Chris Auty | Driving Spirit

Top Gear Season 13 Trailer

The Top Gear boys are back on Sunday, and to give you a taste of what’s to come here are ‘ickle Clarkson, May and Hammond.

Don’t forget to set the video for 8.00pm, BBC2 on Sunday (June 21st) as Top Gear returns for series 13. It’s difficult to pick out highlights, as it’s all worth watching, but for hot hatch fans there will be a...

1979 Golf Faster Than Bugatti Veyron

Posted by Chris Auty | Tuners |

A tired old 1979 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 automatic that was bought for just £50 is now claimed to be...

Top Gear Test Track Under Threat

Posted by Chris Auty | TV |

In the middle of Surrey lies a small private airfield known as Dunsford Aerodrome. It’s...

Mugen Planning RR-based Civic Type-R Hatch?

Posted by Chris Auty | Tuners |

One of the best cars to come out of Japan recently is the Mugen Civic RR. Starting life as a...

4-Nil To Renault R26.R

Posted by Chris Auty | Ford, Renault |

The Ford Focus RS has been picking up all manner of enthusiastic reviews since it started doing...

Video – Focus RS vs Evo X

Posted by Chris Auty | TV |

Tiff Needell and Jason Plato have been testing the Focus RS against one if its less obvious adversaries. While the Focus may be staking a claim as the best hot hatch, there are other cars that may be a more suitable test of its...

Warm Hatch Performance Statistics

Posted by Chris Auty | Performance Statistics |

The junior division of performance hatches, the insurance friendly cars that are usually the first step on the performance-car ladder for many drivers.