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Touring Car legend Steve Soper returns to racing
Up until now, Steve Soper was listed in the history books as a ‘retired racing driver’, having hung up his helmet in 2001 following a heavy crash at Brands Hatch while competing in the British Touring Car Championship. Soper was an accomplished sports car and touring car racer, having won the 1987 Nürburgring 24 Hours,...
BMW adds 443bhp 550i M Sport and 309bhp 335d xDrive to its 2014 model range
BMW has introduced a raft of improvements to its 2014 model year cars, spearheaded by the new F10 5 Series, which also received its mid-life LCI facelift. Rather than describe each and every change, I’d like to bring your attention to just ‘two’ models – the (significantly) more powerful 550i (in M Sport guise) and...
Introducing the Limited edition Mégane R.S. Red Bull Racing RB8 (w/VIDEO)
It seems odd, nearly half way into 2013, to bring out a special edition model celebrating the success of F1 partner Red Bull Racing in 2012. But that’s what Renault has chosen to do – it’s the second year in a row that a Mégane R.S. will be available in the colours of Red Bull...
Aston Martin goes back to the future with its CC100 Speedster Concept (w/VIDEO)
First thing to realise, and the statement which stood out to me, is that the CC100 Speedster Concept provides a hint at Aston Martin’s future design direction. That’s right – future – not a hark back to the marque’s glorious past, as would seem to be implied from its nomenclature (Concept Car 100 years). Look...
BMW releases a 567bhp Competition Package M5 and M6
BMW has announced a mid-life (LCI) facelift of the F10 5 Series, at the same time as it releases a Competition Package version of its four M5-based models – M5 Saloon, M6 Coupe, M6 Convertible and M6 Gran Coupe. The Competition Package boosts engine output from 552bhp to 567bhp, lowers the suspension by around 10...
Volvo teams up with Swedish House Mafia to promote the new XC60 (w/VIDEO)
DJ trio Swedish House Mafia split up in March after less than five years at the top of the dance music scene. And while their final appearance was at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami USA, they had one more collaboration in mind, with Volvo and Linnéa Martinsson of Scandinavian band Lune. The project, led...
It’s official. The BMW M5 is Drift-astic (w/VIDEO)
Drifting in a BMW M5 is really easy, or at least that’s the message BMW would like to convey as we watch Performance Centre Instructor Johan Schwartz stay sideways for a little over 51 miles. Schwartz flew past the previous record of 47.71 miles, set in Abu Dhabi last February and covered a total of...
Ferrari’s Horse Whisperer weighs in on the ‘tyres’ scandal in F1
Ferrari’s anonymous blogger, The Horse Whisperer, has spoken out in his usual derisory way on the fuss about Pirelli’s tyres in F1, following last weekend’s shameful Spanish Grand Prix. The race, which saw both Ferrari drivers on the podium (Alonso first, Massa third), ended up with some 82 pit stops across the field of 20...
Need to know: Porsche 918 Spyder
During the past week, members of the press have been allowed to sample Porsche’s 918 Spyder, still in pre-production form. The responses seem mixed, but that’s only to be expected for a car which takes such an unconventional route to achieve its super car performance. It would be wise to take these first reviews with...
Sébastien Loeb gears up for Pikes Peak on Mont Ventoux
After his initial shock at the physicality of the Peugeot 208 T16′s performance, Sébastien Loeb has continued his induction to the ‘beast’ at one of the most legendary stages of the famous Tour de France cycle race. Mont Ventoux, in the south of France, might be 5,000 miles away from Colorado, but its characteristics make...
Formula E ties up with Renault and TAG Heuer
Formula E today announced significant partnerships with Renault and TAG Heuer, but perhaps more newsworthy are the first ever 3D images of the car, which make it look less like a science experiment and more like a race car. The car, officially named as the Spark-Renault SRT_01E, is capable of accelerating from 0 to 62mph...
BMW returns to Villa d’Este with the Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé
BMW’s participation at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este has been pure Zagato-flavoured up until now, so it was time to change the record. And it looks like they’ve changed more than the flavour of its concept show car, which in 2013 has been designed in collaboration with Pininfarina. Rather than the Z4-inspired Zagato Coupé and...
Dumas takes on Loeb at Pikes Peak in a Norma Prototype (w/VIDEO)
The pride of France is at stake this year, as not one, but two of its world renowned drivers climbs Colorado’s most famous mountain at the end of June. Romain Dumas, winner of the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, will join Sebastien Loeb at Pikes Peak competing against his compatriot’s Peugeot 208 T16 in...
Carlos Sainz to compete at X Games Barcelona
Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz will compete in a Volkswagen Polo at this weekend’s X Games event, when the Global Rallycross tour reaches Barcelona. He’ll drive for Marklund Motorsport with sponsorship from Red Bull. Sainz led the development of Volkswagen’s WRC Polo before it was handed over to factory drivers, Sebastien Ogier and Jari-Matti...
Mercedes lifts the super-saloon stakes with the 580bhp E 63 AMG ‘S’
There’s more power, more torque, but still no all-wheel drive. But at least there’s an AMG rear axle limited-slip differential as standard. It will need it to. The E 63 AMG S Model now offers 577bhp (up by 20bhp) and 800 Nm of torque (up by 80 Nm), which makes it the fastest E-Class ever...
Lamborghini reveals a gift to itself: The Egoista (w/VIDEO)
There’s something hugely embarrassing about the Lamborghini Egoista, not because of its fantasy car looks, but because of what it symbolises – a brand that’s become so removed from its roots that it no longer cares (or feels self-conscious) about whether it acts like a douche. The Egoista, unveiled at the gala dinner in Sant’Agata...
Bentley reveals Le Mans Edition Mulsanne and Continental Models (w/VIDEO)
Bentley have announced six new ‘Le Mans’ Limited Edition cars, available exclusively to U.S. customers, on the flagship Mulsanne and the Continental models. Each Limited Edition model is inspired by a driver from Bentley’s six past victories at the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours race. Just 48 examples of each ‘Le Mans Limited Edition’ model...
Volkswagen reveals ‘more’ of its 500bhp Design Vision GTI
This is Volkswagen’s special gift to fans attending the annual GTI Treffen gathering in Wörthersee, Austria. It’s powered by a 496bhp turbocharged direct injection 3.0-litre V6 engine and accelerates from 0 to 62mph in 3.9 seconds. And we want one. Badly. Yesterday they shared details of its performance (very quick) and features (some of them...
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