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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…
There are excellent reasons why Ari Vatanen should be the next president of the FIA – which is why it is unlikely he will be elected to the post in…
Ferrari had the race pace but a missed test during pre-season cost Red Bull a chance of Bahrain GP victory says Mark Hughes
The UK's premier GT championship, British GT, begins its 2017 season at a damp Oulton Park this weekend, racing twice on Easter Monday. You can watch both one-hour contests live, plus selected…
Thanks to Radical Sportscars, our staff photographer Lyndon McNeil is getting to fulfil his dream of going racing and charting each step along the way. Now it’s crunch time, as…