With origins stretching back to pre-war Germany, the automotive genius of Porsche is embodied in the story of its founder, Ferdinand Porsche and his son, Ferry. Each were responsible for some of the beautiful, powerful automobiles ever made, from the Volkswagen Beetle, to the 911.
What use is a car, and its snazzy personalised number plate, if you can’t take it out for a spin along some of Britain’s country roads? The sensation of speed, coupled with awe-inspiring scenery is one of the things that we think makes life worth living. So, we’ve decided to start sharing some of our favourite drives from across England, Scotland and Wales.
Every time you shut the front door and approach your car, you’re looking at millennia of progress condensed into a steel, rubber and alloy package. Today we’re looking at the technological leaps that made your daily motoring possible and that gave you somewhere to hang your precious private number plate!
We can’t always be out cruising the countryside in our cars - it’s just a simple fact of life. Wonderful then, that we have video games that allow us to race, perform stunts and otherwise tear up the roads in cars that we would never otherwise be able to drive. We’ve picked five of our favourites - we’d also like to hear some of yours.
If you want to see some classic cars up close, you only have a few options. There’s car shows, but these are only temporary and, well, can cost quite a bit. The weather can also end up getting in the way. We’re much more fond of a good car museum that showcases the very best that a car manufacturer has created over the decades. Here’s several of our favourites.