‘It has over a thousand horsepower. That’s not a car; that’s a polite way of asking physics to leave the chat.’ The Valhalla is Aston Martin’s mid-engined Norse god on wheels. Part Batmobile, part Bond car, and entirely bonkers. With over 1,000 horsepower, a plug-in hybrid V8, and three electric motors, it’s a 217mph carbon-fibre […]
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‘£5.1 million traded hands, mostly in pursuing V12s, turbo lag, and 30-year-old leather that smells of regret and Castrol R.’ Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting Auction on 13 April 2025. Venue: Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex – 85 cars under the hammer, in proper British springtime drizzle and tweed. Headline Numbers: Sell-through rate: 75% Total sales:
“They say beauty fades with time. The Jaguar XJ13 didn’t get that memo.’ Built in secret, crashed on camera, and never raced a single lap The Jaguar XJ13 remains the most beautiful failure in British motoring history. A one-off Le Mans weapon that missed the war entirely, flipped itself into a scrapyard, and was lovingly
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‘You know you’re serious about F1 when you bid $20 billion… and still get told to join the queue.’ Saudi Arabia’s not just dipping a toe in Formula 1 anymore — it’s cannonballing straight into the deep end. A rejected $20bn takeover bid? Tick. Aramco slapped all over Aston Martin. Naturally. Now, whispers of a
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Miami GP Date: Sunday, 4 May 2025 Track: Miami International Autodrome ♖ Hamilton Hits the Brakes: Lewis Hamilton cancels his week’s plans after a nightmare weekend in Saudi Arabia, which leaves him needing serious reset time. ♖ Verstappen Penalised: Verstappen slapped with a penalty after lunging across Turn One and squeezing out Piastri at lights
‘It has all the performance of a McLaren 12C… and all the subtlety of Liberace in a cape.’ Imagine telling McLaren: ‘I want a car resembling a 1930s Mercedes, a 1960s Buick, and a spaceship.’ And McLaren saying: ‘Fine. We’ll build it. Just once.’ That’s the X-1 — a one-off coach-built supercar that is so
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‘It looked like a spaceship, drove like a Ferrari, and had the interior layout of a cinema.’ The Ferrari 365P Tre Posti wasn’t built to make sense; it was built to make jaws drop. ‘Middle seat driving, a borrowed V12, and styling from the gods.’ McLaren may have made the F1 famous, but Ferrari did
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‘Driving an XK120 feels like tea with a time bomb. Civilised until you open the throttle.’ The Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is automotive haute couture – all spine, shark fins and French arrogance. The Jaguar XK120 Prototype? A gentleman’s cruise missile that whispered ‘cheerio’ as it broke speed records. One costs £100 million. The other
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‘The only thing missing from these LEGO sets is a miniature Christian Horner shouting at race control.’ Yes, LEGO’s joined the paddock. And it’s not just for kids—grown adults are queueing to build the Red Bull RB20 at 2 am in their dressing gowns. If you think this is a gimmick, wait until you see
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‘You know things have gone full circle when paying more to do more work feels like a luxury feature.’ But whispers from Maranello say the gated shifter could make a comeback. It’s not just nostalgia—it’s a rebellion against driving by spreadsheet. The question is: can Ferrari still remember how to do passion properly? Keep reading.
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