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This concept car is the Skoda Rapid Sport and it is set to be shown off at this year’s GTI Meeting at Wörthersee (the 32nd to be precise). What do you make of it? Over the top or just right for something that should have pace? Although little information has been provided on whether this […]
Aston Martin has made history recently – by completing a world first hydrogen-fuelled zero CO2 emission lap of the 24 km Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The lap was completed on Saturday 27th April 2013 with Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer Dr Ulrich Bez at the wheel of the prototype Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, […]
Jaguar dealers from across the UK will take delivery of their first Jaguar F-TYPE sports cars at a ceremonial handover event scheduled today. The Ricoh Arena, a landmark in Jaguar’s historic home town of Coventry, will host the event which will see fifty-nine Jaguar dealers from all over the UK collect the keys to their […]
The final version of the Alfa Romeo 4C makes its début at the 83rd International Motor Show in Geneva. What a car it is. It is a mid engined supercar with rear drive, bucket seats and dimensions of less than 4 metres in length, 200 cm wide, 118 cm high and with a wheelbase of […]
The second member of Europe’s new Nissan Nismo range has been revealed – the 370Z Nismo. And what a piece of kit it is! This Nismo is a six speed manual only, with 344PS and 371Nm of torque from a wonderfully sonorous 3.7-litre V6 engine. The car features extensive engineering and styling enhancements including: – […]
Some cars are designed simply to be a blast to drive. This is a rather old-fashioned approach to car making given the fact that most manufacturers are now (owing to regulations) obsessing over CO2 figures rather than considering how a car makes you feel. Luckily, Toyota did not ignore this very important aspect of design […]
Being sold as a ‘sports activity coupe’ (new segment anyone?!?), this is the all new MINI John Cooper Works Paceman. Four individual seats, racy style and a powerplant that develops its maximum output of 160 kW/218 hp at 6,000 rpm means real fun. Peak torque of 280 Newton metres (207 lb-ft) is on tap between […]
The Jaguar F-TYPE is a return to Jaguar’s roots of performance sports cars in a swooping, coupe (or convertible) body. As part of the development programme, three world-renowned drivers – Martin Brundle, Christian Danner and Justin Bell – put both 380PS V6 and 495PS V8 prototype models to the test. Their efforts were witnessed by […]
In a move that is sure to delight sports car enthusiasts and fans around the world, Renault and Caterham Group have announced they will come together to develop and build future sports cars. Future cars will have the Alpine DNA running through them and will be built at the Alpine plant in Dieppe, Normandy, in […]
Few cars have seemingly captured the imagination of the general sports car enthusiast recently in a way that the BRZ and the Toyota GT-86 have done. But just what makes these two small, sporty two litre cars the business? Very simple. Both are set up to be proper driver’s cars. What do I mean by […]