Performance cars

This new Aussie-specific Subaru WRX AWD Club Spec Evo is as near as dammit a modern STI. Shame it’s not available here.

The Japanese brand’s latest SUV is set to cost around £35,000 in high spec. We’ve scoured our classifieds to find three other Mazdas that you might li…

The Audi RS 3 Competition Limited celebrates the brand’s iconic five-cylinder engine, but it’s extraordinarily expensive

The 405-mile range is also the longest in the Cayenne Electric line-up, and prices start from a whisper under £100k

You could have a cool coupé, a bargain-priced electric vehicle and a fast estate for around a third of the price of their modern-day equivalents

The Lotus Electre X hybrid will be launched later this year with a 200-mile e-range

Final report: As our time with sleek EV ends, we find surprising common ground with an Italian icon

Subaru is planing a halo performance model to reignite enthusiasm for the brand. Here's what we know so far

Final report: Photos give our man time to focus on the JCW’s looks

Big exhaust and a bigger spoiler for BMW’s smallest M car

Editor Paul Barker thinks modern performance cars are just too heavy, mainly due to the adoption of plug-in hybrid tech

Audi is known for nailing the everyday supercar recipe, but what if you could put together a perfect three-car line-up for less than a new 630bhp RS 5…

The names and details of new models coming this year have prematurely appeared on BMW USA’s website

Good old American muscle is a hard to beat, so here are our top 10 best muscle cars ever built

Bosses think special editions will help keep up demand for electric sports car

Orders are to reopen for the hottest versions of Alfa Romeo Giulia saloon and Stelvio SUV as successor models are delayed

Maker confirms it will launch two new hybrids before 2030, blaming “market readiness” for scaled-back EV transition

Magma’s R&D centre is working on plug-in hybrids and more, with the dream of ultimately unleashing a mid-engined monster

A full used buyer’s guide on the Porsche 718 Boxster that has been on sale in the UK since 2016

Polestar still sees performance cars as central to its brand offering with the company's boss telling us there’s more to come

The second-generation T-Roc R will keep four-wheel drive and Golf R power

DarkRebel may yet point towards flagship Cupra later this decade

BMW’s comprehensive revamp of its current range will include the M5 and M5 Touring as spotted here

Volkswagen’s flagship hot hatch is hard to resist on this great-value £327-a-month lease deal

Open-top variant is now available for the classic 911 Carrera Coupe from Singer

AMG’s new generation of six-cylinder performance models will replace unloved four-cylinder 43 and 63 editions

Mazda fans have been hoping for a rotary-powered sports car since the Iconic SP concept was unveiled in 2023

Indirect replacement for the unloved C 63 S E Performance will use six-cylinder petrol engine from CLE 53

The automotive landscape has changed dramatically over the past 30 years. To celebrate, we name the 50 models that we think illustrate the transformat…

VW’s mission was to make the Golf GTI Edition 50 its fastest car ever around the Nordschleife – no matter what it took

McLaren celebrates is 10th Formula One championship with a special-edition Artura