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She’s got that loving feeling! As a nod to its interesting history, owner number twelve Amy Kitching has named her Mercedes-Benz 190E after a character in the eighties blockbuster Top Gun. Here, she tells Charlotte Vowden why she’s besotted and reveals what’s required to pilot, push, repair and improve...

Affectionately called the “duck” in Germany and “Tin Snail” in English, the Citroën 2CV is THE iconic French car. Finally, this cult-classic is available as a new PLAYMOBIL model, further expanding the range of classic cars in the collection. The legendary Citroen 2CV was first introduced in Paris in 1948....

The kei car. Often fun, quirky and small enough to squeeze into Japan’s strict kei car regulations. What comes to mind for many is the Suzuki Cappuccino, or even the Honda Beat, both having been around since the 1990s, but in 2003 the Daihatsu Copen was injected into the...

Wheeler Dealers inspired William Magrath’s love of cars but owning one of the best roadsters ever built has made him realise he’ll never make it as a hot-shot salesman. Here, he tells Charlotte Vowden why it’s a perky little runaround worth holding on to. With pop-up headlamps capable of warming...

Mattel is commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Matchbox® brand and seven decades of die-cast adventures by reflecting on its legacy and looking to the future. To celebrate the Matchbox 70th Anniversary, Mattel is introducing a line of special limited-edition vehicles, paying tribute to Matchbox’s heritage of inventing highly detailed and...

HERO-ERA’s annual award ceremony took place within the historic walls of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, on the evening of Friday 27th January to celebrate the success of their competitors in 2022. The HERO-ERA awards returned to the celebrated and much missed venue after a three -year enforced hiatus....

Following Alex Riley’s thoughts on the modern-day MG here’s our reminder of a model from their past. Now that Alex Riley has given us his thoughts on the MG marque today - and had a go in its newest model in the form of the MG 4 - it seemed...

Ford might have called time on its huge-selling Fiesta but many an enthusiast has been beguiled by the looks and performance of the various XR, RS and ST iterations. Here’s our look back at ten of the best Fast Fiestas from the 1300S of 1977 to the ST of 2018: 1300S - 1977 Just...

An impulse buy at the age of 16, Patrice Garrett’s first car experience wasn’t as straightforward as just jump in and drive. Here, she details the highs and lows of ownership and tells Charlotte Vowden why she wouldn’t change a thing – even when the Mk2 Polo is getting up...

Nearly three quarters of Brits say that they have a good grasp of the English language, yet a new survey has revealed that nearly half study the correct pronunciation online via a search engine to check that they’ve got it right. The survey of 2,000 adults, which has been commissioned by...