12 cars from a SLS AMG Black Series to a Ford Focus ST This is it! Come ride shotgun with Motor Trend’s Angus MacKenzie, Carlos Lago and famed race car driver Randy Pobst as they test twelve of the most exciting, high-performance vehicles in the world in search of Motor Trend’s 2013 Best Driver’s Car…
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World’s Greatest Drag Race 3!
We have the Nissan GT-R Track Edition, SRT Viper, Jaguar F-Type V-8 S, Aston Martin Vanquish, Mercedes-Benz E63 S AMG, Bentley Continental GT Speed, Porsche Cayman S, Audi R8 V-10 Plus, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, BMW M6, Ford Focus ST and Porsche 911 Carrera 4S — all gathered together on an abandoned airstrip at…
Video: Honda NSX GT Concept on Suzuka Circuit
The Honda NSX Concept-GT has been unveiled in Japan, previewing the brand’s challenger for the 2014 Super GT racing series. Destined to tackle the GT500 class of the domestic racing series, the Honda NSX Concept-GT was revealed at the Suzuka Circuit ahead of this weekend’s fifth round of the 2013 season. A dedicated racing machine…
The new BMW M3+1
The new BMW M4 (or as I prefer to call it M3+1), it is revealed. The grand premiere will be at Pebble Beach. The top version of the new BMW 4-Series is finally here! BMW Says “The BMW Concept M4 Coupe reflects the BMW M philosophy in ideal form,” says M chief Dr Friedrich…
LaFerrari meets the Enzo
Photo Credits Alvaro Matas
Video: Chris Harris on…Audi R8 V10, Porsche 997 Turbo S and a tuned Nissan GTR R35
First big group test of 2013. Audi’s R8 has a new dual-clutch transmission, the Turbo S is on its way out and for £20k, Litchfield will give you a 750hp GT-R than can handle normal roads. Game on. [Source: YouTube via mindovermotor.com]
Video: BMW puts it’s DTM champions of 2012 and 1989 to battle each over…!
Roberto Ravaglia and Bruno Spengler – the 1989 and 2012 DTM champions – Swat Seats… Roberto Ravaglia and Bruno Spengler – the 1989 and 2012 DTM champions – met up at Hockenheim for a special outing at this legendary venue: Ravaglia took to the track at the wheel of Spengler’s current BMW M3 DTM car,…
Porsche 911 GT2 RS vs Ferrari 599 GTO @Nordschleife by Chris Harris!
Evo’s Porsche vs Ferrari celebration heads to the Nurburgring. Twin-turbocharged 611bhp GT2 RS meets V12-engined 661bhp 599 GTO The War Battles within battles, within battles. As the day passed, it became increasingly apparent that this was much more than another clash of posh Beetle and posh Fiat. Yes, the old rivalry was simmering away nicely,…
Volkswagen Polo GTi 1.4lt 180bhp DSG 7-speed
Can a hot hatchback work with an automatic gearbox? If you’d asked me a few years ago, I’d have laughed it off as a fairly silly query. But with the constant improvement of twin-clutch transmissions it’s now a perfectly valid question. Buying a GTI is as much about performance as quality, though, and this is…
Video: Fernando Alonso takes for a ride LaFerrari in Maranello!
With a few days to go before they head off for Shanghai and the third round of the Formula 1 World Championship, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were in Maranello for a busy programme of sports, technical and promotional activity. Thank you Ferrari!
Video: Picking the 2012 Best Driver’s Car by MotorTrend
Great video with full road and track tests of the best cars of the 2012… In the end there will be only one, The Best Driver’s Car of 2012! Come ride shotgun with Motor Trend’s Carlos Lago and Jonny Lieberman and famed race car driver Randy Pobst as they test nine of the most exotic,…