Jaguar XJ, 2009 XJ Some 50 per cent of the XJ’s structure was made from recycled aluminum; it was about 330 lb (150 kg) lighter than conventional, steel-rich rivals, which made the car more agile as well as thriftier on fuel. This big Jaguar, codenamed X351 in...
Morgan 4/4, 2009 4/4 The embodiment of Morgan tradition, the 4/4 was first produced in 1936, and some say it is the car with the word's longest production run. Customers know precisely what to expect from the car and a new model is always an instant classic....
Maserati Spyder, 2001 Spyder This car is sometimes referred to as the 4200GT type, to differentiate it from the earlier 3200GT model that was offered as a coupé only. The 4200GT Coupe was a four-seater but there were only two seats in the Spyder; both cars sported...
Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 2005 Corvette Z06 The most noticeable feature of the sixth-generation of America’s star-spangled sports car were its headlights, under plastic fairings rather than of the pop-up variety. The ultra-high-performance Z06 had a lightweight alloy chassis, and the hand-built V8 engine was both the biggest-capacity...
Cadillac CTS-V, 2004 CTS-V The basic CTS saloon was considerably beefed up to cope with the huge extra power from the Corvette engine, gaining a special cradle for the engine, huge brakes, and the Corvette LS6’s manual transmission. The car could do 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in...
LaFerrari, 2013 LaFerrari The ultimate Ferrari, and some would say it was the ultimate hypercar, of its era. Together with the Porsche 918 Spider and McLaren P1, LaFerrari marked the arrival of hybrid powertrain technology in supercars, delivering 789 bhp from its 6.3-liter, V12 engine and adding...
Mini Cooper S JCW GP, 2006 Cooper S JCW GP This is perhaps the ultimate version of the first, 2001-launched, BMW-era Mini. Only around 2,000 of these cars were built, signing it off before the Mk2 arrived. The supercharged 1,600cc engine pushed this car from 0-60 mph...
Volvo C70 Convertible, 1997 C70 Convertible Clearly an attempt to echo the success of the P1800, the sleek C70 was available as both a coupe and a convertible, with the latter selling an impressive 50,000 units prior to the model’s overhaul in 2006. A range of economical...
Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione II, 1993 Delta Integrale Evoluzione II Lancia was sold to Fiat in 1969, and it was hoped a high-performance hot hatch would recapture Lancia’s earlier glory. The specialized S4 took second place in the 1986 World Championship and, keen to capitalize on this...
Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Kompressor, 1996 SLK 230 Kompressor For Mercedes-Benz, the SLK roadster was a radical departure. It was, at the time, the shortest car the company had made, and it was built around a supercharged 2.3-liter, four-cylinder engine, with drive to the rear wheels. Automatic transmission...