• Why buy a Mazda MX-5 when you can have an Abarth 124 instead?

    Why buy a Mazda MX-5 when you can have an Abarth 124 instead?
    Take an MX-5, inject a little bit of Italian flair and you get the 124, though there are some downsides...After a few minutes of talking to Carlo Dore, owner of a 2018-reg Abarth 124 Spider automatic, I'm glad I sold my 2018 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport.
    He says that it and the technically related 124 can suffer failure of the so-called spherical bushes in their rear hubs, one hub per corner. There are multiple bushes in each hub and it takes only the failure of one, usually detected at the MOT tes
  • Driving a Ferrari 296 Speciale into the chaos of the Le Mans parade

    Driving a Ferrari 296 Speciale into the chaos of the Le Mans parade
    From handing out high-fives to revving an 870bhp Ferrari: part motoring spectacle, part sensory overloadIt's the Friday afternoon of race week in Le Mans. The town centre municipal car park is filling up with vehicles you won't see here every day.
    Pre-war Citroëns, post-war American land yachts, one-off concept cars, chrome-covered road-hog motorcycles, supercars, movie tribute cars and more. It's a joyously assorted mix.
    Then there are the pick-up trucks – lots of pick-up trucks, act