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Remembering the underdogs: the 1989 Honda NSX

Ben Whitworth, 28 March 2011 12:15

I spotted the NSX heading London-bound up the A3 early on Saturday morning, on the way to attend my best mate’s stag do. It was pristine, its cherry red paintwork and unscarred five-spoke silver alloys glinting in the sunlight. Low, sleek and barrelling along at a very decent pace, it looked utterly gorgeous. I was instantly struck at just how fresh and ...

In praise of Audi’s brilliant R8 supercar

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Ben Whitworth, 09 June 2009 09:46

I drove Audi’s R8 last week. Yes, yes, I know it was launched ages ago but I somehow missed every opportunity to drive it over the past 18 months. And every R8 road test that I read – and hell, it seemed there’s been a new one each week – only whetted my appetite for a punt in Audi’s first ...

Doing 200mph for the first time...

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Ben Whitworth, 01 August 2008 10:43

It’s funny how speed works. In a car designed and engineered for serious pace, anything up to 150mph feels pretty normal. Driving to Waitrose normal. Calm and controlled, as you lap the Millbrook bowl on the 155mph limiter. Pass that mark however, and everything goes into fast forward. You’re suddenly made aware that you are travelling very briskly indeed. The ...

Please don’t relaunch the MG SV! Let sleeping dogs lie

Ben Whitworth, 07 May 2008 13:48

I read the news that William Riley was resuscitating the MG SV with alarm (click here to remind yourself of the story). I had the misfortune to drive an SV when it was launched back in 2003. And it was an utter shocker. For a start it looked ridiculous, like a car driven by a comic book character. Sorry Peter ...

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