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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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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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It was the Italian hot hatch icon of its era, the darling of the motoring media. But was it really all it was cracked up to be? Steve Sutcliffe begs to differ
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The hottest hatchbacks of all are not just overrated, they’re damaging. Steve Sutcliffe pines for the days when fast hatches were simple and light
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It’s fast, gorgeous and goes sideways. What on earth is there not to like? As ever, Steve Sutcliffe can point to a thing or three
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It slaughtered a Ferrari when new, so why has the fourth-generation M5’s star fallen since then? Steve Sutcliffe has the answer
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A manual rear-drive M3 with a howling naturally aspirated V8? What could be wrong with that? Steve Sutcliffe on a car more sinned against than sinning
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A Ferrari that trades driving pleasure for ease of use has the wrong priorities. Steve Sutcliffe had no great love for this new kind of car from Maranello