Fast Car

Fast Car is officially the best car magazine ever made, and the only one that delivers on its promise of defining today’s car culture. Stuffed with the finest feature cars from the United Kingdom, all the hottest new gear and kit, inspiring guides and even the odd top model for good measure, it’s so jam-packed, you can see it from space.

ED START • Issue 416 January 2020

Next Issue • on sale 03 •01 •2020

Fast Car

GUY MARTIN AND JCB INVENT EXTREME FARMING

HYUNDAI BUILDS A DAFT DRIFT BUS, AND IT’S AWESOME

MCLAREN MAKES YET ANOTHER SUPERCAR JUST TO CONFUSE PEOPLE

Appreciating Depreciation Porsche 911 Carrera 4 S (996)

BLOODHOUND LSC GOES REALLY, REALLY, REALLY FAST

ICONIC CS BADGE MAKES THE M2 EVEN ANGRIER

WHAT’S ON JANUARY 2020

THE ANGRY MAN • Modern life is rubbish.

Fear the Low Thing in Las Vegas • This balls-to-the-wall E30 is a psychedelic freak-out of cinematic proportions. And you can stop rubbing your eyes – this is no CGI dream, this badass BMW actually exists…

OWNER PROFILE

TECH SPEC: BMW E30

SEMA 2019 • We make our annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of car culture – Viva Las SEMA, people!

FC Favourites

Six of the Best Porsche 935

Six of the Best – Honda Civic EG

Six of the Best – GReddy Supra

Six of the Best – FC RX-7

Six of the Best Corvette

Six of the Best – Chevy Truck

Black Gold • It’s got oil sheikh chic and plutocrat flair in abundance, but this bagged Bentley is thoroughly down-to-earth. With deep roots in the VAG scene, Dan Steele has taken the Conti GT formula and reimagined it for a new generation…

OWNER PROFILE

TECH SPEC: BENTLEY GT

FRESH KIT • BRIXTON FORGED BM01, FROM £9000

THE SAMCO SPORT LINEUP

NEW PRODUCTS • The shiniest and freshest mods on the market

Bargain Hoops

LIFESTYLE • The car culture experience doesn’t just belong in the garage

Fast Mods GOLF 7R • The Mk7 Golf might be in its twilight year but there’s plenty of potential left to unlock…

THE GEAR

ANTI-ROLL BARS • We show you how to improve the handling of your trusty steed with uprated front and rear anti-roll bars from H&R

THE FC PORTFOLIO

Pretty Hate MACHINE • Some hardcore JDM enthusiasts may baulk at the notion of swapping an American V8 into a Nissan S15. But Martin Oberheim can’t hear them over the bellowing mayhem of his 6.2-litre hater-baiter…

OWNER PROFILE:

TECH SPEC: NISSAN S15

OIL TECH • What do all those numbers mean? Don’t be a dipstick. Allow us to explain…

Home Improvement • When Shawn Preece builds a Supra, he does it right. Show and go in one perfectly engineered package – and all achieved in the garage at home. Oh yes, and there’s 1,031bhp going to the rear wheels…

KINKY BOOTS

TECH SPEC: TOYOTA SUPRA MK4

PRACTICAL JOKER • As you reach that point in your life when you’ve bought a practical estate car, it’s time to be sensible… isn’t it? No, Jack Hutchins doesn’t think so – his grownup wagon’s packing air-ride, Rotiforms, and 290bhp…

CUSTOM TRICKS

OWNER PROFILE

TECH SPEC: MINI R55 CLUBMAN

WE WANT YOUR RIDE!

GLENN’S AUDI RS4 AVANT • Rotiform OZR wheels + Toyo tyres = happy face

JULES’ SUZUKI ALTO & MIDGE’S DAIHATSU SIRION • Okay, so the finale hasn’t yet taken place yet but the date has been set…

POLE STAR • From rotting in central Europe to grabbing stares in Edinburgh, this crisp, retro-look Scirocco has come a long way. Literally.

TECH SPEC: 1976 VW SCIROCCO

Edition 38 • The forum may be gone but the show lives on…

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