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ED START • Issue 416 January 2020
Next Issue • on sale 03 •01 •2020
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GUY MARTIN AND JCB INVENT EXTREME FARMING
HYUNDAI BUILDS A DAFT DRIFT BUS, AND IT’S AWESOME
MCLAREN MAKES YET ANOTHER SUPERCAR JUST TO CONFUSE PEOPLE
Appreciating Depreciation Porsche 911 Carrera 4 S (996)
BLOODHOUND LSC GOES REALLY, REALLY, REALLY FAST
ICONIC CS BADGE MAKES THE M2 EVEN ANGRIER
WHAT’S ON JANUARY 2020
THE ANGRY MAN • Modern life is rubbish.
Fear the Low Thing in Las Vegas • This balls-to-the-wall E30 is a psychedelic freak-out of cinematic proportions. And you can stop rubbing your eyes – this is no CGI dream, this badass BMW actually exists…
OWNER PROFILE
TECH SPEC: BMW E30
SEMA 2019 • We make our annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of car culture – Viva Las SEMA, people!
FC Favourites
Six of the Best Porsche 935
Six of the Best – Honda Civic EG
Six of the Best – GReddy Supra
Six of the Best – FC RX-7
Six of the Best Corvette
Six of the Best – Chevy Truck
Black Gold • It’s got oil sheikh chic and plutocrat flair in abundance, but this bagged Bentley is thoroughly down-to-earth. With deep roots in the VAG scene, Dan Steele has taken the Conti GT formula and reimagined it for a new generation…
OWNER PROFILE
TECH SPEC: BENTLEY GT
FRESH KIT • BRIXTON FORGED BM01, FROM £9000
THE SAMCO SPORT LINEUP
NEW PRODUCTS • The shiniest and freshest mods on the market
Bargain Hoops
LIFESTYLE • The car culture experience doesn’t just belong in the garage
Fast Mods GOLF 7R • The Mk7 Golf might be in its twilight year but there’s plenty of potential left to unlock…
THE GEAR
ANTI-ROLL BARS • We show you how to improve the handling of your trusty steed with uprated front and rear anti-roll bars from H&R
THE FC PORTFOLIO
Pretty Hate MACHINE • Some hardcore JDM enthusiasts may baulk at the notion of swapping an American V8 into a Nissan S15. But Martin Oberheim can’t hear them over the bellowing mayhem of his 6.2-litre hater-baiter…
OWNER PROFILE:
TECH SPEC: NISSAN S15
OIL TECH • What do all those numbers mean? Don’t be a dipstick. Allow us to explain…
Home Improvement • When Shawn Preece builds a Supra, he does it right. Show and go in one perfectly engineered package – and all achieved in the garage at home. Oh yes, and there’s 1,031bhp going to the rear wheels…
KINKY BOOTS
TECH SPEC: TOYOTA SUPRA MK4
PRACTICAL JOKER • As you reach that point in your life when you’ve bought a practical estate car, it’s time to be sensible… isn’t it? No, Jack Hutchins doesn’t think so – his grownup wagon’s packing air-ride, Rotiforms, and 290bhp…
CUSTOM TRICKS
OWNER PROFILE
TECH SPEC: MINI R55 CLUBMAN
WE WANT YOUR RIDE!
GLENN’S AUDI RS4 AVANT • Rotiform OZR wheels + Toyo tyres = happy face
JULES’ SUZUKI ALTO & MIDGE’S DAIHATSU SIRION • Okay, so the finale hasn’t yet taken place yet but the date has been set…
POLE STAR • From rotting in central Europe to grabbing stares in Edinburgh, this crisp, retro-look Scirocco has come a long way. Literally.
TECH SPEC: 1976 VW SCIROCCO
Edition 38 • The forum may be gone but the show lives on…
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