The bank holiday gave most of us in the UK the traditional chance to stare at things in the rain, but also meant we had more than usual to cram into the remaining four days.
Over at the news desk a man in serious glasses told us about some spec tweaks for the
NISMO 370Z
R.S.01 one-make racer
and Toyota's Back To The Future plans to create some
new (old) Land Cruisers
for the Japanese market. In other news, Subaru has got the baffling acronyms out again to name some
JDM hot Imprezas
and a Middle Eastern airline has helpfully/inadvertently shown us the first images of the
new Aston Martin Lagonda
. Oh, and a Swiss auction has turned up a bargain priced Bugatti Veyron, with just a
couple of small issues
for the next owner to sort out.
Back in the surreal world, Josh Bowe gave us what might be the most esoteric £100K garage yet - complete with
Ford pick-up and Impreza RB320
, we previewed an auction that makes Pebble Beach
look a bit boring
and we dug up a video of some of
Porsche's
greatest non-hits
, or the car's they didn't dare make. Getting sensible (for a moment) we did a buying guide on the
Clio Renaultsport 197/200
that's practically guaranteed to make you rush out and buy one. As always we've been spending far too long browsing the classifieds and rushing to minimise browser windows as colleagues walk past. We've dug up a
£10,000 MercedesCL600
Audi Q7 V12 TDI
that caused half the forum to throw up and a
shedtastic Alfa 147
with added unreliability in the shape of what one forum wag dubbed a "Sellafield" gearbox.
Chris Harris has said hello to
his new Audi RS6
, and explains why it was luck more than judgement that kept the final price to less than £100,000. Meanwhile
Dan's Eunos
has revealed some much-needed character enhancing reliability foibles and he's also been driving around the southern Midlands in what looks suspiciously like a holding pattern in what he calls
a Dream Drive
. We've also brought you videos of Damon Hill showing how
team orders are meant to work
pulverized more caravans
than an entire series of Top Gear and several brand new Volvo XC90s being
comprehensively
mangled
in the interests of both safety and slo-mo entertainment.
- Harris drives a Ferrari 250 Tour de France
- Porsche 911 Turbo S vs Aston Martin V12 Vantage S
- First drives in the BMW M4 Convertible, Audi TT and Rolls Ghost II
- Fourth-gen MX-5 unveiling in Japan