No Tyre Kickers

The Thrill of Browsing.

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2007 BMW Z4 Coupe 3.0

As a daily driver it's probably too low and the wheels a little too big.

But it just sits so well!

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2004 Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Sportwagon

Recently much has been written about Alfa Romeo's impending return to the US car market.

Whilst they've been away the US has missed out on stuff like this.

When I was doing my undergraduate degree a member of the university staff had one of these, in this colour. I loved it then, I still love the styling now.

You can argue all you want about the fact that its fwd setup means that it's inherently flawed. If you value those looks and that 'Busso' V6 then I'm not sure that argument matters that much.

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1997 Mitsubishi Cyborg RS 

Much rarer in the UK than its Honda counterpart the EK9 Civic Type R.

I've always liked these.

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1990 NIssan Autech Zagato 3.0 Stelvio

Bizarre things tend to happen when Japanese car manufacturers team up with Italian Styling Houses/Coachmakers.

Hints of Alfa SZ and perhaps even Lancia Hyena in the design language?

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2009 Mercedes C63 AMG Estate - Kleemann Stage 2

Sometimes you just need to transport your wife, kids, dogs and any unwanted household furniture at 180mph.

A Kleemann C63 AMG will gleefully oblige.

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Porsche 550 Spyder Replica by Replicar Hellas

Some objects are astonishing in their beauty.

I find it difficult to suggest that any car priced at £100k could be considered as good value. But perhaps with this you can see why it costs that much.

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2004 Ford Fiesta JWRC Replica

It's not even close to having enough performance to justify the bodywork.

But that JRWC look is still pretty cool. I remember seeing the original concept version at the Autosport show back in the day, you could never describe the arches as shy!

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1997 Honda Civic (EK9) Type R

The actual Civic Type R that started it all: The 'Performance Car' Magazine review car.

The recorded performance figures were out of this world for a hot hatch.

Even without the iconic red Recaro seats this remains supremely cool.

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2003 VW Golf R32 Turbo

Another VW Golf with a turbo conversion. This one's a little more modern, a little flashier, and presumably, considerably faster.

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1990 VW Golf MK2 1.8 16v Turbo Technics

It's on the wrong wheels but this is a nice example of old school tuning.

Suitably discrete.

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1992 Peugeot 205 Rallye (UK/Euro Spec)

Harking back to a simpler time. Those arches make such a difference.

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1998 Subaru Impreza WRX Sport Wagon

This is a little bit out of the ordinary. 

Subaru Impreza shooting brake.

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Peugeot 106 GTi - Jenvey Throttle Bodies

The noise of individual throttle bodies is to the car fan what the song of the sirens is to the sailor.

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1999 Peugeot 106 Cup Car

Small French hot hatches were made for rallying.

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2006 Nissan Cube Plus Conran Limited Edition

Such a sensible yet anarchic bit of design.

Functional, utilitarian, cool.

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19?? Austin 7 Hotrod Hybrid

Not sure about the legality of how this is road registered, but it is cool.

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If you only watch one Nurburgring Lap this year, make it this one.