Overrated/Underrated
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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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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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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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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