper, complete with lowered suspension and a full kitchen
25/07/19
The Japanese giant is set to slash almost a tenth of its workforce as it seeks to downgrade its production capacity, citing stagnant sales in the West and worsening results in the East
24/07/19
After the driver of this Model 3 suffered a suspected medical emergency at the wheel, his car left the road and tumbled down a 40-foot embankment into a daycare play area
24/07/19
Goodyear has launched two new road tyres over and above the already award-winning Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, but how much quicker are they?
24/07/19
In a return visit to the Nurburgring, Jaguar has chopped almost three seconds off the Project 8’s previous best lap time
24/07/19
The Alvis Car Company has expanded its range of genuine continuation models, built using original plans and parts, and some of them make a surprisingly tempting alternative to a classic Aston…
23/07/19
Renault has built an electric two-seater based on Twizy parts, but styled to look like the roofless version of the firm’s first front-wheel drive passenger car, the 4L
23/07/19
Combining wildly powerful Mercedes plug-in hybrid technology and a confusingly terrible name, the ADR 630 Shooting Grand is Austria’s mighty new supercar