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LONDON TO TUSCANY IN A PORSCHE 911: THE ROAD TRIP YOU HAVE TO DO ONCE IN YOUR LIFE

Fifteen days, 2,500 kilometres, a silver 911 Carrera GTS, and Alessandra in the passenger seat. From London, through the Eurotunnel, Paris and Burgundy, to the hairpins before Tuscany - with a stop at a French petrol station that nearly ended it all. Part one of two.Read the story

IS BUYING A CLASSIC CAR ACTUALLY WORTH IT? A 55-YEAR-OLD ITALIAN HAS THE ANSWER.

Every time someone comes over and tells me one more story, it is as if an invisible passenger climbs in for a while. A father. A mother. A brother. An old friend. Or simply a much younger version of the person standing in front of me.Read the story

I WENT TO GERMANY MYSELF TO COLLECT THE PORSCHE. I WOULD NEVER PAY SOMEONE TO BRING IT TO ME.

How hard is it really to import a car from Germany yourself? The story of my third personal import - Autobahn, Swiss passes and a ferry across the Adriatic - and everything you need to know before you bring your own.Read the story

THE NÜRBURGRING IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK - A ROAD TRIP FROM GREECE TO THE GREEN HELL

Costs, the route, practical tips - everything I wish I'd known before setting off, and the stories no onboard video can show you. The Nürburgring is closer than you think.Read the story

WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR A TRACK DAY?

Mugello, a 718 on fresh Trofeo Rs, and a friend who said "let's go" after two seconds of silence. What does a track day in Italy actually take? A helmet? 300 horsepower? A roll cage? Semi-slick tyres? A fire-suppression system? None of that. Good company and an espresso.Read the story

A PROPER DONKEY: THE DACIA DOKKER WE RENTED TO SAVE 100 EUROS

A guy called Youssef, a car rental office inside a Marrakech apartment, a Heineken placemat and three strangers drinking tea. How trying to save 100 euros cost us 50 more - and got us the best car for the trip.Read the story

THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD ON 102 HORSEPOWER: THE SLOWEST CAR WAS THE FASTEST DECISION

In Melbourne, facing one of the most beautiful coastal roads in the world, we did the opposite of the obvious: we skipped the convertibles and the fast stuff and booked a Suzuki Jimny. A trip about why, on certain roads, the slow car is the right car.Read the story