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Fear and Lightweighting in Las Vegas

Deep in the Nevada desert, two brave British sports car companies are pushing ahead with their bold, innovative and beautiful projects. David H Twohig is our man on the ground

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The V8 engine – Part two

Now we know how the V8 came to be and why it is the way it is, David Twohig names the most important of them all – plus his own personal favourite

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The V8 engine – Part one

What is it about this particular configuration of engine that seems so hard-wired into our hearts? As ever, David Twohig is the man who knows

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Breakthrough: the automotive microprocessor

You might regard them as the bane of your life on the road. But that doesn’t stop them being absolutely incredible, says David Twohig

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Home advantage

The secret of the Sherman tank’s success lay not on the battlefield, but an entire continent away in the factories where it was built. By David Twohig

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The car company you’ve never heard of

Not all car companies are desperate for the limelight, writes David Twohig. And that’s why this one does better than most

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The flat-six engine

What is it about engines with two banks of three horizontally opposed cylinders? And what are their benefits and drawbacks? David Twohig has the answers

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Breakthrough: The bonded and riveted aluminium tub

As chief engineer for the Alpine A110, David Twohig knows a thing or two about this technology, but only because two others pioneered it first

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