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The Mk5 Golf R32: The Last Time a Golf Had a Six-Cylinder Soul

The Mk5 Golf R32: The Last Time a Golf Had a Six-Cylinder Soul

|Jay Bolt
There are cars you buy for speed, and there are cars you buy for character. The Mk5 Volkswagen Golf R32 was never really about being the fastest thing on the...
The Death of the Rally Road Car: How Britain Lost the Subaru WRX STI

The Death of the Rally Road Car: How Britain Lost the Subaru WRX STI

|Jay Bolt
There is a specific moment when you realise a thing you loved is truly gone. For fans of the Subaru Impreza and its WRX STI descendants, that moment came twice....
The GT3 S/C: Porsche Just Dropped the Most Gorgeous Distraction in Years

The GT3 S/C: Porsche Just Dropped the Most Gorgeous Distraction in Years

|Jay Bolt
If this is Porsche giving the greatest engine note in the world one final open-air send-off, I'll forgive them the price tag. Just. Don't let me see it parked outside...
The Mk5 Golf R32: The Last Time a Golf Had a Six-Cylinder Soul

The Mk5 Golf R32: The Last Time a Golf Had a Six-Cylinder Soul

|Jay Bolt
There are cars you buy for speed, and there are cars you buy for character. The Mk5 Volkswagen Golf R32 was never really about being the fastest thing on the...