BTCC 2018 | Oulton Park | What did we learn"
The temperatures were high at Oulton Park, but did the racing live up to the heat" In truth, the day got progressively better with each race and it cu...
16-06-2018 22:03
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BTCC 2018 | Thruxton | What did we learn"
The temperatures may have been sizzling, but the action at Thruxton was rather more lukewarm. Looking back, what did ESM’s BTCC Correspondent make o...
04-06-2018 22:06
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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...
03-06-2018 22:01
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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...
06-05-2018 22:08
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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.
Whinge, ...
11-04-2018 22:08
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Editorial – Back on track
Things have been a little quiet around these parts of late. ESM’s editor apologises.
Sorry. ESM‘s content has been a little short of late, and th...
12-03-2018 22:07
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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 launched thi...
12-03-2018 22:07
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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 honours!
Those...
11-12-2017 22:01
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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...
15-11-2017 21:33
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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...
03-11-2017 21:33
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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....
01-11-2017 21:37
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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 come up with...
31-10-2017 21:32
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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’s in ...
30-10-2017 21:34
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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,...
20-10-2017 21:32
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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 i...
07-10-2017 21:33
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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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29-09-2017 21:37
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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.
...
22-09-2017 21:35
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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 stuck in to ...
21-09-2017 21:39
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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 even f...
20-09-2017 21:41
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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 ...
15-09-2017 21:36
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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 from an F1...
13-09-2017 21:39
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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 what...
02-09-2017 21:31
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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 September...
01-09-2017 21:32
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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...
19-08-2017 21:34
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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 else fro...
18-08-2017 21:32
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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 wasn’t t...
07-08-2017 21:32
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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.
Why the lo...
04-08-2017 21:34
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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 ...
26-07-2017 21:35
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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 suitably prou...
13-07-2017 21:38
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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’t blame...
07-07-2017 21:34
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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...
04-07-2017 21:36
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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 can there...
02-07-2017 21:36
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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 fabled hot ...
23-06-2017 21:38
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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 f...
22-06-2017 21:35
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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 ...
15-06-2017 21:39
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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 ...
12-06-2017 21:33
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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...
27-05-2017 21:31
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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 M...
27-05-2017 21:31
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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 of this pr...
21-05-2017 21:38
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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...
20-05-2017 21:34
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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 video m...
12-05-2017 21:36
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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 bit hi...
11-05-2017 21:36
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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...
21-04-2017 21:32
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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 time...
14-04-2017 21:31
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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 actually sunk ...
13-04-2017 21:31
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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 ...
12-04-2017 21:40
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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...
09-04-2017 21:29
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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...
24-03-2017 21:29
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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 Performante on EngageS...
06-03-2017 21:30
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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 certainly a lo...
05-03-2017 21:32
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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 have e...
14-02-2017 21:36
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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 now the...
09-02-2017 21:28
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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 option. But th...
17-01-2017 21:29
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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 night...
10-01-2017 21:30
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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 better. With the...
07-01-2017 21:29
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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, it’s most...
23-12-2016 21:29
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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 responsible for the l...
02-12-2016 21:31
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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 aspirated V...
01-12-2016 21:32
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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 Mans...
23-11-2016 21:32
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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 wouldn’t ...
04-11-2016 21:31
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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 VW’s hig...
02-11-2016 21:29
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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 ...
27-10-2016 21:33
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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-price ...
26-10-2016 21:34
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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 probably never eve...
19-10-2016 21:29
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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 memory, and ...
01-10-2016 21:28
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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 is it lik...
22-09-2016 21:35
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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 quite so homogeno...
20-09-2016 21:29
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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.
Championship...
17-09-2016 21:28
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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...
14-09-2016 21:30
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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 do...
09-09-2016 21:29
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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. Does it ...
08-09-2016 21:32
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