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Overrated: Subaru Impreza Turbo

Most motoring journalists fawned over the Impreza when it first came out. Then again, most motoring journalists aren’t Steve Sutcliffe

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Overrated: TVR Cerbera

This is the car that promised everything and then went on to deliver it too. Just not nearly enough of the time, as Steve Sutcliffe remembers all too well

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Overrated: Mazda MX-5

Is nothing sacred? Not when Steve Sutcliffe’s in town. Here he explains why the world’s most popular sports car is not all it’s cracked up to be

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Overrated: Audi RS2

It broke records in its day, sired a whole new family of cars and remains one of the most revered fast Audis of all. But, asks Steve Sutcliffe, was it actually any good?

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Underrated: Volkswagen Golf Mk4

One of the most anonymous generations of Golf turns out also to be one of the best. Just don’t mention the GTI, says former VW press officer Wayne Bruce

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Overrated: Alfa Romeo SZ

Is nothing sacred? Not when Steve Sutcliffe is at the wheel. This time, why a car hailed as Alfa’s best late 20th century effort was actually not nearly good enough

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Underrated: Mazda RX-7 (FD)

When it came out it was so flawed, it never got the credit it deserved. That’s a shame, says Steve Sutcliffe, and he’d know: he was one of its original detractors

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Underrated: Chrysler Viper RT/10

Few cars have ever got the heart pumping quite like the original Viper, even if it was not always for the right reasons. Steve Sutcliffe recalls an American giant

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