The Nissan That Was Right Three Years Too Early — and Lost Anyway Here’s a car that in 1992 already knew exactly how the World Rally Championship would be won for the next decade. It knew before Subaru. It knew before Mitsubishi. The recipe was sitting right there under its own bonnet: two litres, turbo, … Read more
Renault Gordini — What’s Left of the Sorcerer When the Sorcerer Is Gone A Name on a Hatchback You are standing in a Renault dealership somewhere in Europe around 2011. There is a Clio in the showroom. It is blue — not just any blue, but a deep, specific shade called Malte Blue. Two white … Read more
GOLF R32: BACK WHEN VOLKSWAGEN STILL TOOK RISKS Chris Harris said it once and it stuck: the trouble with modern hot hatches is that they all feel like the same car wearing different jackets. He was talking about the latest Golf R when he said it, but he could have been talking about any of … Read more
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF RALLYE G60 (1989–1991) Volkswagen Golf Rallye G60: The Most Radical Golf That Never Won a Rally (And Became a Legend Anyway) Some cars are born with a specific purpose and die without ever fulfilling it. The Volkswagen Golf Rallye G60 is, in a sense, exactly one of those cars. It was conceived to … Read more
