It's a story of revival on PistonHeads this week, be that the fortunes of a certain four-wheel drive saloon car or Audi's lost fast car mojo. We're also scattered around the place on various four-wheeled adventures this weekend, from Sunday Service at Morgan's factory to GT racing at Monza and a millionaires' track day at Spa. Catch up here!
We thought the Subaru WRX STI, the star formerly known as the Impreza, had finally met its end. But the burble is back, more favourable exchange rates making the all-new version a vaguely viable product here for the UK again. And we celebrated in style. Keith advised to catch
a classic Impreza
while you still can while Dan headed off the Sweden to drive the all-new WRX STI. Seems the hacks
weren't impressed
to begin with and the hot Subaru's revival seemed too little too late. Then it rained and that
WRX magic
once again cast its spell.
Full review
snippet of vid
on the new car here. Good to have you back old friend!
With the New York and Beijing shows around the corner we're in one of those odd lulls in the general industry news clamour. But that's not to say it's all quiet. Having caught up with the
McLaren 650S Spider
from the launch event we then talked to McLaren Automotive's CEO and discovered why he's
targetting Porsche's customer base
, not Ferrari's. He also admitted his admiration for the 911 GT3 along the way, revealing McLaren had bought one for research purposes. As is JLR's way there was some pre-show hype being whipped up for the
all-new Discovery
, including a little teaser and then revelation of new tech like the
'transparent' bonnet
. Meanwhile Bentley announced
hybrid intentions
and Mercedes seems to have caved into demand for an X6-rivalling
SUV coupe-thingy
another Toyota recall
while Ferrari announced details of its new factory-backed
12-year warranty
. Proving, decisively, you should choose a Ferrari over a Kia if such things are primary purchasing decisions.
Lots of banter from the team, Dan continuing his reflections on life with a
Lotus Evora Sports Racer
before handing the keys to Garlick and jumping into an Elise for
a trip to Spa
. Updates on the liveblog coming your way over the weekend. Matt's also on the road, taking a Bentley to Monza - keep up with his
liveblogging here
. Chris meanwhile had a bit of an
Audi epiphany in an S3
, proving how hard the WRX STI is going to have to work to carve a new niche for itself. We also heard from our Adrian Flux winner Matt with the latest on his
epic Capri project
. And we had our introductory report on our latest PH Fleet member, the
Renaultsport Clio 200 Turbo
. Let's just say it faces an uphill struggle from the off...
- Mitushishi Evo VI Makinen PH Hero
- BMW M3 and M4 driven
- Volvo S60 Polestar driven
- Harris in LaFerrari
- And much more!