QUICK DRIVES: Honda Civic Type R
As readers of Fitzroy Motor will be aware, the evocative phrase “Race Car For The Road” is a particular favourite of auto manufacturer marketing departments.
QUICK DRIVES: Jeep Wrangler Overland 2019
The weather in Hampshire was terrible. Rain, wind, and misery poured from the skies; it seemed like punishment for not being at work on a Thursday morning. But I was feeling pretty good about it all...
QUICK DRIVES: Maserati Levante S
The eternal wisdom of James Brown echoed in my mind as I eased myself into the Levante. In the world of luxury cars, you pay the cost to be the boss. Look at me, a Maserati says; you know what you see.
German GT: The Aestec GTS
It’s hardly news that Germany and the automobile have a pretty tight relationship. From Bertha Benz’s pioneering first road trip to the relentless industrial output of today, it is a country that doesn't even have its own word for 'petrol-head'.
The Boss: The 2001 Audi S8
Cars are a medium for all kinds of romantic ideas. Sit behind the wheel of an Alfa Spider and you’re suddenly a 1960s Italian stud, all smouldering side-eye as you toy with the limit on a Mediterranean coastal road...
God Mode: The Caterham 620R
Three days, two drivers, and one race-striped tearaway – the Fitzroy Motor team get to grips with the 620R, Caterham’s most extreme offering yet.
Racing Beyond Reality: GTS RS
A sunny afternoon in the Eifel. I was on the Nürburgring Nordschliefe, a coil of unforgiving racetrack wrapped around the castle of Nürburg in the Rhineland Palatinate. Jackie Stewart had christened it the Green Hell in far less cosseted times, when race drivers risked their lives...
The Mazda MX-5: Soul of Motion
For over a quarter of a century and four generations of development, Mazda and owners of the MX-5 have had to tread carefully. First, Mazda smiled sweetly as it took the idea of the classic British two-seat roadster and showed how it should really be done...
The Abarth 124: The Path To The Scorpion's Nest
There's something about seeing an Abarth 124 Spider which makes you do a double take. Yes, if you squint, Abarths look like Fiats. But they ain't. Not really. There's more there, something more boisterous, pugilistic, testy.