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.

Fast Car

ED START • Issue 438 Winter 2021

Purple Reign • There’s something particularly regal about choosing a Rolls-Royce paint shade for your drift project. And the more we pore over this majestic E36 build, the more it becomes apparent that the Roller philosophy really is more than skin-deep…

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THAT ENGINE, THEN?

FIRST IN LAST OUT… • After 34-years, 438 issues, countless feature cars and a million memories, it’s time for Fast Car magazine to say goodbye…

The 30 Most Iconic FC Covers of All Time

Birthday Specials

LEGENDARY STAFFERS

PROJECT CARS • If there’s one thing we loved at FC, apart from woman and KFC, it was a project car build. We can’t possibly mention them all, mainly because we’re getting old and our memory is failing us, but here’s a few of our faves…

CLEAN BANDIT • It’s a fact of drifting that cars can get knocked about a bit. But, despite being a hard-driven championship-winner, Luke Barker’s 2JZ-powered GT86 is always minty-fresh…

COOL RUNNINGS?

‘I CAN’T DRIVE 55’ • This 312bhp Edition 35 is more than just a numbers game to Jordan Henry. He’s harnessed years of Golf heritage to create a rapid and show-worthy VW for a new generation…

ITCHY FEET

ACTY ON IMPULSE • A long-held love of micro-vans and trucks meant that when Phil Egan spotted this odd little Acty up for sale, it was just too good an opportunity to miss

HYPE BEAST • A project designed by Kyza and realised by JP Performance - we knew there’d be a buzz. Throw in some custom Rotiform rolling stock and an unveiling at Players Classic and the hype was off the scale. This Radical Mk2 is surely the collab drop of the season

MY FAIR LADY • After building himself a track toy out of a Fiesta ST and living through the fun of trying to daily a stripped out car with no carpets or heater, Tom Silverthorn decided his next car would be quick and comfortable…

FAST car DEFINING CAR CULTURE

A GOOD WALK SPOILED • The Mk3 SEAT Leon may have a lot of Golf in its DNA, but it very much has its own identity and character. Particularly in the case of Ryan Bennie’s Cupra 290, which is rapidly turning into some sort of demented Touring Car…

WHAT IS CUPRA ANYWAY?

CARRY ON CARAVANNING • Estate cars are sensible things for sensible people, right? Well, no-one told Erwin Schuit that – he’s built a barmy orange wagon with an aggressive attitude and a race-car heart

FIVE STAR

10 MINUTE TECH SUPERCHARGERS • Each month we quiz a specialist with 10 quickfire questions about a product to give you the knowledge you need to not only make the right decisions when it comes time to upgrade, but also to have the ammunition to impress your mates at your next meet. This month we speak to TTS-Performance to get the lowdown on superchargers…

GRAVITY’S RAINBOW • Joseph Mann had two directions in mind for his Fabia’s makeover: down to the ground, then off into the stratosphere in a glimmering disco freakout of LSD-tinged technicolour dreams…

WHERE DID THE VRS COME FROM?

NITROUS OXIDE • Surrounded by hype, nitrous oxide can be a beneficial tool to unlocking your engine’s power potential. Here’s what you need to know.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF A NITROUS KIT?

THE DIFFERENT KITS

COMMON NITROUS QUESTIONS

NITROUS MYTHS

NITROUS ACCESSORIES • With a better understanding of how nitrous works...