Sports cars

A Red Bull Show Car Drives Off Road

September 26, 2011

If you’ve got an HD monitor, upgrade the video to high resolution. You’ll then be rewarded with the full experience of watching a Formula 1 car do some very fast and strange things, such as roaring around off road and doing donuts on a silent Texas street. Watch this, it’s a must if you like [...]

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A Short Rant About Turbo Lag

July 14, 2011

Sometimes, I read or see a car review and actually wince. You’ll know if it’s a particularly bad one as I’ll do this several times as I’m reading. Certain superlatives used in the car world really drive me nuts. Things like ‘best in class’ – I mean unless you’ve actually driven every one and can [...]

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Toyota FT-86 II Concept

January 31, 2011
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Sometimes concept cars are ludicrous, wonderful and totally off the mark. The Toyota FT-86 II Concept is completely the opposite of this. Set to make a world premier at the 2011 Geneva motor show, it builds on the original concept and gives a not so subtle hint as to what the next Toyota sports car [...]

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McLaren Announce Price For MP4-12C

November 28, 2010
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McLaren have announced the price for the latest supercar going into production, the MP4-12C. Going on sale in spring 2011, it features a McLaren-designed one-piece carbon chassis (the carbon MonoCell) which introduces new performance, safety, and weight standards to the ‘core’ sports car segment. Antony Sheriff, Managing Director of McLaren Automotive said: “When we embarked [...]

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Something For The Weekend – November 2010

November 19, 2010
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With winter fast approaching, I thought it was time for a new ‘something for the weekend’ motor that would bring a smile on your faces. This being a special feature as it always is, it was never going to be a 1.2 Ford Fiesta now was it? However, bearing in mind the snow is coming, [...]

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The New Porsche Boxster Spyder 2010

March 31, 2010
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One of the reasons (aside from the history) that Porsche cars are so iconic is the look, the rear drive and the sporty drive. The new Porsche Boxster Spyder 2010 brings this all together in the ultimate package that, whilst being expensive, offers something truly special for the discerning driver. The new model becomes the [...]

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Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Limited Edition

February 19, 2010
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This is the new Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Limited Edition, going on sale from 1st March 2010. It’s priced at only £16,850 for the 1.8 litre, in honour of the original car. “The Anniversary model will appeal to customers in search of pure driving pleasure who are also keen to enjoy the whole sportscar ownership [...]

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The New Mazda RX-7

January 14, 2010

Auto Express has some shots of the new Mazda RX-7. They’re only spy pics as the official model hasn’t been announced yet, but if you’re a driver with more ‘experience’ shall we say, you might remember the original RX-7 as a mental powerhouse of a sportscar with a wonderful rotary engine. Whilst it’s likely that [...]

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