Articles by Matt Kimberley

6 Cars That Prove Manual Gearboxes Aren't Always Better
We love a good manual gearbox and when it comes to certain car models we wouldn't accept anything else, but there are some exceptions in the fast car world where we'd only choose an auto

7 Cars With Awesome '2-Valve' Engines
In the age of fuel injection, four valves per cylinder is the norm. But there were many cars that were brilliant with just half that, and from four cylinders to 12, we've compiled some of the best
Idiot Mustang Driver Trashes His Brother's Cayman In The Most Bizarrely Pointless Accident You'll Ever See
What happens when you combine a brotherly cruise with a side order of "watch this!"? Possibly the stupidest, most infuriating accident you're ever likely to see
Tesla's Autopilot Just Saw A Horrible Crash Before It Even Happened
After Elon Musk's boasts that Autopilot would be able to 'see through' the car in front, here's ample proof that the latest system update is every bit as impressive as it sounds

Say Hello To The Slightly More Powerful VW Golf R
A small power hike and a few new features inside are hardly revolutionary, but the Golf R is good enough to get away with minor tweaks

Ferrari Has Built Yet Another Glorious One-Off Supercar
With the likes of the J50 and 458 MM Speciale fresh in our memories, we weren't expecting a stunning F12 tdf-based bespoke car to appear, but we're certainly not complaining

Volkswagen USA Refuses To Buy Back Totally Stripped Diesel Golf From Opportunistic Owner
Volkswagen may have agreed to buy back 2.0-litre diesel cars in the USA, but that doesn't mean it's going to be taken for a ride

Someone Has LS-Swapped An E30 M3 And We Don't Know How To Feel
It might be sacrilege, but the guy selling this 374bhp LS-engined M3 has done a fantastic job of the conversion. We just can't decide whether we absolutely love it... or not

Brace Yourselves: The Coupe-Ish Audi Q8 SUV Is Coming
Evidently enough SUV buyers want their behemoths to be coupes as well as family wagons, so Audi is joining its premium German rivals in launching a more aggressive, 'sportier' flagship soft-roader

7 Awesome Winter Cars For Less Than £4000
You can drive any car in the winter, but some are perhaps better suited to besting the cold weather than others. Just check out the cool stuff you can get!
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A 'New' And Totally Original Honda NSX Has Surfaced And We Want It Badly
You're looking at an as-new 1991 NSX with a manual gearbox and fewer than 1800 miles on the clock. The office has gone into meltdown!

Someone Abandoned An Aston Martin DB4 50 Years Ago And Now It's For Sale
Barn finds are awesome, but it's not often that we see old cars being 'discovered' in the open air among wooded farmland. That's exactly what's happened with this rusty DB4, and now it's for sale with a massive price tag!

Heavily Crash-Damaged Alfa Giulia QV Being Sold For Ambitious Figure
It will take a brave buyer to embrace the challenge of restoring this nearly-new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio to its former glory. It's had a little bit of a ding...

These Are The Most Fun Cars You Can Buy For Less Than £2000
You don't have to spend a fortune to bag a seriously fun car, but you might need some inspiration. We've picked out what we think are the most fun cars you can buy on a shoestring right now

Here’s What Worries Me About The Lamborghini Aventador S
Lamborghini has a clear brand identity, but the Aventador S seems to pose a few questions as to whether that's about to change

Here Is The New, More Powerful Lamborghini Aventador S
Lamborghini has added 40bhp, four-wheel steering and and a new driving mode called 'Ego', because of course it has

7 Present-Movers Santa Might Choose If He Were A Car Guy
If Santa gets a bit bored of the sleigh, or fancies giving his reindeer the year off for a change, here are some of the cars that he just might choose to make his rounds in

The BMW M550i Is Here And It's Faster Than The Old M5
Although some details were leaked a couple of months ago, we finally know more about the semi-M 5-series that's faster than the fastest outgoing M5

It Looks Like The Top Gear Test Track Is Going To Be Destroyed
With Top Gear having fallen from grace for many, the local council that oversees Dunsfold Aerodrome has given the green light to a scheme that will wipe its primary filming location from the face of the earth

The Last Bugatti Veyron Coupe Ever Made Is For Sale And It's Going To Be Expensive
We like to see rare cars going for auction, but this one really is something a bit special. The very last hard-top Bugatti Veyron is about to be auctioned in the US, and you know it's not going to go cheaply
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6 Reasons Why Maserati Is Cooler Than Ferrari
Ferrari might have surprised us with its J50 earlier this month, but Maserati will always be the cooler brand. Here’s our reasoning

Hardcore Flagship Supercars Are Ruining Their Road-Biased Brothers
When supercars rely so heavily on provenance and reputation, what happens to the unfortunate 'standard' version when its maker releases a harder, faster, more exclusive option?

Here's The New 681bhp Ferrari No One Expected
Out of the blue Ferrari has released details of a brand-new ultra-limited-edition targa version of the 488. More power, more exclusivity and more style makes us a bit weak at the knees

We Wanted Mazda’s RX-9 So Much That We Forgot How Stupid We Were Being
After the hype had started building and the pictures hit the Internet, we genuinely started to believe Mazda might actually make the RX-9. Time for a reality check