McLaren introduced the 720S in 2017 and they can now be bought for half the price they cost new secondhand. In this video I look at why they depreciated so quickly, how they drive and why I think they are now looking like very good value.
The BMW GS first arrived in the eighties and BMW thought the Paris Dakar race would be the perfect event to prove its toughness and reliability. They proved to be correct and the GS went on to win Dakar in 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1985. To celebrate its 4 wins, BMW produced this special edition and 200 examples had their tank signed by their star rider Gaston Rahier, making them highly collectable today.
The 1966 step-nose Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce 1600 has always had the film-star looks but is it still a driver's car after all these years? Many thanks to The Hairpin Company for the loan of this fantastic example.
1972 Lancia Fulvia Zagato 1600 restoration part 3 where we discover there's even more rust to be dealt with as more of the bodywork is stripped down.
The 2021 G80 M3 Competition boasts 510bhp and 650Nm, giving it serious performance but is it now more of an M5 replacement than a true M3 of old? Find out here..
The Yamaha XT500 was the bike that won the very first Paris Dakar race in 1979 and is the oldest bike in my Dakar collection. This is the first of six videos featuring the bikes in my Dakar collection.
The restoration on my Jaguar XJC V12 manual at Painting Classic Cars continues and with much of the bodywork having been removed, the next job was to extract the engine. Find out here if it all went according to plan..
The 2020 BMW M2 CS is the ultimate edition of the M2 Competition with lots of carbon parts to drop the weight down as much as possible and 450bhp, a jump of 50bhp over the regular M2 Competition. But all this comes at a price as it costs £23,000 more than the M2 Competition. Is it worth it? Find out here.
Silverstone Auctions 2021 Race Retro live online auction 2-day sale takes place on the Saturday 27th and 28th March and this week I got the chance to do a preview of all the cars in the sale.
The 2003 BMW M3 CSL was an epic M3 but for many enthusiasts, it was hampered by only being available with the SMG automated manual transmission. But now enterprising companies like Everything M3s in Banbury are converting CSL M3 gearboxes back to manual transmission and that's what I'm reviewing here.
My Jaguar XJ-C V12 manual restomod is a bit of a sleeper. It's one of the stars in the garage but its bodywork has always been a bit scabby so it's time to make it as good as the rest of the car.
This BMW X5 45e arrived at HG 6 months ago and we've now done nearly 10k miles in it. This video explains what we've learnt about running a plugin hybrid after living with a pure electric car during the previous 12 months.
Interview with Professor Gordon Murray CBE on his new 725bhp T.50s track day special supercar, plus what to expect next from Gordon Murray Automotive, and more.
While the engine strip-down went better than expected, the bodywork on the Zag is a lot worse than expected, this is going to be expensive to fix..
The 2021 Bentley Bentayga V8 has 542bhp and a top speed of 180mph but could it be used around the farm? Found out here!
This Lancia Fulvia Sport (Zagato) 1600 means a lot to me because this very car first sparked my interest in cars way back in 1973 when, coming home from school one day, I spotted it parked outside my parents house.
The Toyota GR Yaris has proved to be a big hit with the media since it first arrived but what's it like to live with and are the Litchfield enhancements worth going for?
This week Harry's Garage review the 2021 Ferrari Roma real-world review. As stunning as it is to look at, is it actually a flawed diamond? It's super quick thanks to the 620ps twin-turbo V8 but there's lots of new tech in this car, which Ferrari has never fitted into one of their cars before and I'm afraid it might be too ambitious...
The new Land Rover Defender is winning plenty of plaudits but what's it really like to live with? To find out, I tested this Defender 110 P400 in all conditions; rain, snow, floods, shopping and commuting to see if this really is a proper Defender.
The 610ps Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD is the 2-wheel drive version of the Huracan, which also happens to be £30,000 cheaper than the 4WD 640-4 Evo model, making it the cheapest Lamborghini on sale today. What I wanted to know was could it be even better to drive than the Ferrari F8 Tributo, as well as being a bit of a bargain?
The Porsche Taycan $s is a pure EV Harry tested a few weeks ago but would many potential buyers be better served by buying the PHEV Panamera E-Hybrid instead? That's what Harry investigates in this video..
Here's the cost breakdown revealing what Harry spent in 2020 keeping his fleet of 20 cars and 16 bikes up to scratch for Harry's Garage. Plus what he's going to be up to in 2021..
The new 992 version of the 911 is the most technologically advanced yet but is the regular 385bhp Porsche Carrera actually a better buy than the 450bhp Carrera S? You save £11,500 by going for the regular 911 Carrera over the Carrera S and in this video, Harry looks into which version is the best one to buy.
VW is expecting the new Volkswagen ID.3 to be the new benchmark for electric family cars, just as the original Golf was when it was launched back in 1974. What Harry wants to know is what's the ID.3 like to live with over a week and how far can it really go on just one charge?
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