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Any production car that produces 670bhp is worthy of cult car status in Car Dealer Magazine’s eyes. It’s even better when said power is produced at a dizzy, screaming 8,000rpm – and little short of genius when it is a mighty mid-mounted 6.5-litre V12 that’s doing all the hard work. Yes, there is little doubt [...]

    Colloquially known as the car that burned touring car hero Jason Plato on national TV, there’s far more to the Caparo that just being, er, a bit of a hottie. Designed to demonstrate cutting-edge British technology, it’s thoroughly deserving of Cult Car status. Indeed, its fiery habits maybe even only enhance this… The designers, [...]

CAR Dealer Magazine staff are of a certain age. In our childhood, there was only one daddy on the World Rally circuit. The Lancia Delta Integrale. World Rally Champion 1987. 1988. 1989. 1990. 1991, too. Oh, and don’t forget 1992.  On the poster we had on our wall, they’d run out of space on the laurel [...]

BRIDES traditionally have a habit of being late to weddings. It’s almost accepted: the nudges in the crowd, the nervous groom, the best man getting into the spirit of a few lunchtime beers by winding up the groom (and that’s before his hilarious ‘lost the ring’ joke).  However, even the most disorganised bride would have [...]

A Fiat with a waiting list? You bet. That’s the measure of success earned by the funky 500, which is sold in 51 countries and has won over fans in every one. Fiat’s take on the MINI is more than up to the task. Now it’s established, Fiat’s expanding the range. First key addition is an [...]

If Continental GTs are new-gen Bentley, this is very much the old money choice. Class, elegance, upstanding dignity – oh, and a huge great slug of none-too-subtle British beef. That’s the Arnage, alright. If Brunel were alive today, he would drive one of these. Some may be surprised to discover that, despite its stately appearance, it is [...]

JUST as you do with a Bentley Continental GT, see a top-spec Range Rover with large wheels and special paint, and you think only one thing: Premier League footballer. That’s quite a leap from the original Range Rover’s roots in muddy farmer’s fields. Back in the early 1970s, the Range Rover had sliding windows, plastic [...]

HERE at Car Dealer Magazine we’ve fallen in love with a lot of cars in our time. But one of the most amorous we’ve ever driven was the Maserati Quattroporte: The four-door saloon car from the Gods. Maserati, you see, employed angels to tune the engine, in the time-honoured Italian way. It then put it [...]

GROWN men go weak at the knees. Women swoon. Small children explode with excitement. No, there are not many cars that offer the visual stun of an Aston Martin Vanquish; it’s the world’s most powerful automotive tazar shot.  Launched in 2001, the Vanquish was Aston Martin diving straight into the 21st century. The DB7 had [...]