Articles by Matt Kimberley

Noise Is Now The Only Reason To Cling Onto Internal Combustion
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…

Lotus Has A New Logo For The First Time Since 1989
English sports car maker Lotus has unveiled a new iteration of its yellow and green roundel, the first major change since the 1980s

Range Rover Evoque Review: The Pop Diva Has Grown Up
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

A 'James Bond' Aston Martin DB5 Is For Sale – With Working Gadgets
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
The Classic Ford Transit Is Now Available On Forza Horizon 4
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…?

Make Time To Stop And Stare At The Pagani Huayra Roadster BC
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

Lamborghini Has Gone Arctic Road-Tripping In 7 Huracan Evos
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

Land Rover’s New Defender Upgrade Kits Will Refresh Old Warriors
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

Renault’s Record-Breaking Megane R.S. Trophy-R Is Here – For £72,000
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

BMW Has Reportedly Already Decided Not To Replace The New Z4
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

An Online Reseller Is Recruiting Someone To Find Abandoned Supercars
Could you find and acquire abandoned supercars before the Dubai police do? Would you like £30,000 a year plus commission? Step this way…

There’s A New Entry-Level Porsche 911... And It’s PDK-Only
Porsche has unveiled entry-level Carrera versions of its 911 Coupe and Cabriolet, but don’t start thinking they might be cheap…

These 6 McLaren 600LT Spiders Are A Pikes Peak Limited Edition
McLaren Denver commissioned a run of six Pikes Peak-themed 600LT Spiders, and boy do they look good parked together on a mountain hairpin

The Awesome 5-Cylinder Turbo Still Has A Future, Says Audi
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

The Ateliers Diva Blends Classic 911 Style With A 400bhp Race Engine
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

Ford Has Confirmed A Mustang55 Special Edition For Europe
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

A Ford Fanatic Has Commissioned A £77,000 Transit Sports-Camper
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

Nissan Is To Cut 12,500 Jobs Around The World
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
This Tesla Model 3 Took A 12m Fall Off The Road
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
How Much Faster Are Goodyear’s New Road Tyres?
Goodyear has launched two new road tyres over and above the already award-winning Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, but how much quicker are they?
Jaguar’s Bonkers Project 8 Just Went Even Faster Around The ‘Ring
In a return visit to the Nurburgring, Jaguar has chopped almost three seconds off the Project 8’s previous best lap time

A Brand New Alvis Is A Coachbuilt Classic With A Three-Year Warranty
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…

This Electric Open-Top Renault Is The 4L That 2019 Needs Immediately
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

Behold The 1198bhp Austro Daimler Bergmeister ADR 630 Shooting Grand
Combining wildly powerful Mercedes plug-in hybrid technology and a confusingly terrible name, the ADR 630 Shooting Grand is Austria’s mighty new supercar