Cars can end up being major pieces of history for a great many reasons. Rarely though do they become so because of their pilot. In the case of the Subaru Impreza, it owes much of its notoriety to one man, the late Colin McRae. Now, a very small company is building a tribute car that […]
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All-wheel drive and turbocharged five-cylinder power have been key features in many of Audi’s greatest performance cars over the years, including the original 1980 Quattro coupe and the 1990s RS2 wagon. But which of the old timers is fastest? Carwow attempted to answer that question by assembling a drag race lineup consisting of five old-school […]
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Group A rallying doesn’t really get the respect of the fire-breathing Group B days, but the world is starting to come around on the era. And Chris Harris makes a good argument for why. Driving an ex-works Lancia Delta Integrale Group A from 1991, he gets all gushy. To be fair, it isn’t just any […]
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Until recently, it’s been many decades since any real homologation special cars have been brought to production. Sure, the upcoming GR Corolla isn’t really one because it doesn’t a rally series equivalent, but the GR Yaris, does, and it’s a proper riot to drive too. That’s got us wondering, which rally homologation special is the […]
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Prodrive’s new P25 may be obscenely expensive but it proved to be one of the highlights of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and while at the event, Carfection’s Henry Catchpole had the opportunity to check out the car in person. In creating the car, Prodrive wanted to combine the best elements of the famed […]
Read MoreThe 2023 Audi RS3 is a sports sedan that can provide real comfort as it rolls into the grocery store parking lot after a full day of attacking the racetrack. We found that it was sort of in a class of its own when we drove it a few weeks ago but we didn’t get […]
Read MoreSkoda has fully unveiled the new generation of the Fabia Rally2 following an extensive period of development. The rally car, based on the fourth generation of the supermini that debuted last year, comes with a beefy aero package, handling and safety improvements, plus a newly developed engine. Unfortunately, a homologation special is out of the […]
Read MoreThe 1978 Porsche 911 SC ‘Safari’ driven by Ken Block in February’s 2022 East Africa Safari Classic Rally has hit the market. Shortly after Block split from Ford, he decided one of the cars he really wanted to race was a 911. He turned to Tuthill Porsche to make the perfect 911 and they did […]
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Skoda is putting the final touches on the new Fabia Rally2 rallycar that is based on the fourth generation of the supermini, set to replace the outgoing Rally2 Evo. The automaker gives us an insight into the development program through a series of photos, videos, and information, explaining what it takes to transform a production […]
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The Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 hybrid WRC racer might be the quickest but it’s not the only rallycar coming from Gazoo Racing, since there is also the Toyota GR Starlet that recently debuted in South Africa. The GR Starlet is based on the previous-generation Toyota Glanza which is a sister model to the Maruti Suzuki […]
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