During the late eighties and early nineties, Japanese manufacturers had great success in motorsport. Honda’s engines dominated Formula 1, the Nissan GT-R R32 destroyed its competition in Group A and Toyota, Mitsubishi and Subaru had great success in the world of rallying. One race that had eluded Japanese manufacturers was the 24 Hours of Le …
The Lancia Delta S4 was possibly the greatest interpretation of the insane Group B Rally rules of the 1980s. With its twin-charged engine and four-wheel drive system, the Delta S4 would go on to claim a number of wins before the Group B series was disbanded. To celebrate this incredible car we are going to …
The MR2 was a major landmark for Toyota as a company. While Toyota wasn’t the first company to manufacture a small, inexpensive, mass produced sports car, they were the first to have major success. The little Toyota sold exceptionally well and would go on to be one of the most loved cars of the 80’s …
For more than 40 years, the Honda Civic has been a popular car among drivers from around the world due to its reliability, affordability and features. There have been a load of different models from four-door sedans to two-door hatchbacks, cheap runabouts and loved performance cars. To celebrate this, we have decided to write an …
The Toyota Supra is arguably one of Japan’s most iconic vehicles. It is almost certainly the most iconic sports car that Toyota has ever produced and is loved by motoring enthusiasts all around the world. The Supra name stretches back 40 years and with the announcement of a fifth generation model, the name will continue …
Famous for its starring role alongside Sean Connery in the 1967 James Bond film ‘You Only Live Twice’, the Toyota 2000GT made a statement to the world that Toyota and the Japanese motor industry was serious about taking on the best the Europeans had to offer. Toyota is mostly known for its family sedans and …
Like many legendary cars of the late 20th century, Subaru’s iconic Impreza 22B is a homologation special. To this day it is still considered by many to be the ‘ultimate’ Subaru Impreza and with only 425 produced (originally 424, but Subaru America was hiding one), it is one of the rarest. Four hundred of these …
Think of some of the greatest four-wheel drive cars of all time. You might be thinking of the Audi Quattro, the Subaru WRX, the Porsche 959 or even the Lancia Delta Integrale, but what about the Jensen FF? Jensen combined the best technology at the time with luxury to create an absolute masterpiece of a …
The 1980’s rally scene was fast, dangerous and full of some of the most exciting cars ever produced. The most influential of all these rally machines has to be the mighty Audi Quattro. It was a car that changed the sport forever and is the genesis of current day Audi. So why is the Quattro …
The Lamborghini Miura redefined what a car could do and created the modern supercar archetype as we know it. It is almost certainly Lamborghini’s most important car and might even be considered the most important supercar ever made. Lamborghini’s Miura was a big deal when it launched. It not only looked like something out of …
