Articles by Matt Kimberley

Aston Martin’s Rapide E Is A 604bhp, Fast-Recharging DB11-Hunter
Aston Martin is stepping into the battery electric vehicle game with a Rapide EV, which is barely slower to 62mph than the DB11, but even faster for real-world overtakes

Lotus Is Building An All-Electric Hypercar To Combat Rimac
Lightweight sports car specialist Lotus is turning its attention to the big boys of the hypercar game with an all-new BEV hypercar
Jeremy Clarkson Has Admitted He’s Glad Top Gear Is Struggling
Four years after punching a producer in the face for no good reason, leading to the end of Top Gear as we knew it, it seems Clarkson isn’t sorry at all
Peugeot’s 'Affordable' New Rally Starlet Has 1200cc And A Big Turbo
Built for customers who want to go rallying without the insane price tag, the all-new 208R2 uses a turbocharged, three-cylinder 1.2-litre petrol engine…

Peugeot Is Selling Brand New 405s For £7800
The 30-year-old Peugeot 405 has been saved from retirement thanks to a new deal struck between Peugeot and a company in Azerbaijan

Here's Why Mazda's Incoming Golf GTI Rival Should Be A World-Beater
As Mazda all-but confirms a hot hatchback to rival the VW Golf GTI, we look at all the evidence suggesting it's going to be a worldie…

Major Chassis Upgrades For Ford’s New Fiesta ST Performance Edition
Ford has released a limited-edition, UK-only version of its Fiesta ST, and it comes with some pretty interesting changes

Porsche 917-001 Next To Concorde 002 Is Pure Wallpaper Material
Two of 1969's most amazing machines have been brought together to mark 50 years since both emerged as world-beaters, and the results are wallpaper material
Bentley’s New Flying Spur Has A Pop-Up, Crystal-Inlaid 'Flying B'
Luxury sports barge maker Bentley has given us our first look at the next Flying Spur, including a close-up of the bejewelled Flying B

A Unique ‘Lost’ BMW M1 Speed Record Car Is Up For Sale
A very special BMW M1, modified to achieve over 300kph and mistreated for decades, but loved for its entire life, has emerged with an auctioneer

Check Out These Six Awesome New Jeep Gladiator Concepts
The Jeep Gladiator has already won a fair amount of hearts and minds in the US, but those people still on the fence will surely fall into line after seeing these…

FCA To Pay Tesla 'Hundreds Of Millions’ In EU Emissions Fine Dodge
In an astonishing work-around, Tesla vehicles in Europe will count towards FCA’s EU fleet average emissions

Cupra Is Planning A Plug-In Hybrid Leon With ‘Over 240bhp’
The VW Group’s performance spin-off brand, Cupra, is planning a plug-in hybrid version of the next all-new Leon, with a decent power output and huge efficiency
Watch The Fierce New Megane RS Trophy-R Carve Up The Nurburgring
After it was revealed that the Megane RS Trophy wouldn’t use semi-slick tyres, there was always going to be room for a flagship track day special…

This Mysterious Mercedes 500 TE AMG Is Our Kind Of Wagon
The fact that this early W123 Mercedes estate has no documents explaining how it came into being only increases its mystique, for a very good reason

Why Is Ford Resurrecting The Defunct Puma Name On A Crossover?
If it makes no difference to new buyers but the enthusiasts who bought or loved the original are going to be mad as hell, why reuse a name that doesn't suit?

Mandatory Speed Limiters Could Price Us Out Of Interesting Older Cars
All the talk in the wake of the EU’s provisional decision to make active speed limiters compulsory has been about how the tech could fail, but there’s something else to consider…

There’s A New BMW M135i Coming With 302bhp From Four Cylinders
We already knew the six-pot was on its last legs, but now we know what’s coming to replace it

BMW ‘Interested’ In Buying Honda’s Doomed Swindon Factory
Reports have emerged suggesting BMW could invest in the Swindon plant soon to be vacated by Honda, in order to build more X1 SUVs

Behold The Life-Size Lego McLaren Senna
Made from almost half a million separate components and weighing vastly more than the real thing, this life-size Lego Senna even integrates McLaren parts

The Tesla Model 3 Has Instantly Become Europe’s Best-Selling EV
The stream of people desperate to get their hands on one of the first Model 3s to come to Europe has instantly made the American EV the most popular of its kind
Mandatory Speed Limiters Are Coming
The EU has provisionally approved legislation that would see new cars sold in any of its member states forced to carry automated speed limiters

This Is Your First Look At The All-Electric BMW i4
BMW’s fist pure BEV saloon has been revealed in camouflage during cold-weather testing in Sweden, alongside the upcoming iX3 and a test mule of the controversial iNext SUV
Ferrari’s Incredible One-Off P80/C Track Hero Took 4 Years To Build
Built using a 488 GT3 racer as a starting point, the P80/C is an incredible insight into just how detailed Ferrari can get with its bespoke projects…