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Vote for Bond – win an Aston Martin driving experience

Vote for Bond – win an Aston Martin driving experience

With the new Bond film, No Time to Die, arriving on the Big Screen, what better way to celebrate than to find out what the public think is the best Bond Car over the years. To keep things simple, we’ve listed the cars that Bond himself has driven, but if there are any that you … Continued

Order of Magnitude – Top 5 car reincarnations

Order of Magnitude – Top 5 car reincarnations

With the announcement that Lamborghini is remaking one of their most iconic vehicles – the Countach – we thought we’d take a look at our top 5 reincarnated vehicles. 5. Kimera Evo37 A fearsome name on the circuit, Lancia was once one of the biggest names in rallying, but for the last three decades the … Continued

The used vehicles overtaking new cars in price

The used vehicles overtaking new cars in price

With post-lockdown demand for used cars booming, partly caused by the microchip shortage which had created a delay in new car production, we have seen used cars values increase steadily over the last few months. Research from valuation specialists CAP HPI found nearly 50 different cars for sale – around 6 months old with 5,000 … Continued

RIP the Hardcore Hot Hatch? – Civic Type-R review

RIP the Hardcore Hot Hatch? – Civic Type-R review

It was back in 2002 that the world was introduced to the idea of a hardcore hot hatch. Ford released the Focus RS and though it had an impressive (for the time) 212bhp it was the Focus’ nature that impressed and surprised most people. It was an angry thing – suspension fighting and tugging at … Continued

E10 fuel: Is greener petrol killing your sportscar?

E10 fuel: Is greener petrol killing your sportscar?

From September 1st 2021, the majority of the UK will be using a new fuel in petrol-powered vehicles. E10 petrol is coming into circulation fast due to the government’s green plan. The plan is an attempt to reduce environmental waste and lower emissions from UK motorists. E10 fuel is more eco-friendly as it contains less … Continued

Together for Water Charity Challenge

Together for Water Charity Challenge

Magnitude founder and director Tim Marlow – who many of you know – has teamed up with one of our specialist lenders, Aldermore to compete against other companies around the UK in a bid to raise money for the charity Tofauti: Together for Water. Tofauti is a charity set up and run by Rio Olympics … Continued

Meet the Team: Conall Mortimer

Meet the Team: Conall Mortimer

The brains of the office who we go to with anything to do with numbers, Conall joined our Payouts team in March of 2021, and quickly picked up the necessary skills for the job. Away from working life, Conall is a massive Norwich City fan (somebody has to be, right?), and also follows the cricket … Continued

CUPRA – The start of an era or a flash in the pan?

CUPRA – The start of an era or a flash in the pan?

If you’ve come here on the off chance we’ve misspelt Toyota’s iconic ‘Supra’, you’ll be disappointed, but you could shortly be pleasantly surprised. Introducing, CUPRA. It’s rare that we get to see a company fresh into a heavily saturated market. The competition is rife, and the chance of success as a relatively unknown company is … Continued

Goodbye V8, Hello V6 Supercars

Goodbye V8, Hello V6 Supercars

The writing has been on the wall for a while. The number of V12 engine cars is dropping rapidly, Mercedes has no V12 S-Class anymore, The 812 will be the last pure V12 front-engine Ferrari, and the legendary Lamborghini V12 will only continue with hybrid assist now. We have ever-tightening emissions regulations to thank, but … Continued

First look: Porsche 911 992 GT3

First look: Porsche 911 992 GT3

There are very few events that make the motoring enthusiast world sit up and take notice these days. New 1200hp/£2m hypercars are launched every other day and on the days in between it’s a new Ferrari, McLaren or Lamborghini. But one is always guaranteed to get attention – the launch of a new Porsche 911 … Continued

VW Golf 8 GTI vs BMW 128ti

VW Golf 8 GTI vs BMW 128ti

The Golf GTI has always been the go-to hot hatch for everyone from the casual to devout petrolheads. With an image most manufacturers would kill for, the GTI has thrived where so many car companies have failed and in the 45 years it has been on sale it has only had a few blips from … Continued

North Coast 500: a driver’s guide

North Coast 500: a driver’s guide

The North Coast 500 is billed as “The Ultimate Road Trip” and it’s a pretty fair description… The “NC500” was a tourism initiative launched in 2015 to encourage more people to visit northern Scotland. Aimed at sightseers, outdoor enthusiasts, foodies and cyclists amongst others, it has also become very popular with petrolheads due to the … Continued