James Martin

It’s no secret Porsche tend to make fairly good cars. When it comes to the GT department, they tend to make spectacular cars. But of late, there have been a few changes made at Stuttgart that have upset some of their loyal customers. The switch to turbocharging on almost every non-GT model hasn’t been universally popular and the 4-cylinder units now used in the Boxster and Cayman are attracting the majority of the negative comments.

I was recently given the opportunity to have a look around the workshop of Classic Team Lotus - the company responsible for restoring, maintaining and racing a growing network of historic Lotus race cars. The whole setup is run by Clive Chapman, Colin’s son - making this as much a family enterprise as the original team was.

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Hi Everyone, So for those who weren’t aware three weeks ago I picked up the only new car I have ever owned, and by far the most expensive - a Lotus Evora 400. I’m still very much in the Honeymoon period and thoroughly enjoying my adventures with the car. As petrolheads, we often look at a range of cars that might not seem obvious rivals. There’s always someone out there saying “Do I buy a new M3, or an Alfa Romeo 4C?”. Sometimes our requirements can’t be put into a simple box like “four seats, 40mpg, diesel”. Sometimes we just have a price point and go out looking.