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Volkswagen XL-1
Startling to behold – and a real taste of the future Factfile £92,000 Engine: 0.8 litres, 2 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…

Startling to behold – and a real taste of the future Factfile £92,000 Engine: 0.8 litres, 2 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…
Ignore the tax disc and plates: it’s a racing car Factfile £49,995 Engine: 2.0 litres, 4 cylinders, supercharged Power: 311bhp…
Sumptuous speed from a limousine that's remarkably light on its feet Factfile £119,565 Engine: 5.5 litres, 8 cylinders, turbocharged Power:…
A life on the ocean wave? An interesting article by Damien Smith last month – I’d forgotten David Richards was…
Will the new F1 regulations destabilise Red Bull? When will one of the top teams see sense and sign Nico…
Guest Editor... And 2013 World Champion, Allan McNish: "I'm delighted to be guest editor of Motor Sport this month especially…
"It hardly seems possible that I've been racing cars for more than 25 years and karts for a few seasons…
Lewis Hamilton was roundly criticised when he announced that he was leaving McLaren, the team that had moulded him since…
Formula 1's most coveted spare seat has passed from one Australian to another. How is Daniel Ricciardo likely to fare…
If it were possible to pinpoint where the old Formula 1 became the new, it might well have been on…
There’s a history of young Brazilians who came over to learn the European motor racing way, grabbed everyone’s attention by…
A 'You were there' special That prime non-championship Formula 1 race, the Oulton Park Gold Cup, is the venue for…
The Mark Webber-backed teenager who hopes to become the first F1 Kiwi since the mid-Eighties. Simon Arron spoke to him…
The old adage that 'nice guys finish last' isn't strictly true, but they rarely finish first. To succeed in motor…
Wales Rally GB Not so much an event of the month, this, as one of the finest of 2013. Its…
Brands Hatch, October 26-27: some fresh pep for an old favourite. It was the first time in years that I'd…
Silverstone, November 2-3: a nice warm feeling, despite the biting breeze.
Brands Hatch, October 19-20: a sumptuous stage for the BSB showdown. Bikes are Mat Oxley's territory and will not become…
A car in disguise and a crash that never happened – time to send for the little Belgian detective You've seen…
Dated and implausible, perhaps but a 90-year-old tale of early racing has its own charms. I'm a sucker for a…
Toto Wolff has spoken of his relief that Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari spared him an awkward conversation about the seven-time champion's retirement. The Mercedes team principal said that he…
Look down the list of F1 hopefuls confirmed on the GP3 grid for 2014 and most of them have been doing the same thing for the last few years: F3,…
I’ve always had special respect for British riders who break out of road-bike racing to have a crack at MotoGP. Since the mid-1980s, most Britons start out racing road bikes…
The third edition of our new feature, 'Ask Mat', allowing you to ask Motor Sport MotoGP reporter Mat Oxley questions after a race. Mat will answer as many questions from the comments section below following…