Issue 91

Issue 91
May 2009

Twenty good reasons
With 405bhp at the rear wheels and a best quarter-mile time of 12.05sec at 116mph, Adam McBeath’s R32 aims to quash those who knock the RB20DET engine

Triple-whammy
Three is no crowd when considering rotary engines, especially when you’re talking about a peripheral ported, naturally aspirated 20B screamer in a track-prepared RX-8

Genetic engineering
Ralliart has waved its magic wand over the new Mitsubishi Colt and produced a belting little hot-hatch

A love haitch relationship
Serving as a timely reminder that there was life before the K-series engine, Harko Kronemeijer's Civic blends elements of old skool modifying, JDM and Euro-styling into a memorable package

Running in the family
Supermini meets Corolla Levin with Tony Tang’s innovative 20v 4A-GE ‘Black-Top’ powered Starlet SR. It’s a family affair

Smoke ’em
According to the old song, only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. But with Australia’s Motorvation show, we happen to know otherwise…

Origin of the species
The Skyline GT-R is among the best known and most feared of the Japanese super-machines thanks to a worldwide reputation earned through more than 200 race victories. But where did the magic actually begin? We road test the coupe that changed Nissan’s race fortunes

Ra-r-ing to go
What happens when you give a bunch of motorsport engineers free reign to do what they want to a road-going Impreza? Only 300 lucky souls have the answer worldwide, and we brought the only two road-legal examples in the UK together to examine the Type RA-R

Who are… cr turbos?
We take a look around the Hampshire workshops of turbo specialist CR Turbos to see what goes into building its bespoke blowers

Keeping a low profile
Setting out on a project with low expectations doesn't sound like a recipe for a first class build, but Mark Perrault shows that it's not always a bad thing to set your sights low

Flower power
We whisper along in the new Insight, Honda’s hybrid for the masses, and end up with green fingers. Eh?

Salon selective
Prepare for a frenzy of photos as we take you through the final instalment of our comprehensive three-part coverage of the most important show of the year – the unbelievable and extravagant Tokyo Auto Salon

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