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Driving the classics: Lotus Cortina (1965) CAR review

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Ben Barry, 08 May 2012 13:31

We deal with new cars here at CAR Online, but every now and again an oldie captures our attention and we just have to go and drive it. The Mk1 1965 Lotus Cortina you see here ticks that box, especially within the current context and the recent drama at Hethel. I’ve known Paul Wankle from Classic Cars Ltd in Pleasanton, ...

The brake recall and our Toyota Prius hybrid

Ben Barry, 24 February 2010 09:30

So, Toyota has added the Prius to its lengthy list of cars to recall, but it’s not – as has so far been the case – an accelerator issue. No, the Prius is being recalled due to a problem with the brakes, so far reported as a momentary loss of braking while driving on rough roads. Sounds like a classic ...

BMW M Division's straight six: 1992-2008

Ben Barry, 26 December 2008 15:10

In our general excitement to scoop and report on the newly unveiled BMW Z4, we seem to have missed a very obvious point indeed: that the old Z4 will, by necessity, die too. Okay, so I’m clearly not the only one to spot this, but for me there are three big reasons to mourn the old car’s passing: 1. The ‘current’ ...

What we do at weekends: competitive drift events

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Ben Barry, 07 September 2007 10:53

CAR's resident M3 expert Ben Barry enters a drift competition at the Nurburgring The choice was easy: stay at home and take the weekend easy; or leave work on Friday for a 1000-mile round trip to the Nurburgring. Being something of a sucker for punishment, I chose the latter. As did, impressively, my wife Ondine, knowing full well she’d have ...

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