Although Nissan’s standard RB26DETT straight six offered formidable tuning potential as evidenced by the litany of circa 1000bhp GT-Rs that had been tweaked with aftermarket parts, when it came to…
Read MoreAlthough it never wore the familiar ‘M’ moniker that graced most of BMW Motorsport’s road cars, the E31-based 850 CSi featured even more performance enhancements than many M-badged…
Read MoreTwo-and-a-half years after the F430’s debut, Ferrari unveiled a super hardcore high performance version conceived to take the platform to its absolute limit. 100kg lighter and 20bhp more powerful…
Read MoreOf the myriad Delta Integrale special editions offered during the first half of the 1990s, perhaps the most famous are the Martini variants that mimicked Lancia’s works cars piloted to such great…
Read MorePorsche’s thinking behind the 911 Carrera RS which it launched in late 1972 was to pave the way for the most extreme Group 4 competition car possible (the Carrera RSR). Having largely focused its…
Read MoreA little over four years after production of the wild B4-based RS2 Avant came to an end, Audi unveiled its second Renn Sport offering when the B5 RS4 Avant broke cover at the 1999 Frankfurt…
Read MoreWhile the 964-based 911 Carrera RSR is remembered as perhaps Porsche’s best known customer GT racing car from the early-to-mid 1990s, the firm also produced a small batch of turbocharged…
Read MorePorsche’s competitive endeavours with the 924 are perhaps best remembered for its high profile outings with the Carrera GT-based homologation special, arguably the most famous of which was…
Read MoreIn early 2005, renowned Porsche tuner Ruf announced the availability of a Kompressor Kit for normally aspirated 996 and 997 Carrera-type 911s. At its heart, the Ruf Kompressor Kit featured an…
Read MoreThe 1968 Le Mans 24 Hours is arguably best remembered because of the five lap victory achieved by Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi in their Gulf Oil-backed Ford GT40 campaigned by John Wyer…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1951, the 212 Inter was Ferrari’s third iteration of its dedicated road car line initiated with the 166 Inter of 1948. Named in honour of Scuderia Inter, the…
Read MoreBy far the most successful racing car of the Group 5 era was Porsche’s iconic 935. Having been reserved for works use in 1976, customer cars began to come on stream for 1977, at which point the…
Read MoreDuring the second half of the 1980s, those customers that wanted a twelve cylinder Ferrari in a more discrete package than the flamboyant Testarossa could order a 412. With its elegant…
Read MoreFollowing in the footsteps of Renault-Alpine which had organised its own ‘one-make’ racing series for several years, 1986 saw Porsche join the fray with its 944 Turbo Cup Championship. The idea of…
Read MoreWith the introduction of Porsche’s new water-cooled 911 (the 996), the firm’s hot normally aspirated driver-focused line previously known as the Carrera RS assumed a new GT3 moniker…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in September 1998, French coachbuilder Heuliez unveiled one of the most spectacular Lamborghini-based design concepts of the 20th century: the Pregunta. Based on…
Read MoreHow much could one man love the Transformers? This much: an extraordinary Art Car commissioned from Bugatti as an homage to the kid’s TV show and movie franchise. Based on a…
Read MoreWhen Ferrari returned to the front-engined Gran Turismo market with the critically-acclaimed 550 Maranello in 1996, Aston Martin suddenly found itself with a big budget rival in a sector it had ruled…
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