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ED START • Issue 417 February 2020
Next Issue • on sale 31 •01 •2020
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MUSTANG CHANNELS THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
AC SCHNITZER SMEARS SOME WASABI ON THE Z4
Appreciating Depreciation Volkswagen Scirocco
ROZZER RANGER RAPTOR
BENTLEY GETS ALL UP IN YOUR GRILLE
THE ANGRY MAN • Can we talk about the drive-thru?
F-TYPE CHANGES ORIENTATION
WHAT’S ON FEBRUARY 2020
YOUR FEATURE CAR OF THE YEAR IS…
With a little help from my friends • David Mazzei has built the world’s wildest road-legal Mazda RX-7, but he certainly doesn’t try and take all the credit for this beast…
MAZDA 787B
CHEERS GUYS…
THE NEXT MAZZEI PROJECT?
TECH SPEC: MAZDA RX-7
THE FAST CAR PRODUCT AWARDS The best of the best! And the winnes are… • Actors have the Oscars, Athletes have SPOTY, and popstars have the Grammys to celebrate excellence, but what about the aftermarket industry? Well that has something better than all of the above; welcome to the Fast Car Awards 2019…
Kick-RS • When Steve Fraser wanted to level-up from his 490bhp Audi S3 saloon, he decided to go full-on boss-level with a bright orange TT RS. And the result? A 619bhp bruiser with enough power to crush anything foolish enough to get in its way…
OWNER PROFILE:
TECH SPEC: AUDI TT RS
WHITE LABEL YKW, FROM £549 (SET)
NEW PRODUCTS • The shiniest and freshest mods on the market
German Track Stuff - Das ist gut!
Awesome Audio
LIFESTYLE • The car culture experience doesn’t just belong in the garage
MK3 FOCUS RS Fast Mods • Thanks to companies like Revo the Mk3 Focus RS has reached legendary status…
BLOW-OFF VALVES EXPLAINED • We grab the experts at Turbosmart to talk us through everything there is to know about blow-off valves and how they affect the performance of your car.
THE FC PORTFOLIO
White Heat • The relentless roasting of sun-scorched Cali is the perfect environment to create a white-hot street-racer like this – just ask Alan Wei, whose brutal M4 is almost too hot to handle…
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN…
OWNER PROFILE:
TECH SPEC: BMW M4
THE GEAR
BATTERIES • You won’t be going anywhere without one!
PRETTY IN PINK • Modification doesn’t have to be masculine: Cara Seargent and her magenta marvel beat a different path.
TECH SPEC: HONDA S-MX
Ultimate Stance 2019 • We hit Telford International Centre for the end of show season spectacular
Uber Driver • HP Tuner’s demo A45 may not be subtle, but then with 515bhp under the bonnet, it doesn’t have to be…
TECH SPEC: MERCEDES A45 AMG
JULES’ SUZUKI ALTO & MIDGE’S DAIHATSU SIRION • It’s finally all over, the fat lady (or bloke) has sung! Thank god for that, but who won…?
Tom V Dale 2 • After last year’s epic battle, the UK’s most famous detailing duo are back for round two…
TOM’S 1967 VOLVO AMAZON COUPE V DALE’S JAGUAR S-TYPE R
WE WANT YOUR RIDE!
Wing Commander • To many observers, the Model X’s real party piece is its peculiar falcon-wing doors. But as Andrew Dharman is keen to point out, this high-end electric SUV has many more treats to offer…
TECH SPEC: TESLA MODEL X
Seats • Because, without ‘em, you wouldn’t have anywhere to park your botty…
Christmas Crackers
ARSE END As you do, there were lots of...