Articles by Dan Trent

13 articles
5 Reasons We’ll Remember The F80 As The Best M3 Ever
This may prove controversial, but I think the outgoing M3 and M4 will prove to be a BMW high point
How The Right-Size Wheels Transformed Two Of My Cars
Here's why choosing the right wheels for your car is more important than you think
Why Supercar Collectors Are Buying Alpine A110s
Affordable price, modest horsepower and glorified Renault associations aren't putting high-rolling buyers off the Alpine - here's why
Why We Should Fall Back In Love With The Turbocharger
Turbocharging is blamed for all that’s wrong with modern engines, but it wasn’t always so
Here's Why Nineties JDM Classics Still Beat The Class Of 2018
JDM classics were pulling so-called 'modern' party tricks 20 years ago, and Dan Trent reckons they're still better than any equivalent you can buy new today
Are Track-Only Hypercars Completely Pointless?
Too extreme for the road, too fast to race – what exactly is the point of super-exclusive, track-only monsters like the Ferrari FXX K and the new Brabham BT62?
Brabus' Late Boss Put His Personality Into His Cars And You Can Too
Brabus founder Bodo Buschmann has passed away, but his character lives on in four-wheeled form
Why Driving A Mustang Slowly Is More Fun Than Driving A Porsche GT3 Fast
The reason ‘speed isn’t everything’ might not be the joy-killing mantra you’d think it is
I Secretly Tuned My Mother’s MX-5 And Now She Wants A Turbo Conversion
From responsible parent to go-faster granny - how my mum corrupted my taste in cars and I repaid the debt with some stealth mods to her Mazda
McLaren Doesn't Care That The Senna Is 'Ugly', And Nor Should You
After seeing the Senna hypercar in the carbon, I want to explain why the dubious looks - which even McLaren describes as 'unforgiving' - are a non-issue
Driving A CLK Black Series Up 'Spunky Canyon' Is As Amazing As It Sounds
AMG's most giggle-worthy car on California's most giggle-worthy road was a match made in heaven (until we met the Highway Patrol)
7 Things Running A Subaru Forester STI Taught Me
How a thirsty, exotic, rare-groove Japanese import turned out to be the perfect do-it-all car
7 Things The Amazing 'Race Of Remembrance' Taught Me
Here's what I discovered when first tackling this incredible event, which uses motorsport to rehabilitate people affected by their time in military service