EngageSportMode?s 2019 Car of the Year is here
ESM?s editor was rather busy during 2018. But there is always time to pick a favourite car from the year, of course.
Let us deal with the elephant in...
04-01-2019 22:01
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BTCC 2018 | What happened last time out at Silverstone&
Ahead of the final rounds of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship, ESM looks back to what happened at Silverstone.
Race one: Collard made a goo...
29-09-2018 22:01
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BTCC 2018 | What happened last time out at Knockhill&qu
Race day on the annual trip north of the border provided treacherous driving conditions, controversy and a huge lead at the top of the standings for o...
16-09-2018 22:00
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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 corresp...
14-09-2018 22:00
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BTCC 2018 | What happened last time out at Snetterton&q
As the BTCC visits Rockingham for probably the last time ever, take a look at what happened in the previous rounds at Snetterton.
Snetterton played h...
12-08-2018 22:00
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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 fashionable c...
30-07-2018 22:08
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BTCC 2018 | What happened last time out at Croft"
With the BTCC rolling into Snetterton for the special Diamond Jubilee weekend, we’ve cast our mind back to recap the previous rounds at Croft.
Race...
29-07-2018 22:08
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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 long...
29-06-2018 22:04
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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 capture the ac...
28-06-2018 22:01
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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.
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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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