Articles by Matt Kimberley
This Horrific MG Trophy Crash Nearly Takes Out An Entire Marshals' Post - And Two Marshals
In a brutal reminder that motorsport is dangerous, two MG ZRs came together in last weekend's first MG Trophy race at Oulton Park, coming unbelievably close to causing several deaths

This Volkswagen Beetle-Based Pickup Is All The Weirdness You Need Today
The classic Volkswagen Beetle was the basis for about a million different project builds in the 1980s, when it was common, cheap and easy to work on. At some point during all that, this thing happened...

Porsche Could Enter Formula 1 In 2021
With outlets in the F1 media circus starting to look at the next big set of technical rule changes in 2021, Porsche has admitted that it's thinking about entering - but only as an engine supplier

Feed Your Inner Child With The 888bhp Brabus Rocket 900
We can only assume that in the world of the super-rich and super-luxurious, the 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 Mercedes-AMG S65 Cabriolet simply isn't mad enough, so Brabus has launched its own version

Here Are Some Of The Cool Cars The UK Could Lose Thanks To Scrappage Deals
With a lot of manufacturers promising to scrap older cars traded in against newer ones under a new incentives scheme, we've compiled a brief list of some of the cool old machines that could start disappearing
Ford Customers In Houston Can Now Replace Their Cars At Staff Discount Prices
Ford is getting its cheque book out big time, sending around $3.5 million in aid to the hurricane-blasted Houston region and extending a staff discount scheme to all the area's Ford owners who lost cars in the storm

Brace Yourself For Big Numbers As A Unique, Brand New LaFerrari Aperta Goes To Auction
With only 200 in existence the open-top LaFerrari Aperta is a highly sought-after piece of kit, but the fact that this one is being sold for charity could see the bidding go even higher than you'd expect...

These Off-Road Lamborghini Huracan Renders Are Just Too Much
Off the back of the news that Lamborghini is considering a semi-off-road 'Huracan Safari' to tackle Italy's worst roads and rutted tracks, we commissioned a series of awesome designs for how a more rugged Huracan might - but probably won't - look

Why The Next Two Months Are The Best For Drivers
Summer is great for driving, but the months that are coming up right now are even better - and here's why
Getting Smashed By An Oversteering Tank Must Really Spoil Your Drive Home
Military convoys use the roads, and it's usually cool to see armour making its way between bases or to exercises, but when a badly-steered self-propelled missile launcher smashes into you, you're going to have a bad time
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Can You Lap Faster Than A Touring Car Champion Just By Changing Your Tyres?
With Knockhill race track and two different sets of Dunlop tyres at his disposal, can the host of Tyre Reviews beat Gordon Shedden's road rubber lap time just by switching to track tyres?
Mercedes-AMG Is Going 911 GT2-Hunting With The GT Black Series
Big changes have been spotted on the latest AMG GT test car to be spotted at the Nurburgring, focused on a new exhaust system and diffuser, and a rumour that its power will climb to 911 GT2 levels...

This Stylish Runabout Is Mini's Latest Electric Hatchback Vision
We admit it: we quite like this concept for an electric Mini. As a car designed for the city, we don't think being electric counts against it, and with looks like this all you have to do is ignore the fake vents

Why Isn't This Stunning, Original Audi Quattro More Expensive?
This fabulous 32,000-mile Quattro has an auction estimate of what seems like a relatively affordable £35,000, so surely this is a foolproof investment?
Half A Million Vehicles Could Be Scrapped After Hurricane Harvey
With the awful, catastrophic flooding in Texas pinned to news channels all over the world, a related story has emerged alongside the disaster - that hundreds of thousands of cars could be reduced to scrap by the storm damage

This Really Is The New Porsche Cayenne, Honest
Porsche's famously conservative styling department has worked its wonders on the outside of the new Cayenne, but the inside sees some major changes - and there's news under the bonnet, too

The Baby Driver Subaru Impreza WRX Somehow Just Sold For $69,000
The car used in the stunt sequences for 2017's coolest car flick Baby Driver is battered, bruised and it's not even four-wheel drive any more, but someone clearly wanted it badly

This Is The All-New 626bhp, 207mph Bentley Continental GT
Faster, lighter, more advanced and stuffed to the gunwales with cool technology, the Continental GT is the all-new luxury grand tourer you can expect to sell by the shipload

Cars Are About To Get A Lot Cheaper In Denmark With The End Of The 180 Per Cent Tax Rate
The Danish are going to have to spend a lot less bacon on their new cars after the country's government announced massive tax cuts - but prices will still be outrageously high

Check Out This Amazing Twin-Charged 2JZ-Swapped Rolls-Royce Phantom
You don't see this sort of thing every day! A Japanese Phantom owner has done something rather drastic after the original engine died, involving a supercharged and turbocharged 2JZ six-pot
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A Lamborghini Veneno Is For Sale And We Need To Start Crowdfunding This
If we asked for just a couple of dollars from every CTzen on the planet we could buy this Lamborghini Veneno, one of just three hard-top examples ever made, but organising the time-share calendar would be a nightmare...

Every Aston Martin Will Have A Hybrid Option In Less Than A Decade
While big, juicy petrol engines aren't going anywhere for now, Aston Martin has committed to a rapid expansion of hybrid drivetrains, with every model scheduled to get one by the middle of the 2020s
The 10 Best Comments On CT Last Week
A day late because of the English bank holiday (sorry not sorry), here are last week's best comments!

Nurburgring-Developed Downforce Is Here For Volvo's V60 and S60 Polestar
They're already pretty brisk, but Volvo's Polestar-fettled V60 and S60 have been given aerodynamic add-ons developed during secret testing at one of the most famous tracks in the world