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Porsche 911 50 Years Edition (2013) at Frankfurt motor show

Here’s the inevitable special edition 911 to celebrate Porsche’s rear-engined icon’s half-century. The 911 50 Years Edition uses the Carrera 4’s 44mm-wider-than-standard body, rear-wheel drive and the Carrera S’s 395bhp 3.8-litre flat-six engine in either seven-speed manual or PDK form. In a nod to the 911’s birth year, only 1963 examples will be produced, each costing a cool £92,587 – a £10k premium over the Carrera S.

Mazda MX-5 gets a spruce up

The Mazda MX-5 is one of our favourite fun cars. It evokes all the joy of the cracking little British Roadsters of the past, like Austin Healeys, Triumph TRs, Lotus Elans and even older Morgans and XK Jags. It does it by being simple, efficient and fun to drive.

2011 Freelander 2: The “Claynation” TV Ads

The 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2 Claynation Advert Success breeds success (although probably because success frees up budgets). And there aren’t too many car companies around who’ve managed to rebound better from the worst the world can throw at them than Land Rover. Not only has Land Rover weathered the storm of world financial meltdown – despite its products being at the premium end of the scale – it has also managed to thrive despite the protestations of the eco-mentalists that Land Rover’s products are destroying the planet.