Articles by Matt Kimberley

There’s No Reserve On The Auction For This Perfect Ferrari F355
Dressed in a stunning shade of green over a tan interior, complete with a classic gated manual gearbox, this might just be the ideal 355 – and it’s for sale with no reserve

The Mitsubishi MI-Tech Concept Has Four Motors And A Gas Turbine
Mitsubishi has pulled a rabbit out of the hat with this super-cool, open-sided SUV concept that can run on diesel, kerosene or even alcohol

Mazda’s New MX-30 BEV Has RX-8 Doors For Some Reason
Mazda has unveiled its first all-electric car, powered by a single electric motor and a modest-sized battery pack, and featuring an unexpected reappearance of RX-8-style rear-hinged doors
Toyota’s GR Supra 3000GT Concept Resurrects A 1990s JDM Legend
Toyota will headline its SEMA stand with a modified A90 Supra created from TRD catalogue parts, and it will channel the spirit of a cult icon, the 1994 A80 Supra TRD3000GT

The 443bhp Hybrid Audi A8 L TFSI E Brings The Quiet, But Very Quickly
With 516lb ft of system torque and an electric driving range of up to 28 miles, Audi’s new flagship hybrid saloon balances power and refinement better than ever

Electric Cars Could Get Green Number Plates ‘To Boost Sales’
The UK government is to hold a consultation on whether to introduce green number plates for electric cars, in a bid to create a smug-factor people want to buy into
Famously Low Bridge To Be Raised; YouTube Devastated
The North Carolina Railroad Overpass, site of around 200 truck crashes caught on video, is to be raised by eight inches to stop the carnage
The Hyundai iMax N Is An 8-Seat Drift MPV With 402bhp
Of all the cars in the world best suited to the Hyundai N treatment, Hyundai’s own iMax people-carrier would have been near the bottom of the list. But guess what? They’ve done it anyway
The 1050mph Bloodhound LSR Has Arrived At Its Desert Home
Maintaining aspirations of breaking the world land speed record, the team behind Bloodhound LSR – formerly Bloodhound SSC – are about to begin desert testing

Porsche May Eventually Stop Selling Cars To The Public
The German sports car maker’s finance and IT boss has suggested that the company already sees a time when its current direct sales model will be defunct

Why A Four-Cylinder Mercedes-AMG C63 Might Work After All
Learning that the staunchly V8-driven C63 would be transitioning to a four-cylinder hybrid setup was a shock, but it’s the AMG the future has ordered

Your 2020 Build Could Use A Super-Compact 107bhp EV ‘Crate Motor’
If you’re planning a lightweight, compact project build in the next year or two and are thinking about electric power options, you’re in luck

Mercedes-AMG Has Finally Axed The C63’s V8 – For A Four-Pot Hybrid
Having hung on to the legendarily over-engined C63’s core ethos for as long as it could, AMG has cited changing consumer demands as the trigger for one hell of a powertrain swap

The Porsche Taycan 4S Is A 523bhp EV For The Price Of A Base 911
Slotting into the range below the Turbo-badged variants, the Taycan 4S is a mighty-quick electro-coupe for a price that falls only a whisker north of a 911 Carrera’s

The Porsche Panamera 10 Years Edition Is A Birthday Trim Exercise
To celebrate 10 years since the Panamera emerged as the most controversial Porsche of the previous 30 years, there’s a fetching new black-themed trim level with ‘white gold’ detailing

Feast Your Eyes On The Corvette C8 In Full Endurance Racing Spec
Get a load of the Corvette C8.R, the hard-nosed endurance racer born out of the brand new mid-engined American sports car

Here’s The First Folding Hard-Top Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
The new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray hasn’t just gone mid-engined – the convertible has also switched to an electric hard-top roof that doesn’t affect storage

Tesla Smart Summon Fails: Blame Humans, Not The Machines
Tesla recently released a remote summon function to some owners’ cars, technically as a beta test, but history has a few lessons on whether we can be trusted - and whether the owners are even the people we need to worry about

The New Toyota GR Supra Has Been Recalled… By BMW
A total of seven GR Supras have been identified as having potentially dodgy welds on the seatbelt assemblies, and have been recalled by the company that built them

Facelift Confirmed For 444bhp Audi RS 4 Avant
After just two years on sale the RS 4 Avant has been restyled, with a wider and flatter front aspect and lightly reshaped headlights

Behold The New BMW X5 M Competition And Its 616bhp Sledgehammer V8
The new and fastest-ever BMW X5 will catapult you from rest to 62mph in a frankly absurd 3.9 seconds – and the X6 M Competition is even faster

A Smaller, Electric Mini Could Be The Best One Ever
News has surfaced that the next Mini could be smaller and powered entirely by electricity, and we reckon that sounds like a great combination

The 2.0-Litre Subaru EJ20 Flat-Four Has Been Axed
Subaru has released early details of a run-out special edition to celebrate the end of the legendary EJ20 engine’s time as the much-loved heart of the Impreza and WRX STI.

Maserati’s Future Electric Era Will Still Be Powered By Ferrari
Maserati has announced further details of its plans to go hybrid and electric, and the drivetrains will come from Ferrari