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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
Top 10 classic cars to buy for under £3,000 including ‘bargain' BMW and ‘punchy' Fiat
Read below to see the top classic cars BARGAIN MOTORS Top 10 classic cars to buy for under £3,000 including 'bargain' BMW and 'punchy' Fiat THE TOP 10 classic cars on the market for under £3K, including a "bargain" BMW and a "punchy" Fiat, have been revealed. Classic car fans will be excited to see Top Gear's top picks of bargain motors currently up for grabs. 10 Alfa Romeo GTV Spider on the market for under £2,000 Credit: Alfa Alfa Romeo GTV Spider This fan favourite is on the market for under two grand. It delivers 155bhp and 138lb-ft of torque from its smaller 16-valve four-cylinder engine, paired with a five-speed manual gearbox. Despite not being fast it is still one of Alfa Romeo's iconic models. 10 The Fiat Coupe 2.0v Turbo Credit: Fiat Fiat Coupe Turbo This Italian-designed motor features an exterior by Chris Bangle and an interior crafted by Pininfarina. The punchy turbocharged inline-five Fiat also gets an uprated catback exhaust and air-con. Fiat fans can buy a used version of the model for £1,600 on eBay. 10 Volkswagen Golf Mk 2 with just over 90,000 miles is going for just under £2,000 Credit: Alamy Vauxhall Calibra With just over 90,000 miles on the clock, this Vauxhall Calibra is up for sale at just under £2,000. The low price is due to it having a fuel pipe leak and a blown exhaust, but those can be easily fixed, according to Top Gear. For those looking for a fully working version, Autotrader have a model selling for £2,495. 10 XJ40 embodies the luxury brand's classic era Credit: Alamy Jaguar XJ (second generation) Jaguar boasts one of the most iconic classic car line-ups, making it a firm favourite among enthusiasts. The XJ40 embodies the luxury brand's classic era, with an interior packed with comfort-focused features. One model with over 90,000 miles with a 4.0L engine can be found on Autotrader selling for £2,750. 10 A model is available for just £2,610, on Autotrader Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Triumph Spitfire (1500) Motoring fans will agree that this car has one of the best names and looks among classic motors. Fitted with bespoke wire wheels and a black and white colour combination, this model is available for just £2,610. It's been with the same owner for the past 18 years and has been well maintained, with a new exhaust and brake servo recently fitted. 10 This classic motor is on offer for just £2,650, on Autotrader. Credit: Alamy Saab 900 Similar to the Triumph Spitfire, this owner has also done a lot of work to restore this classic car. This Saab 900 is fitted with a roof rack and is on offer for just £2,650, on Autotrader. It also comes with a brand new audio system and speakers. 10 The classic motor produces 80bhp/90lb from its 1.6-litre petrol unit Credit: Alamy Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk1) This MK1 Golf GTI 'Citi' was built for the South African market, with production running from 1984 right up to 2009. The classic motor produces 80bhp/90lb from its 1.6-litre petrol unit. With just 75,000 miles on the clock, this Volkswagen is up for grabs on eBay for just over £2,000. 10 The Bimmer classic is available for just under £2,000 Credit: Buzz Pictures BMW 7 Series (E38) The 728i is described as being the bargain of the bunch, according to Top Gear. The Bimmer classic is available to snap up for just a mere £1,995. Despite being almost three decades the 2.8litre will take you to speeds of up to 141mph. 10 Mazda MX-5 classic car driving on a British road Credit: Getty Mazda MX-5 (first generation) This Mazda MX-5 has been well looked after by its owner, with new lights and a cam belt recently fitted. It's powered by a 1.6-litre engine and has just under 190,000 miles on the clock. Classic car fans can head to AutoTrader, where the Mazda is listed for just under £3,000. 10 This RS 2000 boasts a 2.0-litre engine Ford Escort (sixth generation) Despite not being placed in the same motorsport category as its forebears, the Ford Escort is a formidable car. This RS 2000 boasts a 2.0-litre engine and has clocked over 95,000 miles. Fans of the hatchback can grab this track day car for £3,000 on Autotrader
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
Top 10 classic cars to buy for under £3,000 including ‘bargain' BMW and ‘punchy' Fiat
THE TOP 10 classic cars on the market for under £3K, including a "bargain" BMW and a "punchy" Fiat, have been revealed. Classic car fans will be excited to see Top Gear's top picks of bargain motors currently up for grabs. 10 Alfa Romeo GTV Spider on the market for under £2,000 Credit: Alfa Alfa Romeo GTV Spider This It delivers 155bhp and 138lb-ft of torque from its smaller 16-valve four-cylinder engine, paired with a five-speed manual gearbox. Despite not being fast it is still one of Alfa Romeo's iconic models. 10 The Fiat Coupe 2.0v Turbo Credit: Fiat Fiat Coupe Turbo This Italian-designed motor features an exterior by Chris Bangle and an interior crafted by Pininfarina. read more on motors The punchy turbocharged inline-five Fiat also gets an uprated catback exhaust and air-con. Fiat fans can buy a used version of the 10 Volkswagen Golf Mk 2 with just over 90,000 miles is going for just under £2,000 Credit: Alamy Vauxhall Calibra With just over 90,000 miles on the clock, this The low price is due to it having a fuel pipe leak and a blown exhaust, but those can be easily fixed, according to Top Gear. Most read in Motors For those looking for a fully working version, Autotrader have a 10 XJ40 embodies the luxury brand's classic era Credit: Alamy Jaguar XJ (second generation) Jaguar boasts one of the most iconic classic car line-ups, making it a firm favourite among enthusiasts. The XJ40 embodies the luxury brand's classic era, with an interior packed with comfort-focused features. 10 A model is available for just £2,610, on Autotrader Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Triumph Spitfire (1500) Motoring fans will agree that this car has one of the best names and looks among classic motors. Fitted with bespoke wire wheels and a black and white colour combination, It's been with the same owner for the past 18 years and has been well maintained, with a new exhaust and brake servo recently fitted. 10 This classic motor is on offer for just £2,650, on Autotrader. Credit: Alamy Saab 900 Similar to the Triumph Spitfire, this owner has also done a lot of work to restore this classic car. This It also comes with a brand new audio system and speakers. 10 The classic motor produces 80bhp/90lb from its 1.6-litre petrol unit Credit: Alamy Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk1) This The classic motor produces 80bhp/90lb from its 1.6-litre petrol unit. With just 75,000 miles on the clock, this Volkswagen is up for grabs on eBay for just over £2,000. 10 The Bimmer classic is available for just under £2,000 Credit: Buzz Pictures BMW 7 Series (E38) The 728i is described as being the bargain of the bunch, according to Top Gear. The Despite being almost three decades the 2.8litre will take you to speeds of up to 141mph. 10 Mazda MX-5 classic car driving on a British road Credit: Getty Mazda MX-5 (first generation) This It's powered by a 1.6-litre engine and has just under 190,000 miles on the clock. Classic car fans can head to AutoTrader, where the Mazda is listed for just under £3,000. 10 This RS 2000 boasts a 2.0-litre engine Ford Escort (sixth generation) Despite not being placed in the same motorsport category as its forebears, the Ford Escort is a formidable car. This RS 2000 boasts a 2.0-litre engine and has clocked over 95,000 miles. Fans of the
Top Gear
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Searching for a sub-£3k classic car? Here are 10 used options
Advertisement Quite simply, an Alfa Romeo Spider in a flaky shade of 'Zoe Yellow' over black for under two grand. It's fitted with the smaller 16-valve four-pot, producing 155bhp/138lb ft, and mated to a five-speed manual transmission. It's not fast, but neither is the Mona Lisa. Advertisement - Page continues below Or, if you want your Italian postcard with a punchy turbocharged inline-five, we present you this Fiat Coupe. The design was penned by a team-up between Chris Bangle (exterior) and Pininfarina (interior), and this example gets an uprated catback exhaust and… working air-con. Score! You might like Here's a Vauxhall Calibra with under 98,000 miles on the clock. It's priced lower than it should be because of a fuel pipe leak and a blown exhaust. But these aren't complicated fixes, and the potential return for your time and investment could be huge. If you'd rather a fully working example, though, this one will do the trick. Advertisement - Page continues below Jaguar XJ (second generation) Anyone for a completely relaxed XJ40 'Sovereign' from the Jurassic Period? We jest, it looks good, with particular thanks to the navy paint, massive centre disc alloys and lots of chrome trim. Plus, there's a sea of tan leather and wood inside, so it'll be as comfortable as an ottoman built for royalty. Still one of the coolest car names ever, and the metal it's christening isn't bad either. This one has wire-spoke wheels with a black and white colour combination, and it's been with the same owner for the last 18 years. They've carried out plenty of work to keep it fresh, including a new exhaust and brake servo. Lovely little thing. A throwback Saab 900 with a roof rack, aftermarket spot lamps and velvet upholstery. Like the previous entry, this car's owner has done a fair bit of restorative work, such as bumper refurbs and freshly welded suspension points. There's a new audio system and speakers in there too, so the sounds should be most excellent. Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk1) We've even managed to sneak a special edition in this week: a Mk1 Golf GTI 'Citi', which was built for the South African market from 1984 to as recently as 2009 (!). It's an early Phase 1 producing 80bhp/90lb ft from its 1.6-litre petrol unit, but the odometer still reads just 74,000 miles. Barely run in. Advertisement - Page continues below This 728i might be the bargain of the bunch; a stone-cold classic from Bimmer available for £1,995. Despite being almost three decades old, the green paintwork, twin-spoke alloys and those kidney grilles are in good nick. And beneath the stretched bonnet sits a 2.8-litre 'M52' straight-six that'll grunt see you - where applicable - to 141mph. Solid. Mazda MX-5 (first generation) No introduction needed. Here's a high-miler in black with a tan roof and cabin. Proper Gran Turismo 1 spec. Advertisement - Page continues below Wildcard: Ford Escort (sixth generation) The sixth-gen Escort didn't quite have the motorsport pedigree of its forebears, but that just means you can get something like this tricked-out, hunkered-down 'RS 2000' for peanuts. See more on Used cars
Miami Herald
12-06-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Tomorrow's BMW 3 Series Will Make Today's M3 Sweat
An electric incarnation of the next BMW M3 was recently seen lapping Germany's Nürburgring, replete with the next-gen styling that was previewed by concepts like the i Vision Dee and Vision Neue Klasse. Now, it's the turn of the hottest non-M 3er to get a workout around the Green Hell, and it's going to bring with it more than just a fresh face as it chases after AMG C43s and Audi S5s. According to our spies - and common sense - BMW will be pushing the highly capable B58 turbocharged straight-six engine further with the next M340i, which, like other recent non-M updates, will include a new name: M350. Say goodbye to the 'i' suffix - it was confusing buyers who thought these cars might be electric, but that's inevitable when your naming strategy is confined to 10 digits and 26 letters, most of which are unused... The latest version of the M340i currently generates a peak of 386 horsepower - up from the previous limit of 382 hp, but as the JDM-spec Toyota GR Supra Final Edition proves, BMW's six-cylinder can handle much more. In that application, it delivers up to 429 hp, but our spies say to expect only around 400 in the M350. With a production commencement date expected to be around November next year, and any future M3 likely to deliver close to 600 hp, BMW could either choose to launch the M350 with as much as Toyota has extracted, or it could play the game the same way as it has with this G20 generation: start small and deliver more later. With emissions legislation varying on either side of the Atlantic and across the U.S., saving some performance could be prudent - even though hybridization is inevitable. For the 3 Series, the reconstructive surgery at the front will make the biggest impact, with the iconic kidney grille design being reinvented once more to shroud the headlights. It's bold, but elegant, and at the rear, we expect BMW to go with a classic rectangular light bar, which hasn't been so simple since the E30. And in the middle, a Hofmeister kink of sorts will continue at the C-pillar. Inside, BMW Panoramic Vision will take the tech up a notch and the physical switchgear down one or two, but the engineers won't let us close enough to see the cabin yet, so we'll have to wait a little while to see just how much changes, from the dashboard to the seats. Ever since the Chris Bangle 'flame surfacing' era, BMW has leaned further and further into grabbing attention by mixing traditional styling tropes with, shall we say, 'adventurous' modernism. Yet, no matter how far BMW pushes into the unknown, after a few years or less, the styling tends to grow on the average person - at least when it comes to sedans. For this new era, BMW will advance the design even more intentionally than the jump from the F- to G-Series; the company's presentations on styling have always made the point that the Neue Klasse vehicles being introduced from the second half of the decade will look like they "skipped a generation." But this time, we doubt there will be as much controversy. Not only do the concepts mentioned at the outset look well-proportioned, but despite what BMW says, the most recent M5 has already begun to take on the straight, sharp lines of those design studies, while taller vehicles like the X1 and X3 have similarly begun to look like the Vision Neue Klasse X SUV concept, helping all who see them mentally bridge the gap between current and future cars. That means the acclimatization period for future designs won't be long. And neither will the wait; with production supposedly commencing late 2026, prototypes will shed more camouflage through the year as production lighting and wheels are fitted, and we should start seeing teaser campaigns late this year or early next. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Auto Car
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
Bangle design, Integrale engines with a Pininfarina interior - from £5000
Proportions more arresting than elegant. Superfluous, slash-like indentations above the wheel housings. Double-blistered headlamp covers, deep-recessed taillights, an aluminium flip-top fuel filler, an aluminium key-fob and a bold repeat of the car's exterior colour arcing across the dashboard. This was the Fiat Coupé, a car unexpectedly signaling that its maker was ready to build sports cars again, and a car signaling the arrival of one Chris Bangle, a designer who would soon stir up the car industry like few designers before him. This car was a surprise not just for its shape, but because Fiat had previously said that it would no longer make pure sports cars, despite a glorious run in the 1960s that included the pretty 850 Coupé and Spider, the 124 Spider, the 124 and 128 Coupés, the Dino Coupé and the exquisite Fiat Dino Spider. That was before Paolo Cantarella arrived to take charge of Fiat Auto in 1989. Cantarella was a businessman who had previously managed the Fiat Group's industrial robot division Comau, but he was also a car enthusiast, and acutely aware of the Italian car industry's past successes Like any CEO, his overriding mission was to keep the Fiat Auto motor running sweetly, and while Puntos and Pandas sold by the trainload, the bigger Tipos and Cromas were more of a struggle. The Fiat brand needed some burnishing and, if the numbers could be made to work, this new coupé could help. Work began around 1991 at both Fiat Centro Stile and Pininfarina, the pair producing quite different proposals. Pininfarina's was crisp, subtle, well-proportioned, elegant and conventional. Fiat's in-house suggestion bordered on the outlandish, its wheel arches capped with angled elliptical blisters in black, a crease bisecting the upper third of its doors at exactly the same angle. Its tail was short, its boot lid no more than a modest capping. It wasn't beautiful but it was daring, original and fresh. Fiat bravely went with this proposal rather than Pininfarina's, and while the finished article grew a longer and appealingly pert tail, the spirit of Bangle's startling design survived largely intact. Pininfarina's interior suggestion featuring a swathe of body colour paneling across dashboard and doors easily won the interior competition, the coachbuilder also winning the manufacturing contract.
