Carpedia
Stories, buying guides, and deep dives into the world's most extraordinary cars.
What Cars Should I Put in My Dream Garage?
From GBP 100K starter builds to money-no-object masterpieces, five tiers of five-car garages
A comprehensive guide to building a dream garage at every budget. Five balanced 5-car garages, from under GBP 100K total to unlimited, each covering daily driving, weekends, track days, road trips, and special occasions.
How Much Does a Dream Car Garage Cost?
A data-driven analysis of dream car costs using verified pricing from 600 performance and luxury cars. From the GBP 6,000 Mazda MX-5 NB to the GBP 6,000,000 Porsche 911 GT1, with price distributions, value picks, and hidden cost breakdowns.
Dream Car Garage on a Budget: 5-Car Builds Under 500K
Four complete 5-car dream garage builds, each totalling under GBP 500,000. From track-day weapons to Italian thoroughbreds, every build uses real market prices and delivers genuine variety.
The 25 Rarest Cars in the World by Production Numbers
The 25 rarest production and limited-run cars ranked by total units built. From one-off commissions to 40-unit production runs, these are the cars that most collectors will never even see in person.
The 10 Greatest V12 Engines Ever Made
A celebration of the twelve-cylinder engine, the most intoxicating configuration ever devised, and the ten units that defined it.
Why the Lexus LFA Is the Greatest Car You'll Never Own
The Lexus LFA was never meant to make money. It was meant to prove that perfection has a sound, and it revs to 9,000 rpm.
Ferrari's Racing DNA: From Maranello to Le Mans
Enzo Ferrari sold road cars to fund racing. Seventy-five years later, that philosophy still defines every car that leaves Maranello.
The Definitive Porsche 911 Buyer's Guide
From the 996 bargain bin to the 992 GT3 summit, every generation of the Porsche 911, what to pay, and what to watch for.
The JDM Underground: Why Japan Still Leads
The NSX humbled Ferrari. The GT-R embarrassed Porsche. Thirty years later, Japan's engineering philosophy is still unmatched.
Hypercar Holy Trinity: LaFerrari vs P1 vs 918
Three manufacturers. Three philosophies. One question: when Ferrari, McLaren, and Porsche each build the ultimate car, which one wins?
McLaren F1: The Car That Changed Everything
The McLaren F1 was designed without compromise, built without cost constraint, and remains unmatched thirty years later.
What Your Dream Garage Says About You
The cars you choose when money is no object say everything about who you are, and nothing about what you drive.
Porsche 911 Turbo S vs Nissan GT-R Nismo vs Audi R8 V10 Performance
The 911 Turbo S, the GT-R Nismo, and the R8 V10 Performance share all-wheel drive, supercar-rivalling performance, and a claim to be the most complete fast car you can buy. Their differences reveal three incompatible versions of what 'complete' means.
Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut vs Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ vs SSC Tuatara
Above 400 km/h the language of normal automotive comparison breaks down. The Jesko Absolut, the Chiron Super Sport 300+, and the SSC Tuatara are not products: they are engineering manifestos about the limits of what a road car can achieve. Each one believes it is the fastest. Only physics will arbitrate.
Bathurst: The Mountain That Breaks Cars
Mount Panorama's 6.213 kilometres of undulating mountain road descend 174 metres from Skyline to the Chase, a circuit that has humbled every category of racing car in its history and remains the ultimate challenge for production car performance in the southern hemisphere.
Toyota GR Supra vs BMW M2 vs Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0
Below the supercar threshold lies the most contested category in performance motoring. The GR Supra, M2, and 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 each cost less than £80,000 and each makes a compelling argument for why it is the most rewarding driver's car at the price.
Suzuka: The Figure-Eight That Defines Champions
Suzuka Circuit's distinctive figure-eight layout, the only overpass crossing in modern Formula 1, combines technical precision with high-speed commitment across 5.807 km of Japanese engineering philosophy. Here are the production cars that have conquered it most completely.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT vs Lamborghini Urus Performante vs Ferrari Purosangue
When Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche each build a performance SUV, the result is not a homogeneous category: it is a study in how three very different engineering cultures interpret the same brief. The Cayenne Turbo GT, Urus Performante, and Purosangue share a segment but almost nothing else.
Porsche 911 GT3 RS vs BMW M4 CSL vs Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series
Three German manufacturers, three methodologies, one argument: which nation's engineers have found the purest path to circuit performance? The GT3 RS, M4 CSL, and AMG GT Black Series offer incompatible answers, and all three are correct on the right road.
Monza: The Temple of Speed
Autodromo Nazionale Monza has been defining outright speed since 1922. Its long straights reward horsepower above all else, yet its three chicanes and the Parabolica demand braking precision and mechanical balance. These are the fastest production cars ever recorded on the most storied circuit in motorsport.
Ferrari SF90 Stradale vs McLaren 765LT vs Lamborghini Revuelto
The SF90, the 765LT, and the Revuelto represent three incompatible answers to a single question: what should a supercar of the highest order feel like? Torque vectors, flyweights, and twelve-cylinder symphonies, the answer depends entirely on what you value.