Articles by Ben Custard

Three Barely Used Lexus LFAs Are For Sale, Which Would You Have?
The Lexus LFA is a phenomenal but rare car, yet three are at auctions at the moment - and two of those have fewer than 1,000 miles each

Mountune Takes Ford Focus ST Up To 360bhp
Ford’s favourite tuner has released a more powerful kit for the Mk4 Focus ST, giving it more power than the last Focus RS

Riding The Nurburgring In Torrential Rain Is Nervy And Fascinating To Watch
A soaking lap of the world’s trickiest circuit on only two wheels must take some guts

Electric Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Replica Is A Near-£100,000 Toy
Three-quarter-size Ferrari Testa Rossa J is designed for ages 14 and up, and can hit speeds of 37mph

New Lamborghini Countach Confirmed In Official Teasers
The Countach is 50 years old this year, and a celebration model (likely to be a hybrid) may be revealed this week

One-Off Kia Soul EV Boardmasters Edition Is For Surfers, Dude
Kia’s attempt at a surf bus is a Soul with chunky tyres and reclaimed wood. We like

First UK Mitsubishi Evo VI TME Sells For Predictably Huge Figure
Chassis number 001 came up for auction over the weekend, and sold for £146,250

G-Power’s BMW M8 Brings All Of The Power And Absolutely No Subtlety
Bright orange G-Power G8M Hurricane RR packs 875bhp with a 211mph limited top speed

Here’s When The Stellantis Brands Are Going Electric
Alfa Romeo is set to go all-electric in 2027, despite currently not having any electrified models

Crumbs! Morgan Has Built An Off-Road Plus Four
The Morgan Plus Four CX-T is designed for “overland adventure” but doesn’t come cheap

200-Mile Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Is Italian V12 Perfection
This stunning one-owner Murcielago is currently up for sale, and it needs to be driven

No-one Bought These Bentley Mulsanne Grand Limousines So Now’s Your Chance
Bentley shipped out five of these coachbuilt Mulsannes to the UAE six years ago, but not one of them has ever been registered

Watch This Russian Mazda MX-5 Squeeze Under A Truck Like It’s In Fast & Furious
A Russian daredevil has driven his Miata under a moving truck for your viewing pleasure

Watch This Tesla Model S Plaid Silently Lap Laguna Seca Faster Than A 911 GT2
Unplugged Performance’s Model S Plaid lapped the iconic American racetrack in under 90 seconds

Honda NSX Bows Out With New Type S Version
The Type S version will be the swansong for the NSX, and only 350 will be made. Will you be sad to see Honda’s hybrid supercar go?

The Chevrolet COPO Camaro Now Has A 9.4-Litre V8
Despite being the biggest engine ever fitted to an American production car, the nat-asp 9.4-litre big block is the least powerful COPO Camaro option

Audi RS3 Sets New Nurburgring Lap Record
The new Audi RS3 saloon has lapped the ‘Ring in 7:40, beating the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R

A Mazda Miata Has Conquered A Jeep Trail On Stock Suspension
The Imogene Pass is a trail that has some Jeep owners worried, but this near-standard Miata has been up it with few problems

Special-Edition Defender Riffs Off Camel Trophy 4x4s
A new limited-run Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition pays tribute to the classic Camel Trophy off-road challenge, but it’s only destined for America

This Mercedes 400E 4.2 AMG Is A Surprisingly Rare JDM Beast
An AMG-tuned Merc W124 is up for auction, and it’s hiding a special secret

A Michael Schumacher Documentary Is Coming To Netflix
The documentary, simply called Schumacher, is fully supported by his family, who provide contributions to it

Fortnite Adds Ferrari 296 GTB For Players To Find
Newest Ferrari becomes Fortnite’s first licensed car, which can be used to complete challenges

SSC Confirms Tuatara Never Got Over 300mph
In an Instagram post, SSC said it was ‘truly heartbroken’ not to break the 300mph barrier in its controversial top speed run last year

What Does Ford Want The ‘Skyline’ Name For?
Ford has sought to trademark ‘Skyline’, which could hint at a future vehicle with that name