In 2007, a hot 276-hp V6 version of a humdrum Japanese hatch appeared to the surprise of everyone.

While there have been loads of famous cars that have cropped up over the years, there's nearly an equal number of iconic engines that have seen the light of day, too. You don't have to scratch your ...

But what's a little less well-known – partly because just 250 were ever built and partly because it was never sold in the US or Canada – is that before the first R32 arrived, VW built another ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...