Articles by James Lisle

James Lisle

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James Lisle (aka J3) likes all things cars.

Cynical and enthusiastic in equal measure, James loves to clamber into anything with a steering wheel and a decent amount of grunt.

Although it may seem the J3 glass is half empty on first acquaintance with a new ride, he maintains a balanced approach and will happily lose himself in technical details relating to even the most common, mass market models. Bore and stroke ratios, specific output stats, and thermal efficiency figures are his guilty pleasures.

Forget the Jensen FF, this was the first four-wheel drive sports car

By James Lisle · 06 Nov 2017

While it wasn’t made for attacking rugged off-road conditions, Ford’s 4x4 Mustang prototype from 1965 is still an incredible machine.

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Forget Shell V-Power 98, this 6x6 Jeep Wrangler is powered by steam

By James Lisle · 02 Nov 2017

With petrol getting more and more expensive, it was only a matter of time before someone put a train engine under their hood. It was the only rational outcome.

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How cool are automatic roller doors? Doug DeMuro finds out

By James Lisle · 31 Oct 2017

If you're not familiar with the BMW Z1, don’t worry. You're not the only one.

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Thought the F40 was the wildest Ferrari? Think again

By James Lisle · 30 Oct 2017

If the Ferrari F40 was the most outlandish supercar of the 1980s, then the Koenig-Specials Testarossa Bi-Turbo was the first hypercar.

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This off-road 427-powered 'Stang is road legal, but you wouldn't want to drive it

By James Lisle · 26 Oct 2017

While it does look cool from some angles, it seems much more suited to drop off the kids at a Texas beauty pageant than at the gates of Valhalla.