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“The want is strong with this one”

Chris Harris in the new 911 GT3 RS. He wants it. You want it. We all want it! If this video is not enough you can also read Harris’ words right HERE.

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Hot hatch heaven

This video showcasing eight seven of the best hot hatches money can buy is not perfect, but it is pretty cool. The clip was published by the Goodwood Road & Racing YouTube channel and features French racer Nic Minassian behind the wheel of four old and four new hot hatches, listed below: Honda: EP3 Civic […]

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Porsche

Lottery barn: The story of Porsche 917-024

Remember that seriously cool Porsche 917 we told you about last month. That’s right, it’s up for auction in a bit over a week. Turns out it has a very cool back story. Actually, it also turns out the car may no longer be for sale. It’s not currently listed on the website of selling […]

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Range Rover

Range Rover Sport SVR claims Nürburgring record

8 minutes 14 seconds. That’s how fast that Range Rover Sport SVR above was able to lap the 20.832km of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. That’s pretty quick for a truck. Actually, it’s pretty bloody quick for any vehicle. According to the unofficial list for unofficial production car lap times the Sport SVR has split the Mercedes-Benz […]

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Mark Webber in the Porsche 911 GT1-98

We’d been waiting for video footage of Mark Webber driving the Porsche 911 GT1-98 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and now here it is. There’s two clips and the second one from Goodwood TV has some good banter from Mark comparing the 911 GT1 to the Mercedes CLR-GT1 which he originally raced in competition […]

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Peugeot

Peugeot 208 GTi 30th Anniversary revealed

Peugeot’s little hot hatch is turning 30 years old. To celebrate they’re producing this 208 GTi 30th Anniversary Limited Edition model, which has just been revealed at the increasingly important Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 208 GTi 30th will go on sale in November after a full launch at the Paris Motor Show in September. […]

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McLaren

McLaren reveals special edition 650S

McLaren is rocking up to the Goodwood Festival of Speed with this black ops (say, that again) version of its 650S. Lovingly crafted by McLaren Special Operations only 50 of these will be made available worldwide. We’d not be so rude to call this car a cynical exercise in extracting more folding stuff from cashed […]

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Honda Video

Predator wolves used to promote Civic Type R

And not just any predator wolves, either, these ones have evil bioluminescent eyes! Not any old cheesy 1980’s film clip bioluminescent, but evil bioluminescent goddamit! It’s all part of a promo for the new Civic Type R called ‘Disruption’. Here’s a snippet of Honda’s description (and, please, make sure you read the whole thing): The […]

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Jaguar

Jaguar greenlights F-Type Project 7

Last year Jaguar debuted the one-off F-Type Project 7 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Now, we’re very pleased to say, Jaguar will again bring the Project 7 to Goodwood (26–29 June). Only this time it will be the debut of the production model. Yes, they’re going to build it, and it’s coming to Australia […]

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McLaren Motor Shows

Geneva 2014: McLaren 650S & 650S Spider

We already knew McLaren would unveil its new 650S Coupé at the Geneva Motor Show, and we knew there would be a 650S at some stage too. We didn’t know both would be taking centre stage under the bright lights in Geneva. The 650S, then, is a cross between a 12C and a P1, in […]

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McLaren’s official statement on P1 Nürburgring lap

Following the video we brought you late last week McLaren has given us their official word about the P1 recording a sub-seven minute Nürburgring lap. Although, there’s still no definitive time given. McLaren says the XP2R P1 prototype was driven from Woking to the Ring before posting its lap time, which works out to be […]

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New MINI launched at Plant Oxford

The new MINI was launched overnight at Plant Oxford where production has already commenced. BMW Group is boasting about its £750 million investment across its UK production facilities. Naturally, UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, who was given a preview tour last month, didn’t miss the chance to wax lyrical. “This £750 million investment is great […]