25 March 2022 With Ferrari taking 1 and 2, and Mercedes taking 3 and 4 places at the first F1 of the season in Bahrain, with racing cars porpoising and Hamilton playing down Mercedes chances of success (whilst not being taken seriously), it looks like we are in for a very enthralling season. This week’s […]
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18 March 2022 This is a story of an MM Enzo and a Mr Richard Losee. Richard Losee purchased a Ferrari Enzo in 2003 and decided to drive the Enzo relentlessly, unlike the majority. Supposing you can call 493 motor cars a majority. Losee chose not to keep it stored in a centrally heated cocoon.
18 March 2022 The MH2 Matador is the first Slovak hydrogen car resulting from a collaboration between the academic and private home sectors. It was created jointly by TUKE – Košice Mechanical Engineering University and the Matador Group. The Matador Group has been active in the automotive sector for over a century. The hydrogen concept
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18 March 2022 Lamborghini only built 237 LP400S, otherwise known as the Countach; of the 237, Lamborghini produced only 82 Series 3 cars. A 1981 Lamborghini Countach LP400S, Series 3 was recently sold for almost £715,000, making it one of the most expensive Countach’s sold at an auction. January 27 2022, Bonhams sold a 1989
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18 March 2022 Enzo Ferrari managed to turn utter devastation into gain during World War II. In 1940, Enzo achieved one of his many goals; he entered two cars under the Scuderia Ferrari banner in the 1940 Mille Miglia. World War II broke out, terminating car racing and putting everything Enzo had dreamed at peril.
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18 March 2022 The Australian Government accidentally leaked the design patents of the upcoming new SUV from Lotus. The leak seems to confirm Lotus is in the process of completing their highly secretive SUV; they are close on the heels of Ferrari with their Purosangue. It is no secret that Lotus are pursuing electrification for
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18 March 2022 The Peugeot 205 was first seen by the world on 25 February 1983. Its appearance was fortuitous; Peugeot was close to bankruptcy due to poor management, a below-average model range, and worldwide poor trading conditions. The 205 provided a much-needed ray of light with newfound enthusiasm. As a part of its revival,
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12 March 2022 Kincsem was an unbeaten Hungarian thoroughbred horse with the longest undefeated record of any racehorse. A Swiss startup named Kincsem has plans to launch a line of thoroughbred luxury vehicles, starting with a hypercar. The Jaguar C-X75 concept from 2010 inspired the design. Introduced in 2021, the Kincsem Hyper-GT will be an
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12 March 2022 Sir Tim Birkin was the descendant of a notable Nottingham lace-making dynasty. Motor racing was not in his blood, but the second world war had given him an inexhaustible passion for speed and danger. He married and reluctantly joined the family business; neither lasted. By 1928, he had left his wife and
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12 March 2022 A converted 1.6-mile abandoned railway tunnel in the United Kingdom is now a supercar test track. According to a New Civil Engineer article on the project, part of the former Great Central Main Line, the Catesby Tunnel will soon become a 24/7 testing facility for engineering firm Aero Research Partners. According to
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