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Buyer’s guide: Audi TT (Mk1) - Classic & Sports Car
WEBJan 27, 2021 · Based on a shortened VW Golf 4motion platform and aimed squarely at the Porsche Boxster market, the Audi TT was a brilliant derivation of the hatchback. It featured four-wheel drive and a choice of 1.8 turbo engines at first, later joined by a 3.2-litre narrow-angle V6. Great looks and 2+2 Coupé or two-seat Roadster bodies were combined with ...
20 classic cars that make surprisingly good daily drivers
WEBJapan’s slightly less rust-prone, usefully more powerful interpretation of Fiat’s fab but flawed X1/9 is a great daily alternative to the more obvious Mazda MX-5. The Lotus-tuned chassis is supple and responsive, the 16-valve 1.6 soars to over 7000rpm and, with the Mk2 (W20) version at least, there’s even a decent boot behind the engine ...
Buyer’s guide: Reliant Scimitar GTE - Classic & Sports Car
WEBOct 4, 2019 · Why you’d want a Reliant Scimitar GTE. The aura of Royal patronage and innovative British design and engineering that surrounded the Scimitar GTE like a halo at its launch has long since tarnished and fallen away.. Decades of decaying at the back of secondhand car lots due to excessive insurance premiums and an undeserved reputation for unreliability and catching fire pushed prices to rock ...
Buyer’s guide: Lotus Cortina Mk1 - Classic & Sports Car
WEBAug 16, 2019 · Lotus Cortina Mk1: what to look for. Charmingly described in The Motor as ‘a good compromise for a keen driver who has to remember that the family must sit somewhere’, the Lotus Cortina is still an exhilarating drive, with torquey, lively acceleration, firm handling, adequate brakes, excellent visibility and, in Aeroflow form, good ventilation.
Buyer’s guide: Ford Sierra RS Cosworth - Classic & Sports Car
WEBApr 5, 2019 · The RS Cosworth gave the Sierra range proper ‘street cred’. Ford Motorsport under Stuart Turner needed a Group A saloon to replace the Capri. Conveniently, Cosworth had developed a 16-valve twin-cam version of the Pinto engine that, once turbocharged, would create a stonking Touring Car in the light three-door fleet Sierra bodyshell.
Buyer’s guide: Lotus Excel - Classic & Sports Car
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Engine. Conceived in the 1960s, the Lotus 900-series twin-cam engine was well sorted by the time of the Excel, giving a throaty four-cylinder soundtrack and great performance. This is a 180bhp SE with very high 10.9:1 compression: faster but more peaky than the 160bhp standard unit, which lacked the red cam covers. Suspension.
Ford Cortina at 60: celebrating a family favourite
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Ford’s five-year plan to promote the marque in British motorsport led to the creation of the Lotus-engineered Cortina. With help from the magicians at Lotus, it swiftly became a legend on track, too.. Looking at Brian Harvey’s 1964 Lotus Cortina, it is impossible not to immediately conjure images of Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and John Whitmore three-wheeling the circuits of Britain.
Buyer’s guide: Toyota MR2 Roadster Mk3 (W30) - Classic & Sports …
WEBOct 31, 2018 · The most common criticism of the Mk3 MR2 is the lack of luggage space: there’s room behind the seats for a weekend’s soft bags for two, but you’d struggle to pack for a week away – there’s far more space in an MX-5 or MGF. Toyota worked hard to turn the MR2 into a nimble roadster: the W30 is lighter than the original W10, and less ...
Buyer’s guide: Jowett Javelin - Classic & Sports Car
WEBNov 22, 2019 · Provided the wet liners have been correctly seated, the engine has no inherent faults, although, like all flat-fours, it is prone to oil leaks. Look for drips below and make the standard checks for wear – blue smoke, excessive oil breathing, knocking/rattling sounds. Lower grille is easily removed for access. This engine runs an alternator.