Articles by Matt Kimberley

Satisfy Your Left-Field Small Car Urges With A Mercedes A160 Brabus
Heated blue leather seats, parking sensors and a feisty 101bhp four-pot under the bonnet make the Brabus-badged A-Class a weird and wonderful choice of dinky runabout

The Wildest-Ever VW Golf R Is Just What The GTI Needed
With news that the Golf R is back with more power, more on-track speed and a drift mode, we have a sneaky feeling that this new halo Golf will actually just promote the GTI…

There's Now A Complete Kit To Convert A Classic Mini To Electric Power
If you’ve got the cash ready to convert a tired old Mini to 2020s urban EV spec, you could end up with a super-cool retro electric biffabout

Bowler Will Produce 567bhp Old-Shape Defenders Thanks To JLR
Land Rover has granted long-time partner Bowler the right to carry on turning out race-prepped off-roaders using the old Defender body
SSC Stands By Tuatara's 331mph Video Amid Claims Of Discrepancies
After high-profile YouTubers began to claim the SSC Tuatara’s supposed world record-setting top speed run might not be what it seems, SSC has responded – although not entirely directly
The Aftermarket Has Already Designed A New Face For The BMW M4
Following stinging criticism of the new M4’s grille from just about every quarter outside of Munich, design house Prior-Design has come up with alternatives
Mystery Bugatti With ‘X-Wing’ Rear Lights Spotted Testing In France
A Bugatti that makes the Chiron look like a paragon of safe, family-friendly design has been spotted testing at Paul Ricard, and the rear light structure is absolutely mad
A Ferrari F40 On Wet, English Roads Is Pure Supercar Love
Making the most of supercar ownership is what Supercar Driver is all about, so capturing a stunning Ferrari F40 prowling the damp English countryside is the most perfect demo possible

Here’s Why We Can't Admit That The Worst Cars Are Sometimes The Best
With our writer’s relationship with his slow, boring estate car reaching a personal record length of time, we’re asking why we’re incapable of admitting the worst cars can actually be the best…

This All-Terrain School Bus Laughs In The Face Of Snow Days
Ever wish there was a better school bus option; something that could get your kids to school even if it snows or the zombie apocalypse finally happens? Your wait is over
The Brabus Rocket 900 Has So Much Torque It Would Shred AMG’s Gearbox
With extensive tuning, from a capacity increase to larger turbochargers, the Brabus Rocket 900 has to be electronically limited to 774lb ft to stop it mincing the standard AMG transmission…

France Introduces ‘SUV Tax’ To Curb Sales Of Heavier Cars
French legislators are technically targeting all cars over a certain weight, but in the age of the SUV boom there are no prizes for guessing which body type is really under fire

Mountune Has Been Saved – And It’s Targeting BEV Power
The future of tuner and performance engineering expert Mountune is back on track thanks to the firm’s original founder, who has led a buy-back of the stricken firm – and has big BEV plans

5 Cars The Ford Mustang Mach 1 Has To Beat
It may be good. It may be the best Mustang ever, for all we know yet. But, if it wants to succeed in Europe, it’ll have to beat these guys…

395bhp Cupra Formentor Spotted With 5-Cylinder Turbo Power
Spotters at the Nurburgring have seen what seems to be a five-cylinder Cupra Formentor smashing laps, with diagonally-staggered exhausts and the engine from the Audi RS Q3

Here’s How Awesome A Reborn Fiat 126 BEV Could Look
This cute and stylish little hatchback could make a striking direct competitor to the Honda e, but sadly it’s only a render – unless Fiat buys the design…
This Porsche 911 GT3 Has Covered Almost 300,000km – On Track
Around 950 Nurburgring laps and 3000 laps of Spa have contributed to an amazingly hard life for this 996-era 911 GT3 – but it’s not on its first, or even second engine…

McLaren’s Six-Cylinder Hybrid Plans Show A Tricky Future For Supercars
Can a supercar maker maintain its image when it starts dropping cylinders? McLaren is going to find out

What's This Century’s Best-Looking Car?
We’re not going to lie about our strong and possibly weird feelings for the Ferrari Omologata, but we can see it’s not unanimous. Here are some other contenders for best-looking car since 2000

The One-Off Ferrari Omologata Is The 21st Century’s Most Stunning Car, Full Stop
Now that we’ve gathered our skirts and collected our wits, having been floored by the Omologata’s unexpected reveal, we’d like to tell you all about it

Updated Hyundai i30 N Gets More Power, DCT And Lightweight Options
Hyundai has announced its mid-life update for the riotous i30 N, and it’s pretty much all good news

New BMW M3 And M4 Competition Revealed With 503bhp, Optional AWD And Drift Mode
BMW has revealed the specs for its Competition-spec M3 and M4, with extra power and optional drive to all four wheels

The Toyota GR Super Sport Hypercar Looks Impossibly Tiny Inside
Full-sized human beings look pretty gigantic in the cockpit of the new Toyota Hypercar-class competitor, as the future racer inches closer towards a road-legal spin-off

Touring Superleggera’s Aero 3 Channels Stunning 'Streamliner' Design
Italian coachbuilder Touring Superleggera, the name behind some of the most exotic and alluring custom-bodied cars of the last 100 years, has a new halo model based on a mighty V12 Ferrari