The Abarth Punto EVO has just gone on sale in the UK. It is powered by a 1.4 litre turbo four with “MultiAir technology”. The feisty Punto can punt its way to 100km/h in 7.9 seconds. Peak power from the Punto EVO engine is 165bhp (123kW), which is complemented by 250Nm of torque from 2250rpm. […]
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Ferrari 458 Challenge announced
The Ferrari 458 Challenge, the latest Maranello road car to racecar transformation, has just been revealed at the Annual Dealer Meeting. Of course, the Challenge version is heavily based on the already mighty 458 Italia, which has been drawing praise the world over since its launch. To make the 458 that little bit better on […]
The Wörthersee show is underway and as previously reported Volkswagen have revealed a special edition Golf GTI adidas model. Essentially VW have taken a regular Mk6 GTI and given it some unique 18″ Serron alloy wheels, a tiny adidas badge on the door-frame and some adidas trim on the seats. The seats might sound a […]
Volvo C30 Polestar Performance Concept
Three hundred kilowatts plus… Five hundred and ten Newton metres of torque… Haldex all-wheel drive… Yeah, I want one too! Whichever way you look at Volvo’s slightly oddball C30 those numbers are massive. The power comes courtesy of Polestar Performance who are the outfit behind Volvo’s Swedish Touring Car Team. The theory behind the car […]
The live launch of McLaren Automotive has just finished and with it comes a plethora of press material. There is a lot of information included in the official press release, including transcripts from today’s launch. Actually, the amount of material below is overwhelming. I suggest you get yourself a nice warm cuppa and sit yourself […]
It’s only a few days since the demise of television show Fifth Gear was announced, but former presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson has already found something to do in her spare time. This weekend VBH will be making her Ferrari race debut in an F430 Challenge in the GT Cup finale at Brands Hatch. Sounds like she’s […]
Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer
Lotus have turned their “luxury” tourer, the Evora, into an out and out racer. The Type 124 (one twenty four) meets full FIA racing specifications and has been designed for endurance racing. There is a reasonably extensive factory backed calendar of races in line for the 124, starting with next year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race […]
Famous five
The Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster, just look at it! I doubt when Enid Blyton penned her well known kids books that she had a 678bhp Italian supercar in mind. But, such is the outrageous nature of the Zonda, that it could very well have been dreamed up by one of her audience. The Zonda has […]
2009 Mk6 Golf GTI image gallery
Following today’s earlier article about Volkswagen’s new Golf GTI comes a new image gallery featuring an additional 28 images. All can be accessed as wallpaper friendly super images by clicking on each pic to load the 2000px width version. A lenghty press release from Volkswagen detailing all aspects of their new hot-hatch also follows and […]
Aston Martin has lifted the wraps off the One-77 at the Geneva Motor Show. The One-77 is a new take on Aston’s familiar, and gorgeous, silhouette. Giving a two-finger salute to the Global Financial Crisis, the One-77 is powered by a stonking 7.3 litre V12 which Aston are confident will produce more than 700bhp. A […]
Bentley Continental Supersports
Bentley has followed the GTC Speed by extracting even more life from the Continental platform by releasing the 621bhp (465kW) Supersports coupé. The Supersports utlises Bentley’s FlexFuel technology which allows the car to run on bioethanol, petrol or any mix of the two. This enables a drop in CO2 emissions of up to 70 per […]
Aston Martin will reveal a V12 Vantage at the Geneva Motor Show next month. By shoehorning a V12 into the Vantage shell Aston has created what they claim to be their “most exhilarating sports car” yet. The 6.0 litre 12 cylinder produces 380kW (510bhp) and a very tidy 570Nm of torque. All that power is […]