[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VQ3ROolkyU[/youtube] The McLaren P1, like the rival hybrid hypercars from Ferrari and Porsche, is touted as being a sensible speed machine, one that’s just as capable of put-putting down to the local bodega under battery...
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The idea of picking the best car of the year – be it the one that’s just passed or the one about to begin – is hardly an original idea in automotive journalism circles. Perhaps...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQErgDQaRZM&list=UU8AMAhCRmep7VJKe1sxvHFg[/youtube] We’ve said time and time again that, as far as we’re concerned, the mid-1980s through the early-1990s was the golden age of sports car racing on planet earth. Yeah, yeah, we’re biased because we...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwBmywdMqKM&list=UU8AMAhCRmep7VJKe1sxvHFg[/youtube] While it’s sad that Australia’s domestic auto industry is winding down and thousands of workers will be out on their clackers, it’s especially sad that that most Australian of vehicle species, the ute, will...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKBICDja6Sg&list=UUXlfi8sf6cKGQ8sOd0-yRuw[/youtube] By now you should be quite familiar with the Hoonicorn RTR, a.k.a. the insane-in-the-membrane 1965 Ford Mustang built by Vaughn Gittin Jr.’s shop for Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos. If not, you should probably read...
To say the Porsche 918 Spyder is a remarkable technical achievement is like saying the passengers and crew of the Titanic suffered a minor boating mishap. The idea of being able to hop in a...
The concept of racing cars based on run-of-the-mill everyday cars (or at least purpose-built racecars that look like them) is one that seems to have global appeal. The British Touring Car Championship has a substantial...
You should know by now that the Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of those functions that anyone with even a passing interest in cars and/or motorsports needs to attend at least once per lifetime....
There are many cars in this world that have been converted from internal combustion to electric power. Whether it’s homebuilt vintage sports cars with tiny trunks filled to the brim with lead-acid cells, the latest...
The Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is, in case you haven’t noticed, many things: The most powerful regular production Ferrari ever (at least until LaFerrari production ramps up). The most powerful front-engine Ferrari ever. The fastest road-going...