It’s interesting how overtly mainstream brands are now pushing their performance divisions, emphasising their sporting credentials more than ever. You have M Power for BMW, Audi’s quattro GmbH, Nissan’s NISMO and of course Mercedes’ AMG. But unlike most of the other examples, AMG started off as a completely separate company, becoming renowned a Mercedes-Benz stylist [...]
I still walk into main dealerships with apprehension. It’s that feeling of the salespeople looking at you as though you don’t deserve to be there: how could you – you – possibly buy one of my precious cars? The idea of wandering in to simply have a look round, and be welcomed by the staff to [...]
It’s right back at Daikoku PA now for a final look at the other day’s supercar gathering. During the few hours that I was there I literally never stopped walking around, because as cars left, more kept coming in. By around lunch time the lot was so full that a many were forced to park [...]
It’s not often that I go to Daikoku PA during daytime, but a couple of days ago I made an exception. I’d heard that a lot of supercars and various car clubs would be holding a meeting across a series of parking areas, starting off at Tsuzuki in Yokohama and eventually ending up at the [...]
I checked the weather forecast for Round 6 of Super Taikyu a week ahead of time, and it clearly stated that it was going to rain. All the teams knew it and the fans knew it too, but come race-day there were still hundreds upon hundreds of cars packed with fans waiting to get in. They didn’t [...]
Race cars are pretty much the epitome of what we, as car enthusiasts, love. If we could we would all be driving road-registered race cars, sporting the best components money could buy, carbon fiber adorning every surface inside an out and engines tuned like Swiss watches to extract every little ounce of performance. But in [...]
Aston Martin has officially debuted the newest version of the Vanquish and what a beauty it is. Taking several styling cues from the One-77 supercar, the Vanquish is still has that unmistakeable Aston Martin shape and of course that air of British luxury. With its 6.0 liter V12 making 565bhp, Aston Martin is calling the [...]
Taking inspiration from the past is something that car manufacturers have been doing for years. Call it retro styling or tapping in to the bloodline of the brand, let’s just say some do it better than others. When it comes to Mercedes Benz and AMG however we can safely say that they have created nothing [...]
For my next Essen Motor Show feature, I'm going to concentrate on showcasing race and drift cars, starting with this Ferrari 458. We quite like the simplicity of the livery as it allows you to appreciate the lines of the car. Perhaps more race cars should go this route. Here's more proof, showing that race [...]
To me the Mercedes Black Series is one of the most hardcore vehicles on the road. They excel in performance and handling. To top it all off, they also look amazing on the road and on the track. But there are always people who try and improve on something that is already ‘perfect'. After seeing [...]
Earlier we looked at a German machine with an American heart. Now let’s turn the tables and look at an American classic that features some high tech German muscle under the hood. If you are at all familiar with the custom car world, then you’ve probably heard of Troy Trepanier and his shop Rad Rides. [...]
Slovakiaring has proved to be a Mercedes SLS track, with the big car taming the jumps and sweeps of this impressive circuit. There was a win for the #44 Heico team car yesterday and then another for Graff Racing’s SLS today – they snatched victory with a rapid-fire pitstop in Race 2, overtaking the similar [...]
As I wrap up the Paul Ricard coverage and prepare for the Spa 24 Hours, I’ve uploaded a final set of desktops – starting with some red, white and blue GT3 weaponry to go with the red, white and blue stripes of Paul Ricard. This is the #22 Audi R8 LMS of the Anglo-American United [...]
We all know the saying ‘love at first sight' but at the 24H Nurburgring it was the loud rumble of its V8 that got me hooked to this car. When I walked through the Schubert Motorsport pitbox it was that sound that got me walking a bit faster towards the pitlane. Soon it became obvious the [...]
The Audi RS6 is a very spectacular car in its own right and, in my eyes at least, it's pretty much perfect in standard form. When modifying cars there's always a sense of 'no guts no glory', but when you're dealing with a car of this magnitude the emphasis is on having a lot of guts! The sheer [...]
