Month: October 2022

Honda Accord Coupe 2.0 VTEC
Memory Lane

Honda Accord Coupe 2.0i

The 2002 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0i has always been an eye-catcher for me. It’s a sleek design that used the Accord 4-door saloon as a base converted into a two-door. I think it works well and certainly turns heads even today. Possibly because you don’t see too many of them […]

Mazda RX-7
Memory Lane

Mazda RX-7 (1979-1992)

Late ’70s Mazda gave us the RX-7 a small rear-wheel drive rotary engine sports car. A stunning little motor at the time and a 2 + 2. However, the rear seats were not for large adults but folded flat with the floor to provide quite a decent boot space. A […]

Toyota Corolla AE6 Twin Cam
Memory Lane, Rarities

Toyota Corolla Twin-Cam

Built between 1983-1987. ​A DOHC 16-valve engine, designated 4A-GE, was added in 1983 to rear-drive cars. As a 1587 cc inline-four, it produced 124 PS, turning the  Corolla Twin Cam Coupé (Europe) into a sports hatch. Arguably the reason the Twin Cam did not prove as popular as some rivals […]

Ford Escort XR3i
Memory Lane

Ford Escort XR3i

The model was similar to the original XR3i just more rounded with softer lines. It was a fairly popular car like any car with sporting aspirations in the eighties. It had a lot of competition from other big manufacturers. Arguably the biggest is the GTi Golf which remains even today. Also […]