Articles by Ben Custard

Novitec Takes Ferrari SF90 Stradale Over 1000bhp With The Subtlest Tweaks
Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid is already incredibly powerful, but that wasn’t quite enough for Novitec

Carlos Ghosn’s Accomplices Will Be Jailed For Helping Him Escape Japan
Father and son duo sentenced to 44 months in prison for their roles in smuggling Ghosn out of Japan in an audio equipment box

Bugatti Has Restored The First-Ever Veyron Grand Sport
Bugatti’s in-house restoration programme has tackled an unregistered Grand Sport prototype

Is This Audi RS3 Good Value At Half The Price Of A New One?
With the new Audi RS3 revealed this week, we’ve had a browse through the classifieds

Toyota Supra 2JZ Manual Sells For $201k (Updated)
A super-low mileage twin-turbo Supra has sold for a huge sum - is it worth that much?

This Hyundai Accent-Based Ford Mustang Replica Is All Kinds Of Wrong
Dream Customs India has put a 2009 Hyundai Accent in a Mustang frock, which looks a little like Ford’s muscle car if you squint

The First Koenigsegg Jesko Production Car Is An Orange Stunner
Number 1 of 125 Jesko units has been unveiled, with the first customer cars coming next year

What’s The Deal With This Mad Fiat 500 Trike?
This Fiat 500 has two rear wheels mounted in the middle of the axle rather than one at each end, and here’s why...

We're Getting Serious Batmobile Vibes From This Bonkers Electric Fan Car
The McMurtry Speirling is a fan car like the GM T.50, and is said to do 0-186mph in under nine seconds

This New British Sports Car Weighs 850kg And Doesn't Cost The Earth
In a world of bazillion horsepower sports cars, the 850kg Wells Vertige promises 0-62mph in five seconds and a reasonable price

This Surprisingly Well Made, Boxster-Based McLaren F1 Replica Even Has A Central Driving Position
This replica might fool all but the nerdiest enthusiasts from afar, but it's not cheap

Starting A Porsche 917 K Takes Time, Practice And A Squirt Of Brake Cleaner
This 1970 Porsche 917 K racing car is going to be auctioned soon, and here's how to start the car properly

Someone In America Bought A Brand-New Toyota FJ Cruiser In 2021
One Toyota FJ Cruiser was registered in the last quarter, only seven years since it went off-sale in the States

This R56 MINI Cooper S Is Hiding A 414bhp M3 V8 And Subaru Subframes
The cosmetic upgrades may be relatively subtle, but this MINI boasts some big and exciting mechanical changes

Crashing Your Acura Integra Type R After Selling It For $50k Is A Bitter Pill To Swallow
Oof. A Texas man has totalled his Acura Integra Type R on ‘one last drive’ before it changed hands

Tweaked Porsche 911 GT2 RS Grabs Nurburgring Lap Record
A Porsche 911 GT2 RS with a new Manthey Racing package has taken just 6:43 minutes to complete a lap of the Nordschleife

The Tesla Model S Has Hit 60mph In 1.99s But Under Very Specific Conditions
Engineering Explained goes through why the headline-grabbing Model S Plaid isn’t quite as fast as Tesla says it is

Sabine Schmitz Rightfully Has Nurburgring Corner Named After Her
The first corner of the Nordschleife will now be known as the Sabine-Schmitz-Kurve, after the queen of the ‘Ring died earlier this year

This Go-Kart Is Powered By A Tiny 2kg Rotary Hydrogen Engine
LiquidPiston has adapted its rotary engine to run on hydrogen, and has fitted it to the back of a go-kart. With slightly mixed results

This Is How The Group B Mitsubishi Starion 4WD Rally Car Could Have Looked
Newly unearthed artwork shows Mitsubishi’s Audi Quattro and Ford RS200 rival in monochrome splendour

New 1888bhp Rimac Nevera Hits 0-60mph In 1.85 Seconds
Rimac has launched its new electric hypercar, which is said to have a 258mph top speed and a 340-mile range
What's Left Of Mitsubishi UK Will Be Taken Over By Subaru's British Importer
From arch-rivals to friends: Mitsubishi and Subaru will be taken care of by the same company in the UK soon

The Elise Could Live On As Lotus Mulls Over Selling The Tooling
Lotus is looking to sell the tooling for its Elise sports car, which will soon be discontinued after over 25 years on sale

Why Wouldn't You Want A Rotary-Swapped Mazda 1200 Restomod?
This petite stunner is coming up for auction next week, having had a full restoration and a rotary engine upgrade