Now it’s no secret that we at Car Articles love GT cars. The promise of practicality, speed and the ability to swallow big miles without even taking a pit stop is all part of the charm. The Kia Stinger GT ticked most of the boxes on release, although there were some that were asking for […]
SEAT Leon Eurocup 2016
SEAT is continuing its intense and long-standing commitment to motorsport as it prepares for the 2016 season of the SEAT Leon Eurocup to take to some of the continent’s most fascinating race tracks. Two sprint races will be held on each of seven race weekends in six European countries. On the starting line is the […]
First McLaren P1 Customer Car Is Delivered And Performance Figures Released
Following an extensive testing and development programme, McLaren Automotive has now confirmed the performance figures for the McLaren P1™ in the latest stage in the launch of the groundbreaking model. These figures show that the third model in the range accelerates to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.8 seconds, 200 km/h (124 mph) in 6.8 […]
Peugeot RCZ R Will Be Shown At Goodwood
This is the Peugeot RCZ R Concept car and it is scheduled to be shown at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2013. The car utilises a more powerful 1.6-litre THP engine with 260bhp, making it the most powerful production model in Peugeot’s history. Its efficiency will be a benchmark with power/capacity among the highest in […]
McLaren Makes Presence Known On GT3 Circuit With 9 Cars At Blancpain
Surely this is one of the best images that Car Articles has ever featured! This picture highlights the nine McLaren 12C GT3 cars that will line up on the grid of the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps next weekend, 27-29 July 2012 to contest the Total 24 Hours of Spa. There’s a high quality Youtube video […]
Something For The Weekend – January 2012
In a resumption of a dormant series, here’s the return of the ‘Something For The Weekend’ feature – the first for 2012. This car is the ‘ultimate Corvette’ – the ZR1. In time honoured tradition, the ZR1 is a reasonably light supercar with a big block (supercharged) V8 engine producing 638 horsepower! Top speed listed […]
Performance Information On New McLaren MP4-12C Announced
Today, as the first MP4-12C production cars enter the McLaren Technology Centre, segment-best performance data and full technical specification for the innovative new high performance sports car is confirmed. 592 BHP @ 7,000 RPM 443lbs foot of torque @ 3,000-7,000 RPM Weight of 1434 kgs 24.2 MPG 455 BHP per tonne Top speed 205 miles […]