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Winds of change!
Kent-based CMM reader Stuart Gilbert loved a Z1, but couldn’t afford it, nor a Zephyr back in the 1990s – but then he could, and boy would his be a breath of fresh air!
Stirk ‘razy!
Oh I’ve really missed my springtime outing to Stafford, bit of a pilgrimage really. I’ve done both shows now for more years than I care (or dare) to remember.
RIDE BETTER!
Welcome to part one of our three-part series on how to ride your modern classic better! Messrs Niall Mackenzie and Neil Hodgson give us some tips on survival out on the road and on track. Part one: preparation, the basics and urban riding…
Project Yamaha TY80 part 1: Tall tales!
Just like buses you find that two Mackenzies turn up in one issue! Here’s Junior on why he just had to choose a TY80 as his first restoration.
HONDA CB1000 Project Big 1
Check out this rare Honda ‘Four’ that will be hard to find today, but is worthwhile if you can!
Carry on Doctor!
Suzuki’s big V-Strom has some new retro clothes for 2020 and we love the look!
Half A Century Of Haze!
Suzuki’s GT750 two-stroke triple was the factory’s first real superbike. John Nutting details its origins and rides two examples of a machine with a faithful following.
LEXUS UX 300e
The first full electric car launch by Lexus spearheads its plug-in range, which will soon include hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell and battery electric cars.
PORSCHE - Taycan Turbo
Ignore the Turbo badge, this Porsche doesn’t need one and is every bit better for it, finds Jonathan Musk.
POWERING UP
Gridserve aims to make EV charging simple with a swathe of electric forecourts. On the eve of its opening, Autovolt visits the first, and speaks to the founder and CEO Toddington Harper about the ethos behind them.
JEEP RENEGADE 4XE LIMITED
Who says electric commuting has to curb your weekend pursuits?
VAUXHALL GRANDLAND X HYBRID4
Electrification gives the Grandland X an unexpected wild side, finds Alex Grant.
GENERATION NEXT
There’s more to the Ariya than a merging of Nissan’s strengths in SUV and electrification – it’s the start of a significant new chapter, as senior vice president for Global Design Alfonso Albaisa explains.
BMW X3 xDrive30e
Plug-in tech promises low tax and running costs for the appealing X3. Jonathan Musk drives.
Big idea
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced its Grid-eMotion Fleet technology, which will bring ‘grid-to-plug’ charging tailored to large-scale e-mobility.
Ford Transit Custom Phev
Losing none of the praciticality of the IC model, say ‘hello’ to Ford’s first electrified van. Richard Gooding reports.
BMW 330e M Sport Saloon
Has BMW’s popular PHEV done enough to stay at the top of the class? Alex Grant finds out.
A Kind Hearted Coronet
The 1950 line of Dodges might not have set the world on fire with outlandish styling as the marque would a decade later, but it represents an interesting period in its history, when restraint and sensibility was the order of the day...
Last of the LEVIATHANS
Stuart Wilkinson's land yacht was an immaculate, low mileage classic but, nevertheless, turned out to need a lot of time and money spending on it. Luckily, he wasn't entirely surprised...
PACKARD PERFECTION
John Bath reports on a gathering of convertible Packards at Beechfield Restorations, Bucks in September…
VHRA SWAPMEET
Zack Stiling popped along to the VHRA (Vintage Hot Rod Association) Swapmeet and uncovered an Aladdin’s Cave of automobilia…
GRAND WAGONEER LANDS
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has debuted the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer Concept, which will serve as a direct rival to the line of General Motors full-size SUVs.
SHOW REPORT - CHESHIRE CLASSIC CAR AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW
Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire August 30 and 31
Ford's other horse
An iconic SUV makes its return…
EVENT REPORT - REDHILL DREAM CRUISE
Redhill town centre August 22, 2020
1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
Tony turns his attention to the legendary muscle car which became known by the moniker of ‘The thinking man’s muscle car’: The Oldsmobile 4-4-2…
Second Vanguard for Stoke Works
RSS has bought a backup 4wDH for shunting duties at the Axiom wagon plant.
The final slam
It is now 15 years since the ‘Sussex Slammer’ tour ran, marking the official end of mainline slam-door EMU operation.
LSL launches ambitious programme for reincarnated ‘Midland Pullman'
All parts of the country are to be visited by Locomotive Services’ Nanking Blue HST set.
Super-detail ‘OO' gauge MGR
CAVALEX MODELS has announced a brand-new ‘OO’ gauge model of the once numerous Merry Go Round (MGR) wagon in collaboration with Trains4U and KMS Railtech.