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Here’s One Prius That Won’t Be Stuck In The Slow

For a lot of people, there’s nothing wrong with the Toyota Prius that wouldn’t be cured by dropping in a V-8. Here then is just what th ...

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2016 Bmw 640i Convertible Tested: Bavaria?s Luxo Pony Car Lo

Since the 6-series returned from hibernation more than a decade ago, BMW?s big convertible has occupied an enviable spot in the motoring pantheon in ...

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Bmw Concept Lac Rose Is An R Ninet For 1980s Paris-dakar Ral

The BMW Concept Lac Rose is an R nineT that wants to be a mid-1980s BMW G/S. Who would've thought the result would be this good!Insp ...

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2018 Toyota Camry Spy Photos: Bestseller Sheds Weight And Mo

What It Is: One heavily concealed prototype of the all-new 2018 Toyota Camry sedan. READ MORE ?? ...

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The 2024 EngageSportMode Awards

Yes, they?re still going. After another twelve months, these are the cars and people that deserve the highest praise from ESM?s editor. What bett ...

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2023 BTCC – Brands Hatch GP Recap

The final rounds of the 2023 championship season were held on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch, as has become the tradition over the years. Ash ...

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BTCC 2023 – Oulton Park Recap

Ash Sutton arrived at Oulton Park with an incredible record of winning six of the previous eight races: something unprecedented in modern touring car ...

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BTCC 2023 – Donington Park GT Recap

For the first time since 2002, the BTCC returned to the Donington Park Grand Prix circuit layout for its latest rounds of action. Ash Sutton came int ...

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BTCC 2023 – Croft Recap

The British Touring Car Championship returned to action at Croft after a six week rest to recharge the batteries. Ash Sutton had been the star of the ...

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BTCC 2023 – Silverstone National Recap

The BTCC resumed a month after its last meeting at Donington Park as the countdown to silverware started in earnest. Ash Sutton arrived at Silversto ...

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BTCC 2023 – Knockhill Recap

Following a NAPA Ford dominated meeting at Croft with a double 1-2-3, would the pattern continue in Scotland" Ash Sutton arrived at Knockhill with a ...

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BTCC 2023 – Snetterton Recap

With a change in track meeting order for 2023, it meant an earlier than normal visit to Snetterton than we have been accustomed to in recent years. A ...

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BTCC 2023 – Thruxton Recap

Following two wins in each of the last two meetings, Ash Sutton arrived at a sun-drenched Thruxton as the man in form. The use of three different tyr ...

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BTCC 2023 – Donington Park National Recap

After months of driver and team changes, the anticipation for the latest British Touring Car Championship season was higher than ever. The opening ro ...

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BTCC 2023 – Brands Hatch Indy Recap

There was a lively opening to the BTCC season at Donington Park a couple of weeks ago, with the weather certainly helping to spice up the entertainme ...

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Volkswagen makes an early move with new Mk8 Golf GTI Clubspo

Forget waiting several years for a quicker Golf GTI. Volkswagen is not messing about when it comes to the Mk8. Welcome back to the year 2020, w ...

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BTCC 2018 | What happened at Rockingham"

With news that the Rockingham circuit will be turned into car storage, what happened at the last ever BTCC rounds to take place there" ESM’s co ...

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Opinion: I want this Lincoln Continental Mark V, just not to

The Mecum auction in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has over 1,000 vehicles up for grabs. Yet ESM’s editor is enthralled by one of the least fash ...

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Friday photo and video | 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hell

Things are far from perfect in America, but at least they’re still churning out muscle cars with ridiculous horsepower. The name keeps getting ...

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BTCC 2018 | Croft | Race Day Photo Highlights

The sun was shining for the British Touring Car Championship’s annual trip to the North East. ESM’s BTCC Correspondent was there to capt ...

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Stars of the Haynes International Motor Museum

With over 400 cars and motorbikes, the Haynes International Motor Museum in Somerset is packed with variety. These were some of our highlights on a re ...

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BTCC 2018 | Donington Park | What did we learn&quo

BTCC returned for the second race weekend of the 2018 season. Could Donington Park match the excitement of the season opener" After a somewhat unusua ...

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BTCC 2018 | Brands Hatch Indy | What did we learn&

The first round of the British Touring Car Championship surprised ESM’s BTCC Correspondent this year, with a mixture of drama and variety. Whi ...

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Ned Jasper – Things are looking Up!

It took top honours in Ned’s top seven cars of 2017, and now the Volkswagen Up! GTI is proving to be one of the most important new cars launche ...

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Top 7 (or 8) New Cars of 2017 with Ned Jasper

Ned Jasper is back, and he’s picked out the best new cars we’ve seen during 2017. You might well be surprised by what takes the top hono ...

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Opinion – Why the Volkswagen Jetta should be missed

The recently departed ?Golf with a boot? deserves more recognition says ESM?s editor. Last week?s news that the Jetta saloon would not longer feature ...

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SEMA 2017 | SpeedKore makes a Demon lighten up

The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon managed to impress immediately, but SpeedKore Performance Group wanted to take things even further. SpeedKore Dodge Dem ...

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SEMA 2017 | Kia goes big on aftermarket modifications

Fittingly for something revealed on October 31st, Kia brought something big and orange, with more cutouts than a hastily carved pumpkin, to SEMA 2017 ...

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SEMA 2017 | Ten cars we want to ‘Hellcrate’

The announcement that Mopar is offering a 707hp Hellcat engine ‘off the shelf’ has got us thinking. What better day than Halloween to com ...

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SEMA 2017 | Make anything into a Hellcat with a Mopar c

The 2017 Speciality Equipment Market Association show kicks off tomorrow, but Dodge has already stolen headlines with a very special box. What’ ...

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Friday Video | Bring back the BTCC TOCA Shootout for 20

With the BTCC celebrating a diamond jubilee in 2018, something extra has been lined up for the Snetterton race weekend. ESM thinks it could do better, ...

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BTCC 2017 | Brands Hatch Grand Prix – What did we

With the 2017 BTCC title going down to the wire, Brands Hatch was set for a knockout battle.  At the front, Moffat won his second race of the season ...

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Friday Video | Even closer to the edge – Ken Bloc

What’s the best way to tackle the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb" With a 1,400hp twin-turbocharged Ford Mustang, obviously.   ...

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Friday Video | Classic BTCC chaos

We’ve taken a close look at driving standards in the BTCC this week. Here’s a reminder that certain things don’t change. ...

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Opinion | The BTCC needs to decide what it wants to be

The fallout from the recent Silverstone rounds of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship isn’t going to go away. ESM’s Editor gets st ...

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BTCC 2017 | Silverstone – What did we learn"

You certainly cannot accuse the 2017 British Touring Car Championship of being anything but controversial. Silverstone ratcheted the tension up eve ...

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Friday Video | Bugatti Chiron sets 0-400-0km/h record

Could Bugatti be trying to distract attention from a certain new hypercar revealed this week" If they are, this is a rather impressive feat to use as ...

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New Metal (Carbon) | Mercedes-AMG Project One Concept

We’ve heard all the cliches before, but could this actually be the closest thing ever to a road-going F1 car" Well, it’s got the engine ...

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BTCC 2017 | Rockingham – What did we learn"

The 2017 BTCC title race is heating up, and the action on track at Rockingham was closer than ever. ESM’s BTCC correspondent gives his views on ...

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Friday Video | Five cylinders of fun from Audi Sport US

Even if you’ve only got twenty minutes for lunch today, this is probably the best way you can spend it. We promise. It’s now officially ...

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BTCC 2017 | Knockhill – What did we learn"

The annual trip to Scotland produced three entertaining races, helped by more incidents of dubious driving standards. The series left Knockhill with a ...

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Friday Video | BMW enters the future

Right now the BMW Concept Z4 is the garnering all the attention, as a thinly disguised version of next year’s production car. Yet something els ...

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BTCC 2017 | Snetterton – What did we learn"

A week is a long time. Here’s a reminder what happened last weekend when the BTCC circus rolled in to Norfolk. ESM’s BTCC Correspondent� ...

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Friday Video | Muted Mustang GT

The world of EngageSportMode is slightly sad this week, and Ford’s latest updates about the new 2018 Mustang GT aren’t really helping. ...

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Quick Review | Volvo V90 D5 PowerPulse AWD R-Design

Yes, it?s a huge diesel estate on EngageSportMode. It?s also one of the best cars we?ve driven this year, and we?re not ashamed to admit it. When we ...

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New Metal | Hyundai i30 N

It seems to have spent an inordinate amount of time lapping the Nürburgring, but Hyundai’s new hot hatch is finally here.  Hyundai is suitab ...

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Editorial | Volvo – fully switched on from 2019&q

If you’ve read the news lately, you could be forgiven for thinking that Volvo has killed the combustion engine. No, not quite, but you can†...

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New Metal | 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody

America is in a rather strange situation politically at the moment. Thankfully, things are just as crazy in the world of muscle cars. How better to im ...

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Gallery Feature | Fifty Shades of (automotive) Grey

Over 17% of new car buyers picked grey last year, and it’s now the third most popular tone in the UK. But how many different types of grey c ...

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Back Catalogue | Volkswagen Polo GTI

With a new Volkswagen Polo GTI announced, we’ve taken a look back at the previous versions of Wolfsburg’s supermini that have worn the f ...

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New Metal | 2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI

The all-new sixth generation Volkswagen Polo was revealed to the world last week, along with an enhanced GTI model. Yet certain things have left ESM ...

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BTCC 2017 | Croft – what did we learn" |

Last weekend saw the British Touring Car Championship make the actual trip to the North East. EngageSportMode dispatched our BTCC Correspondent, ably ...

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Quick Review | MINI John Cooper Works Challenge

Can a MINI priced at £32,000 ever really be worthwhile" Well, yeah actually, based on our brief experience at the 2017 SMMT Test Day. On the face of ...

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2017 Indianapolis 500 | Chevrolet’s Indy 500 Pace

Like just about everybody else this weekend, ESM has decided to jump aboard the Indy 500 bandwagon.  Thanks to Fernando Alonso deciding to ditch the ...

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BTCC 2017 | Oulton Park – what did we learn"

The thrills and excitement of the British Touring Car Championship headed north for the latest rounds at Oulton Park. Tom Ingram had been on top of th ...

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New Metal | Volkswagen Up GTI Concept

We seem to have been teased for years about a possible hot version of VW’s city car. Finally, we’re almost there, with the announcement ...

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BTCC 2017 | Thruxton – What did we learn"

The British Touring Car Championship returns this weekend, with the action taking place at Oulton Park. Our BTCC Correspondent recaps what happened la ...

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Friday Video | Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT drag race

We’re not shy about being fans of Hemi power here at EngageSportMode, even when placed in something slightly inappropriate like an SUV. This vi ...

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News | Porsche produces one-millionth 911

It might have taken over 53 years of production, but Porsche has finally built the one-millionth version of the 911. It’s green, and a little b ...

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BTCC 2017 | Donington Park – What did we learn&qu

The first race weekend in the 2017 British Touring Car Championship failed to excite our correspondent. What did he take away from Donington Park" Wh ...

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New Metal | 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

In all the excitement surrounding the SRT Demon, we almost overlooked the fact that Jeep slipped out the most-powerful production SUV at the same ti ...

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Engage Drag Mode | 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

It turns out we didn’t dream it, and Dodge really did release the most-powerful muscle car ever early this morning. Now that it’s  ...

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Video | New 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

Dodge has seemingly founds its niche, which is producing ridiculous muscle cars with increasingly insane levels of performance. After the Hellcat now ...

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BTCC 2017 | Brands Hatch Indy – What did we learn

British Touring Car Championship fans rejoiced at the weekend as the first of ten Sundays were taken over by the sound of purring engines and screechi ...

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Opinion | Are new cars actually getting more expensive&

The new Volkswagen Golf, and the excellent revised GTI in particular, got us wondering. Just how much more expensive are new cars compared to their pr ...

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Geneva 2017 | Lamborghini Huracán Performante

It’s bright orange, it’s got a huge rear wing, and it’s a Lamborghini. Of course we were going to feature the new Huracán Perfor ...

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Ned Jasper | 2017 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo

Ned Jasper is back, and he’s got the latest on the latest addition to the Porsche model range. It’s not rear-engined, but there’s ...

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New | Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet | Ultimate

This could quite possibly be the weirdest answer to a question nobody has asked. Or, the perfect gift for the person who genuinely does already hav ...

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New | 2018 Dodge Durango SRT | HEMI muscle for the

Ever felt the need to subject five other people to the gut-wrenching sensation of being in a Hemi-powered muscle car" You’re in luck! Until no ...

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New Metal | 2018 Ford Mustang

The single most important part of this article" That the new 2018 Mustang is available with an ‘Orange Fury’ signature paint colour opt ...

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News | Detroit 2017 | Kia Stinger GT

How do you ensure you get attention on the first day of the 2017 North American International Auto Show" Launch a stunning new sports saloon the ni ...

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EngageSportMode Awards 2016 | Part One

In many respects – like politics or celebrity deaths – 2016 was a challenging year. But, in the automotive world, things were far bett ...

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Top Seven New Cars of 2016 | With Ned Jasper

Yeah, 2016 probably won’t go down as a vintage year in terms of global politics and current affairs. However, when it comes to new cars, itâ� ...

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Friday Photo | 2016 BMW M6 GTLM Art Car by John Baldess

If you’ve heard of John Baldessari, then you can consider yourself more educated than ESM when it comes to art. He’s the man responsibl ...

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Ned Jasper | 2017 Vanquish S – The last proper As

The greatest noise from Aston Martin this year has, understandably, been all about the new DB11. Does it mean time is up for the naturally aspirat ...

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Motorsport | Can a Porsche 911 really be mid-engined&qu

With a new Porsche 911 RSR announced, EngageSportMode ponders if anything is truly sacred in 2016. Porsche claims to have taken advantage of Le Man ...

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Ned Jasper | The Unclaimed M – Four BMWs you neve

It’s Friday, so what better way to celebrate than with photos of BMW’s special M creations" Ned Jasper takes you through them.  Who ...

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Editorial | Volkswagen to end World Rally Championship

Another week, another Volkswagen Group motorsport project gets canned. After the end of Audi’s Le Mans campaign, now comes the closure of VWâ� ...

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Motorsport | Audi ditches Le Mans for Formula E

After almost two whole decades of dominance, one of the biggest names in endurance racing has called time on participation.  This decision is hardly ...

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Short Review | 2016 BMW M240i Convertible

The M235i might be gone, but the replacement has even more performance. We took a short, topless, drive, to see if the M240i stacks up as a cut-pri ...

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New – BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition

Saddened you couldn’t get your hands on a BMW M4 GTS" Worry no more! Now you can have one to honour a racing driver you’ve most probab ...

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BTCC 2016 – Silverstone | Recapped and Rated

Forgotten what happened in the BTCC last time out at Silverstone" You’re in luck, as ESM’s BTCC Correspondent is here to refresh your me ...

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Ned Jasper | Tesla Model S 90 P90D

The Tesla Model S is kind of a big deal. No, scrap that, it’s a massive deal. We’ve heard from The Tame Geek when he drove one, but what ...

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Twin Test Review | VW Polo GTI vs SEAT Ibiza Cupra Blac

On paper these two VAG family cousins share many similarities but, peel back the surface, and you’ll discover that things aren’t quit ...

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BTCC 2016 – Rockingham | Recapped and Rated |

With BTCC back in action this weekend, here’s a reminder of what happened last time out along with ratings from our BTCC Correspondent. Champi ...

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2016 SEAT Ibiza Cupra 1.8 TSI | Review

With the current SEAT Ibiza nearing the end of a lengthy lifecycle, the Cupra has been hotted-up for one final fling. Is this Ibiza still up for all-n ...

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Friday Photo – BTCC Audi A4 quattro Super Tourer with

Twenty years ago the British Touring Car Championship was reaching peak popularity with global motorsport fans. On track, the 1996 season was being ...

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F1 – Buttoned up, or down and out, for Jenson"

After a fairly dull and dismal Italian Grand Prix on track, the only major talking point from the weekend was McLaren’s 2017 driver lineup. Doe ...

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Ned Jasper – Friday Video – What makes a good ca

With one of the best car adverts of late banished from our TV screens, Ned takes aim at those making, and scrutinising, those commercials. ...

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BTCC 2016 – Knockhill – Reviewed and Rated

The annual trip to Scotland produced some fantastic racing, especially amongst the front runners, which hopefully now means we can forget about the dr ...

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Friday Video – Shocking New Ford F-150 Raptor

Ford Performance is quite proud of the shock absorbers fitted to the new Ford F-150 Raptor. So much so that they’ve made a video to celebrate. ...

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Friday Photo – Nissan Bladeglider hits Rio

Remember the ZEOD RC, and the DeltaWing before it" Nissan’s fascination with narrow-track and electric power continues, but now in the form ...

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BTCC 2016 – Snetterton – Reviewed and Rated

After a long break BTCC finally returned this week. There was chaos at Snetterton, and our BTCC Correspondent has got stuck into the big debate about ...

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Opinion – Why contemporary F1 is boring, statistically

The Hungarian Grand Prix is often regarded as being a processional affair, with limited overtaking opportunities. This weekend’s event is there ...