In 1995, BMW watched from the sidelines as its legendary 6.1-litre Motorsport V12 powered McLaren’s F1 GTR to ten wins from twelve outings in the BPR Global GT Championship plus a historic…
Read MoreAlthough Toyota released the heavily revised Celica ST185 in late 1989, the Japanese manufacturer continued to run its older ST165 in the World Rally Championship for another two seasons until an…
Read MoreFollowing hot versions of the NSX and Integra, Honda unveiled arguably its most iconic Type R special in August 1997 when the EK9 Civic broke cover. Starting with a seam-welded bodyshell…
Read MoreWhen it comes to the accolade of greatest air-cooled 911 road car, there are several worthy candidates, one of which is the 964-based Turbo S Lightweight produced in very limited numbers…
Read MoreHaving signed for Tyrrell mid way through the 1989 season, a combination of devastating single lap pace and wily race craft saw Jean Alesi become F1’s hottest young talent. Despite contesting…
Read MoreBecause Nissan elected to follow a very different path with the R35 GT-R, making it an entirely new model that severed all links with the Skyline range, the prior R34 manufactured between 1999 and…
Read MoreOwing to a global economic downturn, the early 1990s was a tough time to be in the prestige auto making business. A few years prior Porsche sales had been booming, but by 1993 orders had…
Read MoreFor the fourth generation Supra, Toyota focused on creating its highest performance model thus far. Accordingly, this latest iteration of the popular Supra theme (code-named A80) came in for a…
Read MoreAfter an enormously successful partnership with TAG Porsche that delivered three Driver and two Constructor titles between 1984 and ‘87, McLaren signed an engine supply deal with Honda for 1988.
Read MoreIt’s hard to argue that the McLaren F1 is not the single best expression of a high performance automobile ever. However, McLaren’s preference to dial down the F1’s visual drama for reasons of…
Read MoreThere’s a strong case that the R33 remains Nissan’s best looking Skyline GT-R. However, in some cases OEM examples can definitely look a little ‘under-wheeled’. As you would expect from a car…
Read MoreHaving initially been the dominant force in Group C racing, the Porsche 962 gradually began losing out to a new generation of machinery from the likes of Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz. The Porsche’s…
Read MoreDuring a 20 year period from the early 1970s to the early 1990s, the combined efforts of Fiat and its Lancia subsidiary won championship after championship at rallying’s highest level. After the Fulvia…
Read MoreWhile McLaren’s F1 GTR went on to dominate GT racing’s premier GT1 class during the mid 1990s, the GT3 category was initially the domain of Porsche 964-based 911 3.8 Carrera RSR. Against…
Read MoreAlthough the 3.2-litre E36 M3 Evolution has the most powerful engine fitted to BMW Motorsport’s compact 90s offering, our favourite iteration of the second generation M3 was the limited run GT…
Read MoreFor 1998, the failed FIA Sportscar Championship was re-branded the International Sports Racing Series and this modern iteration of the World Sportscar Championship began to undergo a rapid…
Read MoreFord wasn’t able to create the all-wheel drive Sierra Cosworth that it wanted, something in the Audi Quattro mould, until the MT75 gearbox came on stream in late 1988. Having initially used the…
Read MoreBefore the McLaren F1 arrived to completely redefine the high end supercar game, Bugatti’s EB110 in SS or Super Sport trim ruled the roost as the fastest, most elaborately engineered new car on…
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