The road-legal high-performance sports car takes full advantage of technology and concepts from motorsport (911 GT3 RS: Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 13.4 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 305 g/km, Fuel consumption* combined (NEDC) 12.7 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (NEDC) 289 g/km). Even beyond the high-revving naturally aspirated engine with racing DNA and intelligent… Continue reading @VW Group: Purpose-built for performance: the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS005563
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Testing the UK’s newest circuit in a Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
So what does a motorsport engineering company mostly concerned with rallying want with a race circuit? “Seventy per cent of the rallying in which our cars now compete is on Tarmac,” explains Wilson. “We’ve developed racing cars as well over the years. So it’s a very useful thing.” But the new track isn’t intended solely… Continue reading Testing the UK’s newest circuit in a Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
McLaren launches V10-powered single-seat Solus GT
“The McLaren Solus GT is the realisation of a radical McLaren concept vehicle originally created for the world of virtual racing,” said Michael Leiters, new CEO of McLaren Automotive. “Engineered free of any restrictions from road or race regulations, but with the full spectrum of McLaren’s expertise to bring it to reality, it epitomises our… Continue reading McLaren launches V10-powered single-seat Solus GT
Lamborghini Urus Performante: super-SUV goes more extreme
The new Lamborghini Urus Performante has been revealed as an uprated, lightened version of the Italian firm’s performance SUV and best-selling car. Set to be priced from £170,260, it gains more aggressive exterior styling along with updated driving dynamics and decreased levels of drag. Described by Lamborghini‘s technical boss as a “lightweight, honed athlete”, the Urus Performante benefits from… Continue reading Lamborghini Urus Performante: super-SUV goes more extreme
@Hyundai: Shocking The Performance World: The 576-HP Kia EV6 GT Debuts at Monterey Car Week
EV6 GT Shocks the Performance Car Establishment at the World’s Most Exclusive Gathering of Automotive Enthusiasts Most powerful Kia production vehicle ever: 576-HP all-electric Kia EV6 GT accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, with a top speed of 161 mph[1] Engineered to compete with supercars: AMCI-certified winner of drag race against Ferrari… Continue reading @Hyundai: Shocking The Performance World: The 576-HP Kia EV6 GT Debuts at Monterey Car Week
New McLaren Solus GT revealed as V10 single-seater
McLaren has made its virtual Vision Gran Turismo concept car reality with this: the new McLaren Solus GT. Aside from its single-seater race cars, the 200mph hypercar is faster than any other McLaren around a track, thanks to a high-revving naturally aspirated V10 and radical aerodynamics that produce more than 1,200kg of downforce. Just 25… Continue reading New McLaren Solus GT revealed as V10 single-seater
@VW Group: The Lamborghini Urus Performante – Raising the bar on the Super SUV005560
The new benchmark for Super SUV ‘fun to drive’ performance New level of lightweight, aerodynamic design and sportier driving dynamics Lower, wider, lighter by 47 kg with increased power of 666 CV: the new reference for weight-to-power ratio in a Super SUV Acceleration 0-100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and top speed of 306 km/h Specific… Continue reading @VW Group: The Lamborghini Urus Performante – Raising the bar on the Super SUV005560
New Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster aims for 300mph top speed
American car manufacturer Hennessey has just revealed details of its new Venom F5 Roadster, a convertible hypercar designed to top 300mph. Priced from £2.5 million, 30 Roadsters will be built compared to the 24 coupes that are already on the road. The Texas-built Venom F5 Roadster is a new rival to the Koenigsegg Regera and… Continue reading New Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster aims for 300mph top speed
New Mercedes CLE caught testing again ahead of 2023 arrival
Next year we’ll see the introduction of an all-new Mercedes – called the CLE. We’ve spotted the new two-door in cabriolet and coupe bodystyles, but this is the first time we’ve seen it testing on the famed Nurburgring. We expect the Mercedes CLE to sit on the slightly sportier end of the Mercedes spectrum so it’s not… Continue reading New Mercedes CLE caught testing again ahead of 2023 arrival
Acura’s Precision EV concept is inspired by… boats
Acura revealed a chonky new electric vehicle concept this week, apparently taking some inspiration from the shape of luxury Italian power boats. Teased earlier this month, the Acura Precision EV concept represents the company’s “north star” for the direction of its future EVs, focusing on a “modern expression of performance,” according to Acura creative director… Continue reading Acura’s Precision EV concept is inspired by… boats