Category: FACTS
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the BMW E36 M3
10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW The E36 BMW M3 had the difficult job of following the competition-bred E30. Instead of copying it, BMW created a faster, smoother and far more versatile M3—and in doing so established the template followed by most later generations. 1. It replaced four cylinders with a straight-six The original E30…
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Vauxhall Astra Coupé Turbo
10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW The Vauxhall Astra Coupé Turbo mixed Italian coachbuilding, familiar Astra engineering and a highly tunable turbocharged engine. Once a common sight on British roads, the Bertone-bodied coupé is rapidly becoming one of the defining affordable performance cars of the early 2000s. 1. Bertone did more than add a badge…
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Mk1 Škoda Fabia vRS
10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW The original Škoda Fabia vRS broke nearly every early-2000s hot-hatch convention. It had five doors, understated styling and—most unusually—a diesel engine. The result became one of Britain’s best-loved torque-rich performance bargains. 1. The first Fabia vRS was diesel-only While rivals relied on high-revving petrol engines, Škoda chose Volkswagen Group’s…
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Volvo S60 R and V70 R
10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW The second-generation Volvo R models combined a 300hp five-cylinder engine, adaptive suspension, four-wheel drive and enormous practicality. The S60 R and V70 R were deliberately subtle, but their engineering was among the most ambitious in Volvo’s history. 1. They grew from Volvo’s Performance Concept Car Volvo previewed its new…