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Did I mention that it was really hot? With no aircon, I was forced to keep opening the electric canopy to prevent passing out, which, unbeknownst to me, removed exactly one “start” from the tiny battery every time I did it. And I had to remember to blip the throttle every 10 to 15 seconds…

When did everything get so complicated? A few years back, if someone handed you a set of car keys, you didn’t need instructions. You just got in and drove off. Then along came the Toyota Prius and suddenly cars needed a ‘startup sequence’ – foot on brake, press this button, wait for screen to boot…

In the late 1970s, Maserati hit upon a radical, borderline blasphemous idea. What if it hit pause on building very interesting sports cars and grand tourers that many people admired but no one bought… and instead tried making some money? This brave ‘stop going bankrupt’ strategy would see Maserati take BMW on at its own…

Job simulators are particularly in vogue at the moment in gaming, and they don’t get more satisfying than Roadcraft, the driving game that has you repairing bridges instead of overtaking racers. And if you thought you’d punched out, we’ve got news for you: the ‘Reclaim Expansion’ has arrived, and it’s added tonnes more honest work.…

Ah the little legend that was the AE86? Oh yes, this is a car that’s steeped in narrative, some of which is fable. At the time of launch, it wasn’t actually seen as very important, at least not in the UK. Some context. Back then, 1985, most of Toyota’s range was dynamically pretty ropey, especially…

A couple of weeks ago, Honda announced it was completely scrapping the launch of its 0 Series electric cars just months before they were set to go on sale. At the time, it was also very honest in admitting that it expects to see losses of up to 2.5 trillion yen in the next couple…

“It was clear we were losing our core.” Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer is not mincing his words. “VW has always been about cars that became part of people’s lives: reliable, easy to understand. Yes, geopolitics, supply chains and competition [had an effect], but we also had to change our own mindset.” Speaking at a VW…

There’s a lot to like about Screamer, out this week on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. First and foremost, it’s a bold, novel take on arcade racing, the likes of which we haven’t seen attempted for some time. Inspired by classic Japanese anime movies, including the truly phenomenal Redline (which you should seek out immediately), Screamer…

YOU’LL PAY: £45,000 YOU’LL LOOK LIKE: A lottery winner on their way to the Greek pillar emporium Has the 360 finally aged out of its blobby phase and into used Ferrari temptation? Though its curves were never as universally approved as its F355 predecessor (and it was the first V8 Ferrari to shun pop-up headlamps),…

Ollie Kew: TG’s deputy editor is full of praise for Donkervoort’s light approach The original Mr Donkervoort Snr set up his dream car company by importing Lotus Sevens and modifying them for European sale. Steadily, they got beefier and angrier, then his son morphed the company into a supercar upstart. But where Koenigsegg and Pagani…