Evo magazine has assembled 10 of the world’s best performance cars to try and establish which one they think was the best to hit the market in 2011. Following a few phone calls, 10 turned into 11 when they added the just released BMW M5 to the list. As you would. The results of eCOTY […]
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Frankfurt 2011: Lotus Evora GTE
Lotus has just revealed the Evora GTE at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Powered by a 3.5 litre supercharged V6 producing 444PS (330kW) it’s the most powerful road going Lotus ever made. It weighs 1276kg and while performance numbers haven’t been announced yet, it clearly won’t be slow. But will it be quick enough to match […]
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VIDEO: Porsche’s magnificent seven
Double-clutch transmissions are fast becoming the norm, even in high-end sportscars. Think Ferrari 458, McLaren MP4-12C and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG to name a few. We’re unlikely to see a manual box in a Lamborghini ever again. On that count, then, Porsche is to be applauded for sticking with tradition and offering a manual transmission in […]
Jason Plato, reigning BTCC champ, Fifth Gear luminary and known for his willing opinions on the internet, has taken aim at Jeremy Clarkson after the latter reviewed the McLaren MP4-12C on Top Gear last weekend. In fact, after watching Clarkson compare the MP4-12C to the Ferrari 458 Italia, Plato felt compelled to tweet the following […]
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“Get ready for a shock!”
That’s the promise made by Car magazine as they bring word of a new supercar test to see just how good the new McLaren MP4-12C really is. The list of cars cars pitted against the fast Mac is impressive: Audi R8 V10 Ferrari 458 Italia Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Performante Spyder Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Porsche […]
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Top Gear Series 17 trailer
With Season 17 of Top Gear set to premiere on UK screens on 26 June BBC2 are now promoting the new series. Here’s a short 30 second preview and based on that we can’t wait to see the McLaren MP4-12C given the Top Gear treatment. We also wonder if the Monaco gendarmes noticed Bernie’s seatbelt […]
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Is BMW considering new “M-One” supercar?
The illustration above is not an official rendering from BMW, rather a concept dreamed up by a coupe of talented Turkish designers named Ä°smet Çevik and Fatih Tezel. Their work was seen on Carscoop in January and at the time it was little more than fantasy. Now, it seems, the young Turks were actually onto […]
Steve Sutcliffe from Autocar has made us insanely jealous once again by being one of the first to get behind the wheel of the new Lambo Aventador. You can see his video review in full after the break. Meanwhile, Car has also published its thoughts on the Murcielago replacement. The Aventador promises so much. A […]
Porsche has confirmed it will be bringing “an important show debut” to the NAIAS in Detroit later this month. What we don’t know for sure is what that model will be. Current speculation says it will be a 918 Coupé; a model sitting above the 911, but below the 918 Spyder, which debuted at Geneva […]
The gorgeous and incredibly desirable Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has just been won the inaugural Golden Classic Steering Wheel award, presented by German publication Auto Bild Klassik. Attracting over 30% of the vote the SLS AMG was judged a “Classic of the future” in the Sports coupés and convertibles category. The new Gullwing finished ahead of […]
Even with its Meccano-like rear wing we still like the Aston Martin V12 Zagato quite a lot. So we’re not too proud to admit that there was a little, erm, movement when we saw this pic during our twitter rounds this morning. Just 150 V12 Zagatos will ever be made, so it’s quite a coup […]
The recent Jay Leno European tour has already taken in Wolfsburg and Woking and now the Chambray Chin has sung for his supper at the AMG factory near Stuttgart. He was humming with David Coulthard to the tune of the SLS AMG Roadster. Incidentally Jay, Roger Federer was the first. See, he can still beat […]