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22 September 2022 Following WWII, Raymond Mays and others saw motorsport as an aid to revitalising the British motor industry and as a way to enhance national cohesion and pride. Mays planned to build a world-beating Formula 1 racing car by utilising his networking skills. By 1946 he had persuaded 40 companies and donations from

15 September 2022 Initially, in celebration of Christian von Koenigsegg’s 50th birthday, only 50 CC850s were to be produced. The CC850 is a homage to the single most meaningful car in Koenigsegg history, the CC8S, which put Koenigsegg on the map and made them successful – and celebrating 20 years of production alongside Christian’s 50th

15 September 2022 With the Silver Ghost, introduced in 1907, Rolls- Royce had set new standards in build quality and reliability. For over 15 years, the 40/50 Silver Ghost was the only model on offer. In May of 1925, Rolls-Royce launched the New Phantom (today known as Phantom I). With increasing competition from the likes

15 September 2022 It was at the 1997 Tokyo International Motor Show that Volkswagen, yes Volkswagen, unveiled a W12 engine configuration Supercar, the W12 Synchro Concept. Giorgetto Giugiaro of the House of ItalDesign was responsible for the design. Bearing in mind that today we take W12 and even W16, as not unusual, in the 90s

15 September 2022 John Lennon’s song Imagine is a Utopian poem, and like all utopian works, it’s about the present and not the future, and boy has Horatio Pagani decided on the present. He uses a twin-turbocharged 864bhp V8 petrol engine built specifically for him by Mercedes-AMG, with no additional electric motors or heavy batteries,

15 September 2022 ❖ ‘I can only wish to inflict that amount of pain on Toto [Wolff] over the next eight years,’ Horner laughed as he spoke to German publication F1-Insider.com. ❖ Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel and Williams Driver Academy member Jamie Chadwick will compete in the 2023 Race Of Champions after retiring from Formula

08 September 2022 The House of Zenvo is planning a new hypercar. The design has been shown to potential clients ahead of its proposed 2023 debut. At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Zenvo showcased a million-dollar motor car capable of 62 mph in 2.8 seconds, called the Zenvo TSR-S. The latest iteration, as yet, has

08 September 2022 When car enthusiasts and collectors talk about genuine Ferrari classics, the name ‘Daytona’ immediately springs to mind. The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 is the official Ferrari moniker and is an icon of Italian automobile history. It was the motoring press responsible for calling the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 a Daytona, much to the chagrin

08 September 2022 According to Mate Rimac, 0-60 in Under 1 Second is possible. There are two limiting factors, the mechanical grip required. Currently, tyre technology is not sufficiently advanced, and secondly, the potential g-force to an unaccustomed driver. To contextualise, Jay Leno driving a Tesla Plaid under absolutely perfectly prepared circumstances, achieved 60 mph