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Scouting for everyone

For 2024, Indian Motorcycle not only launched a new version of their water-cooled Scout, developed over the last three-and-a-half years to replace the bike that was first launched in 2014, but presented no less than five versions, with the 101 Scout being the range-topper.

ADVENTURE OASIS

Deep in the heart of central Wales, high up in the Cambrian Mountains, there’s a place where adventure bikes reign supreme

Back in the Black MV Agusta Hubert Trunkenpolz interview

In November 2022 MV Agusta, wholly owned since 2019 by Russian entrepreneur Timur Sardarov and his family, and Pierer Mobility AG KTM’s parent company) reached an agreement on future strategic cooperation, as a result of which the Austrian firm headed by Stefan Pierer would acquire a 25.10% stake in MV Agusta via its KTM AG subsidiary.

The Longest Day Teapot

Last month's write-up saw some jeopardy as the little Suzuki was neither running, nor had an MOT, with less than a week before the Longest Day Challenge...

Patagonia Expedition 2024

Following an invitational e-mail from Felix Billington, the owner of Magellan Motorcycle Tours, Chris and Dee Finch headed off on a 17-day trip on paved and gravel roads from Puerto Varas, Chile, going all the way down to Ushuaia before finishing in Punta Arenas

Cardo Packtalk PRO

Those that know me will be all too aware of my inbuilt distrust of any technology that involves more than an on/off switch, and of my inability to deal with such technologies and, recently, I have become very aware of the fact that I need to join the 21st century by learning how to use these modern contrivances.

The Diavel's in the detail

With more power, less weight and better brakes than the previous brilliant V-twin version, It’s a winner

Superhero Sequel

Bigger engine, more power, less weight, and a new look for the 2024 BMW F 900 GS

Ready to race and 90% new

If there is one major manufacturer that looks out for a younger audience, it is KTM. For the Austrian factory, its entry-level machinery is every bit as important as its rangetopping flagships or adventure bikes. Remember big or small, a KTM has to be ‘Ready to Race'.

A Breath of Fresh Air- Alfa Romeo's exotic, V8-powered Montreal was like nothing the marque had made before, but can it compare with a Porsche masterpiece, the 911S 2.4?

The stereotype of the ItaloGermanic automotive rivalry is that the Latin car will be brilliant to drive, but poorly built and ergonomically flawed, while the Teutonic will be the opposite. Yet these 2+2 sports coupés both ran against orthodoxy. In the Montreal, Alfa Romeo created an outlandish-looking two-door more comfortable, more powerful and more refined than anything it had produced for decades. Meanwhile, Porsche continued to refine its back-to-front, austere and increasingly aged 911. Neither took a traditional development path, but both created thrilling and individual cars that have echoed through the decades.

RIGHT FIRST TIME

With this long-hidden prototype, Marcello Gandini defi ned the shape of the seminal Maserati Khamsin. Marc Sonnery explores its history – and uncovers the detail differences that establish its provenance

McKeel Hagerty

40 years ago, the Hagerty family started a hobby-focused specialist insurance company from its basement. It's grown a bit

THE SECOND COMING

It's 40 years since Audi launched the Sport quattro, with which it prolonged its dominance of Group B rallying. Glen Waddington celebrates with legendary driver Stig Blomqvist

The winged warrior

This 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona has been in one family since 1970. Octane charts its history and discovers a highway hero steeped in dirt tracks and ovals

Ian Burgess

This Formula 1 driver claimed shadowy connections were responsible for his big block of heroin. No one believed him

Beanbag chair

Water was unyielding, ping-pong balls too expensive, but expanded polystyrene pellets were just right for Gatti's 'big sack'

SHAPE SHIFTER

Only three genuine Lotus 26Rs were given the Shapecraft aerodynamic treatment. This little beauty is one of them

FULL HOUSE

This collection of five vintage Bentleys covers every iteration of the WO era. Robert Coucher drives £17m of pure desire

Fingers crossed for good weather

WELL, we had some for a while.

Everything Wrong - Max Verstappen laid into his team after a disappointing Austrian GP but Mark Hughes can see the logic behind Red Bull's thinking

Max Verstappen laid into his team after a disappointing Austrian GP but Mark Hughes can see the logic behind Red Bull’s thinking

The Longest Day Teapot - Tock tick, tick tock. Time scrolls past as Dave fights more issues...

I sat down on the garage floor in a sulk. And my eyes came to rest in the corner. On the spare engine from my Bandit race bike. The 600 Bandit was based on the GSX600F engine... While the spare race engine is a bit leaky (the usual Suzuki oil drain tubes at the front of the engine), it was a decent runner when it was in the Bandit. Right, engine swap time!

GRAND PRIX CROWN JEWEL

Of all the racing cars made during the 100-year history of Motor Sport, the 49 is the true diamond. Karun Chandhok takes Graham Hill's chassis R10 out for a few laps at Lotus's sacred space – Hethel -

Mercedes' first GP comeback

Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

The civil side of savage

The new AMG GT 63 is performance engineering with everyday practicalities in mind. Andrew Frankel likes what he sees

KARUN CHANDHOK

\"We've missed this feeling - there's a buzz\"

Tony Stewart

'Smoke', one of America's most-decorated drivers, on swapping seats with Lewis Hamilton, shunning the media spotlight and tackling the dragstrip

Mercedes returns as a frontrunner

What a difference a month makes. Mark Hughes takes us through the laps at Canada, Spain and Austria as a fourth team joins this season's winners list

ALWAYS MEET YOUR HEROES...

It's 40 years since Senna arrived in F1. James Elson joins Pierre Gasly as the Alpine driver takes Ayrton's first Toleman on the track

CANON BLAST

It started in the pub with Richard Lloyd stating an interest in racing a customer Porsche 956. With the assistance of the original RLR team, Adam Towler tells the giant-killing tale of the modified '106B2'

CAN MERC BOUNCE BACK?

The team that once utterly dominated Formula 1 has had a torrid two years. Now, finally, it appears to have refound its mojo. But why has it taken so long? Andrew Benson investigates what went wrong