The new electric Porsche Taycan takes a Nurburgring lap record for a four-door electric car with a time of 7 minutes 42 seconds. Porsche is on a mission to convince the car buying public (well, the wealthier at least) that the Porsche Taycan is a real Porsche, a real Porsche that just happens to be […]
New Land Rover Defender puts in a few final laps at the Nurburgring
The new Land Rover Defender is caught on video putting in a few final testing laps of the Nurburgring ahead of its public debut in a few weeks time. It’s now just a few weeks away from the debut of the new Land Rover Defender, the gestation of which has now spanned almost a decade […]
Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept SMASHES Nurburgring records
The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept has taken the record for the fastest four-door saloon and the fastest front-wheel drive car at the Nurburgring. We’ve never been huge fans fo Nurburgring lap records, as they really have little significance to owners’ real world enjoyment of a car. There also seem to be records in […]
Bugatti Centodieci – a £9 MILLION double ‘110’ celebration
The Bugatti Centodieci is revealed at Pebble Beach as Bugatti deliver a limited run Chiron paying homage to the EB110 – at £9 million. When Stephan Winkelmann was in charge at Lamborghini, he made hay with limited edition versions of Lamborghini’s models at enormous prices, keeping Lamborghini in the headlines and providing ‘poster’ cars for […]
Watch the Electric Porsche Taycan accelerate to 124mph. Again, and again, and again…
Fully Charged have been let loose in the new electric Porsche Taycan to demonstrate its ability to repeatedly accelerate to 124mph without ‘cooling off’. There’s no denying the acceleration of the Tesla Model S, and all Teslas for that matter, is exceptional. The Tesla Model S P100D can get to 62mph in the blink of […]
Hyundai ‘Next Awaits’ Campaign – We didn’t get where we are today…
Hyundai launches a new ‘Progress’ campaign to tell us it got where it is by taking risks for fifty years, and it will continue to do so. The rise and rise of Hyundai (and Kia) has been impressive by any measure, and Hyundai are keen to tell us that progressive spirit will move them forward […]
Ford Focus ST finds the GREATEST Driving road in Europe – so far
Ford is on a mission to drive the greatest driving roads in Europe with its current range, and has found the best so far in the Parque Natural do Alvão in Portugal. There are roads, and then there are ‘driving’ roads, roads with a perfect combination of straights and turns, stunning scenery and great surfaces. […]
Tesla Model 3 does 1,697 miles on public roads in 24 hours
With rapid charge stations for EVs starting to proliferate across Europe, a Youtuber has managed to do 1,697 miles on public roads in just 24 hours. Apart from the up-front costs of buying an electric car, the biggest turn-off for potential Ev adopters is range anxiety. In a sense that’s a bit daft, as even […]
Electric Honda E – what’s it like to Drive? (video)
The new Honda E – Honda’s production take on the Urban EV – is on its way, and we have video from Robert Llewellyn with the first Honda E ‘drive’. The Honda E looks set to give Honda a big hand up the ladder of EV adoption, with its cute retro looks, compact dimensions and […]
New McLaren GT makes its global dynamic debut at Goodwood
The McLaren GT – McLaren’s interpretation of a modern Grand Tourer – makes a dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. You have to admire what McLaren has achieved in the few short years since it took on Ferrari with its mid-engined MP4-12C, taking the fight to the iconic Italian Brand – and winning […]