We see the same pattern every year, and 2026 looks like it’ll be no different to the rest. Christmas is over, daylight hours are getting longer, and we’re all daydreaming of the fun drives we’ll have in the year ahead. So naturally, millions of you flock to the PistonHeads marketplace to start browsing for a […]

It seems clear that classic fast Ford fever is going nowhere. Understandable, really, given there’s nothing new to be excited by and the current crop of reimaginations looks better than ever. Whether it’s from Boreham or MST or Tolman, front- or rear-wheel drive, box fresh or painstakingly restored, some wonderful Escorts are being created with […]

We’ve all seen a few Mercedes-AMG spin-offs in recent years and wondered what the point was. An SUV most likely, though there have been some oddball saloons and coupes also. They appear so niche that only a few will surely ever want them, making it hard to believe that the money spent in development will […]

The best pizza I’ve eaten was in America, downstairs in some swanky San Francisco restaurant run by a family of Italians that had lived there since the ’30s. The flavour of the toppings, the texture of the cheese and, to be frank, the accompanying beer made for one of the most pleasurable food experiences of […]

Alpine has announced that its new ‘racing car in a suit’, also known as the A390 electric fastback, will be priced from £61,390 in the UK. Orders are to open soon, with first deliveries set for the spring. That money buys an A390 GT, with 400hp/487lb ft and the ability to reach 62mph in 4.8 […]

Cast your mind back, if at all possible, to the halcyon days of 2011. Ignore the fact it’s 15 years ago (sorry), and focus instead on the brilliant fast cars of the era. A Civic Type R still revved beyond 8,000rpm, an M3 still had a V8 in it, the Renaultsport Clio was as good […]

Key considerations Available for £125,000 3.0-litre V6 petrol twin-turbo + electric motor, rear-wheel drive Not as intimidating as a Super Series and not much slower in the real world Has won at least one ‘best driver’s car of the year’ award Early cars had their fair share of problems, both software and hardware Considerably cheaper […]

It was last summer that Ram confirmed, in no uncertain terms, the return of the V8 to its trucks. Never mind that the new Hurricane straight-six was more powerful and more efficient; the customer wanted a Hemi, and so a Hemi the customer was going to get. As Ram’s outspoken CEO Tim Kuniskis put it […]

There was never likely to be a big song and dance about the creation of BMW Alpina; it wouldn’t really be in keeping with the Alpina way of doing things. The new brand wasn’t likely to be announced with a crazy concept car or flamboyant exhibition, because that would be weird. So instead we have […]

Like just about every year of its existence, 2026 looks like being a huge one for Lotus. The plug-in hybrid offering for the Eletre and Emeya can’t come soon enough, given the general lack of demand for pure EVs at their price point. With the 718 Cayman now out of production, and any small Porsche sports car with […]