The greatest supercharged & turbocharged cars

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If you want more power the obvious route is to fit a bigger engine, but there is an alternative and that's to strap on a supercharger or turbo…

Turbocharged small-capacity engines have become the norm, turning the phrase that there's "no replacement... ( подробнее )

Coachbuilder reveals Rolls-Royce Wraith-based shooting brake

Dutch coachbuilder Niels van Roij Design has turned its hand to the Rolls-Royce Wraith to create an ultra-exclusive shooting brake inspired by 1930s grand tourers.

The firm, best known for its Range Rover-based Adventum two-door SUV and Tesla Model S estate, will build seven examples of the Silver Spectre Shooting Brake, each of which will... ( подробнее )

Ford unveils virtual P1 concept ahead of video game debut

Ford’s esports   outfit,   Team Fordzilla, has unveiled the P1 concept as a virtual racer designed in partnership with gamers.

Due to be added as a playable car in an as-yet-unspecified video game next year, the P1’s final design - penned by Ford designer Arturo Ari?o - was chosen via a public poll on Twitter, with nearly 225,000 users... ( подробнее )

2021 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS mule reveals new details

Porsche   is again testing what appears to be a   hardcore 'RS' version of its   latest   718 Cayman GT4, with the latest mule spotted in minimal camouflage at the N?rburgring.

As we previously saw, the testing prototype   sports notable bodywork additions. At the front, there   are versions of the Naca   bonnet air ducts similar to those... ( подробнее )

F1 2020: Extra Bahrain race to use alternate track

Four more grands prix have been added to the disrupted 2020 Formula 1   calendar, taking the season total to 17 races. The new events include a pair of races at Sakhir   in Bahrain, with one taking place on an all-new 'high-speed' track layout.

The Bahrain Grand Prix will take place on 29 November on the   Bahrain International Circuit's... ( подробнее )

Bringing up the rear: Top 10 rear-wheel steering cars

It shouldn’t come as a great surprise that one of the most hotly debated automotive chassis technologies originated in Japan, a nation whose residents appear to be born with a fascination for high-tech gadgets and gizmos.

Active rear-wheel steering was introduced in 1985. Fittingly, it made its debut on the Nissan R31 Skyline, a car as... ( подробнее )

McLaren reveals carbonfibre architecture for 2021 hybrid model

McLaren has unveiled the lightweight carbonfibre architecture that will underpin its upcoming electrified models   as it gears up to launch its first hybrid next year.   

Developed at the firm’s new Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) in Sheffield, the platform has been designed with a focus on lightness to cancel out the added weight of... ( подробнее )

Behind the scenes at the world's busiest Bentley service centre

The team at Jack Barclay Bentley has big shoes to fill, but not in the way you might think. Such is the aftersales centre’s commitment to its high-flying customers, it once fulfilled a request from a “Saudi Arabian client” (read: sheikh) to pay for and collect his son’s extra-large made-to-order shoes from a shop in Mayfair, and deliver them to a... ( подробнее )

Top 10 best supercars 2020

The definition of a supercar may have changed over the past two decades, but that fact hardly makes the metal content that makes up this class any less sensational.

Here, it’s the world’s greatest mid-engined, upper-level performance machines we’re celebrating: not the very highest echelon of the performance car market, but rather the kind... ( подробнее )

40 easy ways to make your car last forever

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If you're the kind of person who drives your car on the door handles and you're happy to fit a new set of brake pads every week, there's nothing here for you.

But if you like to eke every mile that you can out of your car, while paying as... ( подробнее )