The Journal

Modern Icon: Why the BMW E30 M3 Still Delivers

There are some cars that earn their reputation because they were fast, and others because they were important. The BMW E30 M3 is one of the rare cars that managed to be bo...

GTO: The Fabled Badge, From Pontiac to Ferrari

Few badges in car history carry quite as much weight as GTO. It sounds short, simple, and familiar, but in the right context it can mean something very special indeed. From Pontiac muscle cars to t...

Why the Porsche 911 GT3 Still Matters

The 911 GT3 has become one of the clearest answers to a very simple question: what if a modern performance car still cared about feel? That is the thing that keeps the GT3 relevant. It is fast, obv...

The Ferrari 458 and Why It Became a Benchmark

There are some cars that define a moment, and the Ferrari 458 is one of them. It arrived at exactly the right time, with the kind of sound, balance, and drama that reminded people why they fell in ...

Why the Porsche 993 Is Still So Loved

There are plenty of reasons people point to when they explain the appeal of the Porsche 993. It was the last air-cooled 911, it has the right shape, and it sits in that sweet spot between old-schoo...

From F1 to 12C: McLaren’s Road Car Story

The awkward thing about the MP4-12C is that it arrived in the shadow of the F1, which was always going to make honest discussion difficult. The F1 had already become one of the great automotive leg...

The Last Great Analogue Supercars

There is always a debate about whether modern supercars are better than the older ones. In almost every measurable way, they are. They are faster, safer, easier to exploit, and va...

Why Restomods Have Become the New Dream Garage Car

There’s a fair argument that a classic car should be left exactly as it was built. If the car is rare enough, special enough, or historically important enough, originality absolutely matters. But f...