Articles by Matt Kimberley

A 997-Era Porsche 911 Is Sub-£20k Sports Car Dreamland
The 911 might have been called boring by some folks over the years, but those people usually haven’t driven one. The 997 generation is now below £20,000, and we want one…
Man ‘Trapped’ In Car For 14 Hours Right Next To A Manual Door Release
In a classic case of RTFM, a 75-year-old man spent 14 hours trapped inside his Cadillac XLR roadster when the electrics failed, not realising he was just inches from the manual door release lever
Van Launches 10ft Skywards After Hitting A Roundabout At Speed
Bizarre dashcam footage captured the moment a van driver apparently failed to see a roundabout and hit it at high speed, launching the vehicle high into the air before crashing
Gymkhana Grid 2018 Is Like Takeshi’s Castle In Cars
Pitting top famous drivers against each other in technical, high-skill races for the chance to compete against Ken Block, Gymkhana Grid 2018 will be an action-packed showcase of proper driving talent

Hybrid Turbochargers Explained: How They're Made And How They Work
There are plenty of cars these days that are hybrid and have turbos, but an aftermarket hybrid turbo is something totally different…

A £24k BMW X5 M May Not Be Pretty, But Its 4.4 V8 Sure Is Fun
As BMW looks to expand its M Division SUV lineup, we can hark back to the original Munich monster; the X5 M and its delightful 547bhp N63 V8

The New, Battery-Powered Aston Martin Rapide E Has 'Over 602bhp'
Aston Martin has released the first technical details of its first all-electric model, the Rapide E, and promises consistent power output even on half-charged batteries

Acura Has Issued Two Safety Recalls For The NSX
Almost 1000 Acura NSXs have been recalled in the US for two faults, one of which could cause a fire
A Brief History Of Tubeless Tyres: A Car’s Most Underappreciated Feature
One of the most important developments in the history of cars was the switch from leather- and metal-wrapped wheels over to rubber tyres, and finally to tubeless. It's time to give tubeless some love!

Is The Race For 300mph The Last Frontier Of Road Car Pointlessness?
A handful of niche hypercar makers are chasing 300mph, but beyond the chance to boast to your rich friends I’m struggling to see the point

A Used BMW 228i Delivers Performance, Poise And Panache For £15k
A desirable badge, an unexpected sprinkling of M Division magic and the advantage of scarcity gives the 228i a huge slice of kudos among two-door cars

Ford Has Teased An Electric SUV Inspired By The Mustang
As confusing as it sounds, Ford is taking the Mustang’s styling cues and performance ethos and attempting to transplant them into an electric crossover…

The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison Is A Beefed-Up Off-Road Menace
A new collaboration between Chevrolet and American Expedition Vehicles has produced this, a Colorado ZR2 truck with a little added beef
SSC Is ‘The Only Car Maker With A Shot At Topping 300mph'
The CEO of SSC North America reckons the 1750bhp Tuatara is the only car with a realistic chance of making it past 300mph
This 911 Flipped 10 Times On The 'Ring... And The Driver Walked Away
The ferocity of this GT3 Cup-spec Porsche 911 crash is horrifying, but thanks to modern safety gear the driver was able to exit the car more or less unharmed

The Next VW Golf Won't Have Estate Or 3dr Options
As buyers continue to flock to SUVs, falling sales of estate and three-door Golfs have reportedly ended VW's interest in selling them
What Does A Brake Master Cylinder Actually Do?
It rarely gets any appreciation from anyone, anywhere, but without the master cylinder in your car’s brake system you’d probably already have crashed

Embrace 8000rpm With A £7000 JDM Impreza STI Version 7 Wagon
With STI-spec forged engine internals as standard, this load-shifting Impreza estate is the kind of practical family car we wish we could wake up to
A High-Speed Mediterranean Convoy Was My Lamborghini Heaven
With our minds focused on the most exciting Aventador yet made, the SVJ, our man is reminded of why any Lamborghini supercar will always be special

Behold Kahn Design's Surprisingly Sedate 'Last Of Line' London Taxi
We're more used to Kahn Design releasing outrageously modified SUVs and shaping huge body kits for unlikely donor cars, so this restrained London Taxi is a surprise
Sebastian Vettel Has Had An Embarrassing Public Demo Day Crash
With nothing to do but entertain the crowds around a tight, narrow demo circuit in Milan, Sebastian Vettel neatly demonstrated that F1 cars are always tricky beasts
This N/A Mazda MX-5 Just Danced Around The Nurburgring In 7m37s
With plenty of mods – but no forced induction – this expertly-driven NC-era Mazda MX-5 has just set a blistering ‘Ring lap time
Here's What A BMW Z4 Coupe Could Look Like
With BMW currently sticking fast to a soft-top body style for the Z4, and Toyota doing the same for the hard-top Supra, X-Tomi Design has imagined the inevitable crossover...
This Porsche 959 Got Wrecked On The Way To Auction; Still Sold For $467,500
A bizarre accident saw this one-of-294 Porsche 959 Komfort take severe damage as it was being transported to auction… but it didn’t put the bidders off