Inspired by the outright victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988, Jaguar and TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) formed a joint-venture, JaguarSport, decided to develop a racing car for the road. It was derived directly from the successful XJR-9 and XJR-12 racers. The XJR-15, the nomenclature, XJR, related the car to Jaguar’s Group […]
When Citroën took over Maserati in 1968, plans for the launch of the Indy (a high-performance tourer car that featured a V8 engine, four seats, and rear-wheel drive) were so far advanced that Citroen rightly decided to leave ‘well alone’. There were 1,104 Maserati Indy’s produced during the six-year manufacturing run. Subsequent models like the
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In the late 60s and early 70s, it was usual to see concept cars shown worldwide at the various premier motor shows. At the end of the ‘season,’ these glamorous concepts were sold off, and the money raised funded the following years’ concept tour’. One business that led the car design was ItalDesign Giugiaro, run
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Koenigsegg has announced their New Year resolution; ‘Dear 2022, here’s our New Year’s resolution – More ultimate performance through clever engineering and optimal design. Here we go!’ Along with it, an image that does nothing to clarify matters. Christian von Koenigsegg founded the Swedish marque in 1994. Its first street-legal production vehicle, the CC8S, was
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Following the active promotion of the apparent benefits of electric cars in adverse weather conditions in Northern Europe, it seems that one particular owner in Finland, Tuomas Katainen, is less than convinced. He owned a 2013 Tesla Model S for the first 1,000 miles, and then error codes started to appear. He arranged for the
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According to Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, the first pure electric Lamborghini will be seen in 2027 or 2028, with the possibility of other models using synthetic fuel. The attached picture of the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio (Italian for Third Millennium) was a futuristic electric concept introduced by Lamborghini and developed in collaboration with the
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Following a design sketch released in February as a teaser, Morgan is fully revealing the Plus 8 GTR as the Company’s Most Powerful Car Ever. A total of nine cars only will be built, all fitted with a BMW V8 4.8 litre, naturally aspirated engine producing 375hp. BMW dropped the engine from their line-up a
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It seems the launch of the Tesla Cybertruck is now likely to appear sometime next year. The delay will come with some benefits; initially, the Cybertruck was fitted with three electric motors similar to the Model S Plaid, a high-performance luxury electric car that Tesla says pumps out 1,020 horsepower and does 0-60 mph in
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First seen at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. The coachbuilt model’s design is inspired by the classic Italian front-engine GTs of the 1950s, featuring an aluminium body and offered either as a coupé or a convertible. Under the retro-body is a custom space frame with components sourced from the Corvette C7. Including a V8 engine
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I understand that Porsche is seriously considering an IPO, the rumour has been circling for months, but now it seems matters may have moved up a gear. The Volkswagen Group is looking for ways to fund its costly shift towards electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. If the IPO is a success, some forecast the sports
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