Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn “Objectively it’s unnecessary, but somehow, it makes a whole lot of sense.” That was the sentence which I used to sign off my Audi RS 7 Sportback article when we road tested it in 2020. The sense that 600 horsepower in a family car was rather OTT … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn My email inbox is bombarded on a daily basis with dull manufacturer press releases, most of which cover some boring new electric SUV that we’re told we really need but don’t actually want. Occasionally, however, something a little more juicy graces the Redline email server and one … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn BMW M3 CS Review I’m fortunate in that I get to drive many excellent cars, but every so often, I get behind the wheel of something and within ten seconds of driving it, I realise I’m at the helm of something particularly special. That’s precisely what happened … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Matt Price I remember a time when the £100,000 price point for a car was treated as sacred. It was a psychological barrier that acted as a dividing line between cars that were merely good, and ones that were a bit special. Of course, price and all the other … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn When I realised that The Car Crowd had one on their investment platform, I asked nicely if they would let me have a go. This particular example is a perfect car for their investors to get involved in. It’s now proper classic car age at 25 years … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn Longtail. It’s a name steeped in McLaren history and one that first appeared on the F1 GTRs that were raced in 1997 owing to their elongated rear overhangs. Only 10 were built including the development prototypes and they won their class at the Le Mans 24 Hours … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn I have strong opinions on what a hot hatchback should be. Cars like the Audi RS3 and Mercedes-AMG A45S take the fast hatch recipe and turn it up to 11 with fancy four-wheel drive systems and a trillion horsepower, and although they’re great fun, for me they’re … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn Since the E30 M3 appeared in 1986, BMW has offered their fast 3 Series as either a saloon or coupe. Despite relentless calls from M car owners and the wider automotive community for an M3 Touring, a fast estate variant has remained curiously absent from BMW’s model … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn Is the reintroduction of the Supra name nothing more than good marketing, or has Toyota built a new JDM legend? The sportscar market ain’t what it used to be. Admittedly, there are plenty of options for people to choose from such as the Porsche Cayman, Lotus Emira, … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn Bored of pothole infested British roads, we head off to the sunny and somewhat smoother Algarve on serious business that has nothing to do with fun whatsoever … There are only so many times you can traverse the British countryside before it gets, well, a bit samey, … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn The Lamborghini Urus Performante is a car which amusingly conjures up images of Lamborghini engineers huddled round a table, joking about how many climate activists it takes to screw in a light bulb. If ever a car was a colossal middle finger to the green agenda, then … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Matt Price I’m going to say something sacrilegious among hardened car enthusiasts. I think SUVs are cool. Before you come after me with pitchforks and fire, or worse, unfollow me on social media, hear me out. Not all SUVs are born equal. I don’t care much for the dull … Continued
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Written by Mark Rose, photos by Dom Ginn The arrival of my Aston Martin DBX707 press loan was rather timely. A couple of months prior, I spent five days with a Lamborghini Urus Performante, a vehicle which I concluded was as bombastic as a car could get. And so, with the Lambo still relatively fresh … Continued
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