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AUTOLIFER AUTOLIFER | A day with TopGear A few years ago I received a phone call that I never thought I would ever receive. No it wasn’t that the “AutoWifer” had went into an unexpected labour of a child that I didn’t know existed, and neither was it Camelot ringing to inform me that my…

LIMELIGHT | Neill Finlay’s Clubman GrpA Impreza

The Subaru Impreza chassis has been more successful in rallying than Subaru’s previous contenders. Prior to the introduction of the Impreza into World Rally Championship racing in 1993, the Subaru World Rally Team had fielded its larger mid-size Legacy. However, with the rest of the rally competition increasingly shifting towards smaller and lighter chassis cars,…

TORCHLIGHT | GT vs AE, The 86 Evolution

The GT86 brings the classic sports car experience to a new generation. The principles are simple. Lightweight body, front mounted engine, rear wheel drive with great balance and handling. This philosophy was behind influential driver-focused Toyota models of yesteryear such as the GT2000 and AE86. These automotive icons fed the imagination of Toyota’s engineers, and…

LIMELIGHT | Pete Kelly’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

Mitsubishi throughout the world are most commonly known for their Evolution (Evo) models.  This stems from its performance and results on the rally stages, most notably in the hands of Finland’s Tommi Makinen when he clinched his first World Rally Championship (WRC) title in 1996 at the helm of the Evo III. This success continued…