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Look, no one’s saying Forza Horizon 6 won’t be great. We’re sure it will. It always is. But there’s something about the upcoming arcade racer’s latest gameplay preview that lands awkwardly with us. Doing the same thing multiple times is, apparently, something to look forward to. Speaking to IGN, developer Playground Games delved into more detail about the…

I don’t really like car shows. Don’t worry, this isn’t about to turn into another rant about cars parked on golf courses for us all to revere and worship. I just want to put it out there before I admit that I recently crossed the Atlantic Ocean to go to a car show. A small…

We’re sure you’re well accustomed to seeing loads of JDM oddities and wildly modified Nissan Skylines parked up at Daikoku PA by now. Heck, even Lewis Hamilton was there last week with a Ferrari F40 and a natty pair of sunglasses. Not a bad company car. Anyway, how about something slightly different from Japan for…

Storm chasers chase storms. But does anyone pursue clear skies? A substantially less dramatic proposition, no question, but that’s where we find ourselves right now. This is in the interests of non-murky imagery for your enjoyment, but also because dry weather is obviously helpful when it comes to this, our first proper road test of…

An electric crossover from Kia, a company that’s plumping out a remarkably coherent and comprehensive line-up of those things, right up to the vast EV9. The EV2 is the smallest of them. At least at the time of its launch. From the front seats it doesn’t actually seem that small at all, and they just…

Four words sum it up and it’s something that we’ve been tantalisingly short of: small versatile cheap EV. It’s a revival of the Renault Twingo name, which was previously a Smart-based rear-engined car, and previously previously a fairly conventional FWD little mini. Previously previously previously it was a small, versatile, cheap petrol car that was…

Aston’s first mid-engined supercar. Sort of. The Valkyrie exists in a higher realm and only 275 were built across coupé, Spider and AMR Pro variants (with another 10 Valkyrie LM being delivered in 2026). The Valhalla is more usable, a proper step into the mid-engined supercar arena for Aston Martin. It’s also a real in-house…

In today’s episode of Cool Old Car Get Shiny New Engine, we find a glorious old Mercedes 280SE restored and rebigulated to the tune of a 5.4-litre modern AMG V8. It’s an American reimagining, administered by the folks over at Retro Designs in North Carolina. So, on the outside, it’s classic Mercedes W111, which means…

It’s not the fanciest name in the watch game, but in terms of bang for your buck, Timex is hard to beat. It does make cheaper watches, but this one has a steel bracelet, an automatic movement and a chunky 43mm case. A hell of a lot of watch for the money.  £180; timex.co.uk Originally…

Hands up if your long path to petrolhead status began in the digital confines of classic PlayStation driving sim, Gran Turismo. If you can tear those hands from your joypad, anyway. JDM used car prices are now heading rapidly north, linked perhaps to those avid gameplayers in the late Nineties and early Noughties having slightly…