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Look, when small hot hatches first became a thing they were not really about performance necessarily. What their focus on instead was ‘smiles per mile‘ and how well they could be launched down a back road and spun around in a car park. That’s not to say that light weight and a boost in performance […]
Lotus has a fine pedigree when it comes to producing lightweight, performance oriented small cars. The Exige Sport 410 is no different, offering a 0-60 time of 3.3 seconds and a dry kerbweight of just over 1,000 kilos. The Exige Sport 410 is designed to be the ultimate road drive, unrivalled in its class. We certainly […]
The magnificent grounds of Blenheim Palace will be brimming over with 130 classic and contemporary supercars on Sunday 6th May 2018 as Supercars At The Palace roars into action. This hotly-anticipated event, the warm-up act for the 2nd edition of Blenheim Palace Classic & Supercar to be staged on 2nd September, will see globally-renowned marques and boutique manufacturers […]
Billed as a mid-size SUV, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio is a mighty proposition. Priced at £69,500 on the road, this performance biased motor is powered by a 2.9-litre V6 Bi-Turbo petrol engine. Whilst it may not be climbing up any mountains any time soon, the Stelvio Quadrifoglio will beat most other cars off the line. A real […]
Brabham Automotive has today released a new video hinting at the performance potential of the Brabham BT62, which will be unveiled on Wednesday 2 May 2018. Captured during high-speed dynamic testing, the distinctive sound of the new Brabham engine at full throttle showcases a car that has been built to set blistering lap-times. Unquestionably fast, […]
You may have seen the new Hyundai i30 N hot hatch on Top Gear recently. Boasting over 270 horsepower and a 0-62 time of around six seconds, this car is certainly no slouch. However, the hot hatch segment is the only market that is a) seemingly still doing quite well and b) hasn’t been overtaken […]
This is the stunning McLaren 570GT from the MSO Black Collection. Limited to only 100 pieces of automotive art worldwide, it is priced at at £179,950 and is sure to be a collector’s item. It features new MSO Bespoke Carbon Black exterior paint, as well as an MSO Defined Titanium SuperSports Exhaust and the Sport Pack […]
Who does not love a Ferrari? The famous Italian marque featuring the prancing horse has long held a special significance for petrolheads young and old alike. When a Ferrari has the moniker ‘Superfast’ in the name, you know that this is going to be a really rather fast car. Watch the video to see what […]
As an owner of a (non-RenaultSport) Megane, I quite like my car. It is practical, has reasonable MPG and the safety figures when it was first released were great. However, this is now some time on from my car and a ‘hot hatch’ has to offer of all the traits I suggested as well as… […]
It’s the ultimate track showdown: Eight models from the Ford Performance global line-up on a circuit together for the very first time, pushed to their limits by the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team drivers. In a new video from Ford Performance, filmed at the Motorland race circuit near Barcelona, Spain, the Ford F-150 Raptor; Fiesta […]