Sixty-two years ago, nobody could have predicted that the Porsche 911 – a quirky, rear-engined sports car that resembled an elongated VW Beetle – would still be going strong into 2025. If certain ...

The Golf GTI story reads like the biography of a rock legend. It starts with enthusiasm and experimentation, then explodes into unimagined success. Before long, our hero is a household name. After ...

Ever been following a car and thought it looked familiar, but you couldn’t pinpoint why? Many cars – especially low-volume sports cars – use the rear lights from more mainstream models to save on ...

One of the world’s best-selling pet toys has its origins in a Volkswagen repair garage. Although it sounds like a shaggy dog story, the popular Kong rubber chew was invented by a mechanic from ...

Tiny kei cars have conquered Japan and spread around the world. They originated in 1949, as a way to get war-ravaged Japan back onto four wheels. Yet they have become more than mere transport – as ...

A one-owner Rover 216S with 402,000 miles on the clock has been saved from scrappage by the Rover 200 and 400 Owners' Club.

In 1968, Ford launched a car that became a sales sensation. For 42 years, the Escort was truly part of the furniture, transporting families, business people, the emergency services and pretty much ...